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Governor George Fergusson and Acting Premier Michael Scott saluted Queen Elizabeth II's reign of duty and honour as they kicked off Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Dockyard today.
About 50 boats dressed up in Union Jack colours sailed from Hamilton t...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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All public schools are undergoing teacher transfers this summer, the Education Ministry announced yesterday.
Minister Dame Jennifer Smith said changes are being made following the conclusion of tough consultation with the Bermuda Union of Teachers.
T...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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Tim Smith
Police are appealing for the public’s help in finding 16-year-old Kawesi Smith, of Devonshire.
Fair skinned with brown hair, and described as five ft nine in tall and 129 pounds, he was last seen around 9pm on Thursday in Devonshire, wearing a white ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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The final beacon will be lit by the Queen herself, at a concert in front of Buckingham Palace.
Several Overseas Territories will take part in this weekend’s London celebrations — which includes the Thames River Pageant where the ‘Sapele’ will fly all...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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A 12-month sentence handed to a serial burglar was described as manifestly inadequate in a Supreme Court appeal.
Crown counsel Susan Mulligan cited 46-year-old Stanley Davis’ dozens of prior convictions for burglary as she argued why he should have b...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Blue Halo initiative has the potential to put Bermuda at the forefront of conservation, according to celebrated oceanographer Sylvia Earle.
She said the project, which aims to turn a vast section of Bermuda’s 200 mile exclusive economic z...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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Andrene Bean is still trying to rebuild her life three months after an electrical fire destroyed her home.
While she said much of the physical structure of the home was insured, everything inside was destroyed by the flames or the smoke.
“We lost a l...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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Two motorcyclists stole another man’s motorcycle after accosting him in Roberts Avenue, Devonshire.
Police say the pair confronted the 20-year-old victim as he travelled along the road at about 10pm on Monday.
The pillion passenger stole the vehicle ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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Plastic flamingos will be paying surprise visits across the Island this month — as they move on from their starting point on the lawns of Government House.
The Bermuda Zoological Society is deploying its fund-raising flock of model birds replicating ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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A Canadian businessman has been fined in Magistrates’ Court after he admitted bringing around 14g of cannabis into Bermuda.
Dougal Munro, from Brampton, Ontario pleaded guilty to importing a controlled substance on May 27 on a WestJet flight from Tor...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
