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Two Pembroke men who nearly died after their fishing boat capsized, have been released from hospital.
Police have yet to name the 68-year-old and 44-year-old who were rescued after their boat sank in the waters off Devonshire Bay around 5.35pm on Fri...
DATE: Aug 26, 2012
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American Airlines has cancelled today's flights between Bermuda and Miami due to Tropical Storm Isaac.
It is not known whether the airline will resume operations between the Island and the Florida hub tomorrow.
The airline operates daily flights betw...
DATE: Aug 26, 2012
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Chief Justice Ian Kawaley should consider the public outrage caused by the Joshua Crockwell case when he decides on Crockwell’s appeal, lawyers argued yesterday.
Mr Justice Kawaley said he has never experienced “such an intense public reaction” to a ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2012
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Crime
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A man who is serving a 30-year jail sentence for shooting a pregnant woman and her boyfriend headbutted a prison officer in Westgate.
Sanchey Grant, 21, admitted yesterday to assaulting the 30-year-old officer, James Codrington.
Grant was convicted a...
DATE: Aug 25, 2012
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Court
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A group of men yesterday admitted attacking a female and her companion in a brawl at a Hamilton gas station.
Shannon Ingham and Tulio Escolastica were set upon by six men at Esso Tiger Mart last summer.
The pair were beaten by the mob, who then attem...
DATE: Aug 25, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Most Bermudians feel a justifiable familiarity with the iconic longtails that teem to the Island during the warmer months — apprentice conservationist Miguel Mejias gets to work alongside them.
“Fieldwork involving the longtail does have its surpris...
DATE: Aug 25, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two barbers who admitted committing sexual offences against the same 15-year-old girl a day apart, have been jailed.
Sean Evans, 23, was sentenced to two years in prison for committing unlawful carnal knowledge.
Meanwhile 21-year-old Joshua Boorman w...
DATE: Aug 25, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Visitor arrivals fell by one percent for the second quarter of 2012, after a large dip in convention business tourists.
About 240,000 visitors came to Bermuda in April, May and June this year, down from 243,000 in the corresponding period of 2011.
An...
DATE: Aug 25, 2012
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Two men narrowly escaped with their lives when their 18-foot fishing boat capsized and sank off Devonshire Bay yesterday afternoon.
Chris Ingham, a catastrophe analyst, was the first to spot the troubled vessel and raise the alarm.
Mr Ingham said he ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2012
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Tributes poured in yesterday following the death of Hazel Christopher, a woman hailed as a giant icon in Bermuda’s West Indian community.
The lifelong seamstress who spent ten hours a day, six days a week at her Court Street business, In-Between Bout...
DATE: Aug 24, 2012
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