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A new home is urgently needed for a modern population of Bermuda's iconic Spanish hogs, as local farmer Tom Wadson comes under increasing pressure from costs.
“It's coming down to a question of, 'how long can you keep them?'” said Mr Wadson, who is f...
DATE: Oct 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
PRIDE Bermuda is set to launch its 15th Annual Red Ribbon Celebration next week, celebrating the organisations and individuals preventing drug abuse among our young people.
The organisation’s executive director Judith Burgess said the celebration is ...
DATE: Oct 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teacher who said she lost everything in a plan to “flip” US real estate has admitted she’d previously fallen for a pyramid scheme.
Lawyer Charles Richardson suggested in the Supreme Court that Dianne Laird, 45, had a history of making high-risk inv...
DATE: Oct 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Police Service is still investigating the disappearance of 41-year-old Rudy Smith.
Speaking yesterday, a Police Spokesman called for the public's assistance.
“Mr Smith, described as brown skinned of slim build, 5'8” tall with close black ...
DATE: Oct 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man accused of hoodwinking a woman into losing her life savings tried to pressure her into a “terrible” settlement just to keep the matter out of court.
But former Dellwood teacher Dianne Laird has told the Supreme Court she couldn’t bring herself ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Kenneth Bascome is to run as the OBA candidate for St George’s North and could continue as mayor should he win a seat in Parliament.
Opposition leader Craig Cannonier said the party’s lawyers had examine the Bermuda Constitution and concluded it was ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Government announced plans to initiate a “sustained, collaborative approach by multiple stakeholders” to curb gang violence in Bermuda.
Just back from a recent trip to Boston, Families Minister Glenn Blakeney held a press conference yesterday with Go...
DATE: Oct 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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The Marine Resources Section of the Department of Environmental Protection has invited recreational fishers to attend an upcoming town hall meeting to discuss the results of the 2011 Recreational Fishing Activity Survey.
The survey was done in two p...
DATE: Oct 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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A reader sent in this picture of some dubious car parking at Par La Ville Parking Lot and we asked our Facebook fans to supply a caption.
The response was overwhelming, with 121 comments and 45 likes on the picture by 5pm yesterday.
Here are some o...
DATE: Oct 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Two months after the expiry of a financing deadline for a new hotel in the capital, City of Hamilton Mayor Graeme Outerbridge says that developers are meeting all their obligations under the agreement.
While developers and the City are giving little ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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