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Saltus Grammar School played host to a group of about 30 Swedish high school students yesterday.
The Swedes attend Ockero Gymnasieskola near Gothenburg, Sweden’s second largest city.
They travelled to the Island on T/S Gunilla, a tall ship owned by ...
DATE: May 09, 2013
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A 20-year-old man who allegedly smashed a beer bottle over an off-duty policeman’s head was remanded in custody yesterday.
Akiri Trott, of Smith’s, was charged in Magistrates’ Court with assault, violently resisting arrest and possessing an offensive...
DATE: May 09, 2013
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A mentally ill inmate already serving a three-year prison sentence for a spate of burglaries, was given a conditional discharge yesterday for punching a psychiatrist in the face.
Tracyston Mallory, 26, of Boundary Crescent, Devonshire was charged wit...
DATE: May 09, 2013
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Massive die-off linked to parasites, pesticides
By Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda bee population has suffered a massive die-off, with some beekeepers losing 70 percent of their colonies.
The decline is attributed to several factors, including two ...
DATE: May 09, 2013
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Finance Minister Bob Richards has accused Belco of charging too much for electricity and has urged it to give some of its profits back to customers by lowering prices.
Mr Richards claimed the company was using its “monopoly power” to grow its busine...
DATE: May 09, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The new OBA Government has received a ringing endorsement from New York Mayor and longtime Bermuda resident Michael Bloomberg.
The city chief said that the Island had been transformed since Craig Cannonier and the One Bermuda Alliance swept into offi...
DATE: May 09, 2013
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Improvements to the airfield at LF Wade International Airport may cause some flight delays, according to the Department of Airport Operations.
Most of the improvements will be made at night however “ongoing work required to install the new radar unit...
DATE: May 09, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A trio accused of invading a home armed with a fake gun walked free after a Supreme Court jury unanimously cleared them of all charges.
Emotional family members packed the courtroom yesterday as the jury delivered its verdict following hours of delib...
DATE: May 09, 2013
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Dorcas Francis was stunned to be named the 2013 Nurse of the Year by her peers, despite more than three decades of work.
“I actually fell back in my chair because I really didn’t expect it,” she said yesterday. “It’s wonderful, not just for me, but f...
DATE: May 09, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 20-year-old man who allegedly smashed a beer bottle over an off-duty policeman’s head was today remanded in custody.
Akiri Trott, of Smith’s, was charged in Magistrates’ Court with assault, violently resisting arrest and possessing an offensive wea...
DATE: May 08, 2013
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Court
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