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An English couple recently spent their golden anniversary on Bermuda’s pink shores.
Ron and Val Little, both 72, spent two weeks at Grotto Bay Resort in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Mr Little fell in love with the Island in 1964, w...
DATE: Oct 16, 2012
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A childminder faces up to three years in jail for endangering the life of a toddler who died in her care.
Nasir Burgess, aged 18 months, was strangled in his playpen after he got an electrical cord from a nearby air conditioner wrapped around his nec...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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Court
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Police today named the victim of a shooting as 42-year-old Michael Steven Phillips.
He was gunned down shortly after 9.30pm yesterday outside the Mid Atlantic Boat Club. The murder is the fourth death caused by the use of a firearm in Bermuda this ye...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is being warned to brace itself as Tropical Storm Rafael rushes towards the Island.
According to the Bermuda Weather Service's 12 noon update today, the storm is due to be at its closest at 10pm tomorrow when it will be 118 miles to the east ...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Police Service has advertised for tenders to transform limited CCTV surveillance coverage into an Island-wide system.
The advertisement appeared in the Official Gazette, calling on tenders to submit bids for the “implementation, maintenan...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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Crime
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Diagnosed with terminal cancer, New York resident Patti Svika-Buckner made it her goal to visit Bermuda one last time.
Mrs Svika-Buckner’s final trip became a reality this summer, but she passed away shortly after returning home.
Now her daughter, Ch...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Companies could be given global work permits and internal promotions may no longer need permit approval.
Those were some of the ideas discussed when Government met with industry stakeholders to review the first draft of the 2012 Work Permit Policies....
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cloud computing and improved sensor technology could save lives and money, according to Former Apple and Pepsi-Cola CEO John Sculley.
“I would imagine in the next ten to 20 years the quality of sensors will be improving healthcare in ways we couldn’t...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The proportion of postsecondary graduates reached an all-time high in 2010, as the Island's working population aged 25 to 64 continued to progress towards achieving a higher level of education according to a new analytical census brief.
The brief, e...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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Education
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A 42-year-old man was fatally shot tonight at the Mid-Atlantic Boat Club.
While police were unable to confirm the details of the incident, early reports suggest that two gunmen were involved in the shooting.
Supt James Howard, speaking at the scene,...
DATE: Oct 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes