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Louise Jackson has been honoured by the Queen with an OBE for her years of public service and work for the Island’s seniors.
The former MP is one of four Bermudians celebrated in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for 2014, along with Stan “Lord Nec...
DATE: Dec 31, 2013
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The 19-year-old son of Health Minister Trevor Moniz has been charged with possessing cannabis and drug paraphernalia in Magistrates’ Court this morning.
Thomas Moniz, of Pigeon Berry Lane, Smith’s, denied having 2.1 grams of cannabis and a blue ‘grin...
DATE: Dec 31, 2013
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Government will continue to invest in St George’s to ensure the revitalisation of the town, according to MP Kenneth Bascome.
Mr Bascome said yesterday that Government has just begun its work helping St George’s turn around, and more projects are stil...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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Michael Dunkley has called on a collaborative group to create a paper on cannabis policy reform in advance of the coming debate on decriminalisation.
The National Security Minister has tasked the Cannabis Reform Collaborative (CRC) with creating a pa...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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One family’s decision to make a difference in someone else’s life resulted in a Christmas bounty for a single mother and her two children.
Initiated by family members Fawn Burgess, Janice Outerbridge and Pamela Wade, the collection got contributions ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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A cargo plane was diverted to Bermuda yesterday morning after reports of a “non-emergency mechanical abnormality” on board.
The aircraft, operated by Denmark-based airline Martinair, landed at LF Wade International Airport at around 11am.
“The Martin...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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A robber brandishing a machete raided a Queen Street restaurant on Friday evening, injuring one victim before leaving empty-handed.
According to police, officers attended the restaurant shortly after 9pm after receiving a report of an attempted robbe...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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Determined mariner Stanley Paris will be spending New Year’s Eve in the South Atlantic as the 76-year-old sailor forges ahead with his solo circling of the globe.
Aiming to break a record as the oldest man to circumnavigate the Earth, Mr Paris’ vesse...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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From Buju Banton to Johan Bach, Matt Ross has never limited his exploration of music.
The 22-year-old trumpet player has gone from the ska stylings of his former high school band, The Secret Popo, to the pinnacle of orchestral training in Canada. Now...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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Bermuda’s recent commemoration of the life of Nelson Mandela provided an occasion for pioneering civil rights activist Georgine Hill to call for unity in the Island.
Now 95, Ms Hill, an early foe of segregation in Bermuda, offered to help fund the tr...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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