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A taxi driver who crashed into a parked trailer on Front Street was yesterday banned from the road.
Neville Smith, 78, admitted to officers on the scene that he had been drinking rum before the midday collision took place.
According to prosecutor Taw...
DATE: Sep 12, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A desperate single mother, born on the Island 27 days after the cut-off date that would have qualified her as Bermudian, has been left unable to find work — or qualify to get Financial Assistance.
Five months after she first shared her story with The...
DATE: Sep 12, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
There are just 142 days before parliament must be dissolved as per the Constitution — five years to the day since Parliament was reconvened after the last general election.
But should the Premier wait until February 1, 2013 to name the date the Count...
DATE: Sep 12, 2012
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Ashfield DeVent, MP for Pembroke South East, is being urged to run for office after this newspaper's report on Andre Curtis' campaign in the district.
Mr DeVent would only say that he had been called by a handful of people when contacted by The Royal...
DATE: Sep 12, 2012
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Politics
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Opposition leader Craig Cannonier added his name to the list of tributes for Bermuda Regiment Major Christian Wheddon.
Major Wheddon lost his life in an car crash in the UK on Sunday.
In a statement, Mr Cannonier said the soldier’s death “robbed the ...
DATE: Sep 12, 2012
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Saltus headmaster Ted Staunton will retire in June 2013, it was announced yesterday.
In a letter to parents, students, staff and alumni Mr Staunton wrote: “My wife, Jane, and I intend to retire in Southern Ontario close to our three daughters and our...
DATE: Sep 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Soaring levels of bad debt at the banks show the net is closing in on numerous homeowners and businesses struggling in the economic crisis, according to leading businessman Peter Everson.
And Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards urged Government to c...
DATE: Sep 12, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A record number of five-year-olds set off to ‘big school’ for the first time, marking the start of the new school year when Bermuda’s public schools reopened yesterday.
Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith set out for an early morning tour of a num...
DATE: Sep 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Edmond Gurret, the former Executive Head Chef for the Princess hotel group, passed away on Sunday at the age of 82.
His death in Toulouse in his home country of France was announced yesterday by the L’Alliance Française des Bermudes.
Mr Gurret was af...
DATE: Sep 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The Bermuda Educators’ Council will hold a meeting with teachers today, amid plans to get back up and running.
The BEC is the licensing body for educators wishing to teach in Bermuda. Last year, the entire committee of 15 members resigned after falli...
DATE: Sep 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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