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A senior citizen was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol on Boxing Day.
The 69-year-old Southampton resident was travelling west near the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo on North Shore Road, when he lost control of his auxi...
DATE: Dec 28, 2012
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New Progressive Labour Party leader Marc Bean was officially sworn in yesterday as Leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Assembly.
Mr Bean, who was chosen as the new leader to replace Paula Cox, last Friday, was officially sworn in by the...
DATE: Dec 28, 2012
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Christmas Day crash victim Malik Weeks loved to hear the beat of Gombey drums.
And on Boxing Day, Place’s Gombey Troupe visited the home of his politician father Michael Weeks to perform a tribute in his memory.
“We had 100 people yesterday at my hou...
DATE: Dec 28, 2012
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A man who was adopted as a baby in Bermuda and taken to Canada by his new parents has launched a search for his blood family.
Benjamin deGraaf was born on May 26, 1973 as Benjamin Trott, but his last name was changed after he was adopted, to match hi...
DATE: Dec 28, 2012
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A 24-year-old father and son of a PLP MP died on Christmas Day following a late night crash in Hamilton Parish.
Malik Weeks, eldest son of Michael Weeks and Terrylynn Dolye, died as a result of injuries suffered in the single-vehicle crash. His death...
DATE: Dec 27, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Close to 200 people turned out for a Christmas Day feast with all the trimmings at the Hamilton Seventh-day Adventist Church on King Street.
Noting that “service is the mandate of the church” Pastor Kenneth Manders said more than 180 guests were serv...
DATE: Dec 27, 2012
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The Bermuda Police Service presented people celebrating at Elbow Beach on Christmas Day with an unwelcome gift.
Parking tickets were stuck on cars parked illegally on South Road, after drivers refused to move them.
A police spokesman was yesterday un...
DATE: Dec 27, 2012
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A 17-year-old burglar spent Christmas at the Co-ed Facility after he admitted stealing jewellery and electronics from two homes in Smith’s.
Jarico Burt, of Hamilton Parish, appeared in Magistrates’ Court in custody on Monday charged with two counts ...
DATE: Dec 27, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government House is the site of a new gardening programme launched for area primary schools and geared to help youngsters shun gang involvement.
Governor George Fergusson’s wife Margaret described the programme and its establishment at the annual lad...
DATE: Dec 27, 2012
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Rebecca Zuill
Friday, December 21, was a momentous day for Progressive Labour Party MP Marc Bean and his wife Simone.
Mrs-Smith Bean was called to the Bermuda Bar that day; the same day her new husband was elected as leader of the PLP.
“It all happened in one day ...
DATE: Dec 27, 2012
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