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Spirit of Bermuda has arrived ahead of schedule for a major tall ships rally in Virginia.
The 118ft triple-masted sloop will take part in the OpSail 2012 in Yorktown this weekend and in Norfolk the following weekend.
The OpSail 2012 is a major tall ...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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Colin Thompson
An aeroplane swooped over Bermuda at low altitude as part of project to create a digital map of the Island.
The plane had a camera mounted in the fuselage which took a series of photographs of the ground over the course of 15 runs in order to cover t...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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“It was challenging,” said 1st Lt Charles Waters of the moment infuriated enemy bombers exploded a truck full of his soldiers during his first mission as a platoon leader.
Hearing the Bermudian combat engineer’s account of the incident in detail, “ch...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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Tim Smith
A 19-year-old Pembroke man ended up in the emergency ward for treatment following an accident on Sunday.
The accident occurred around 3.30am in the vicinity of Reid and Queen Streets in Hamilton.
Police and first responders arrived to find the victi...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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A war of words between Government and the One Bermuda Alliance about a planned housing project in the West End continued yesterday.
OBA MP Mark Pettingill demanded that Government justify the size of the 100-unit project; Progressive Labour Party can...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Just over a month after a car crashed through a fence and toppled over an embankment on North Shore near Palmetto Road in Pembroke, the vehicle remains lodged near the waterside.
The accident happened at 2.30am on April 29. The driver, a 60-year-old ...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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Residents should hope for the best but prepare for the worst this hurricane season, according to Bermuda Weather Service director Mark Guishard.
Two tropical storms, Alberto and Beryl, formed before the season began this year.
The season has its offi...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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Jonathan Bell
KFC Bermuda Limited’s decision to take its dispute with the Bermuda Industrial Union to court has come under criticism.
The Bermuda Trade Union Congress noted that the fast food eatery “has indicated its willingness to participate in the arbitration ...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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A Latvian sailor on trial over a $48 million cocaine haul told police he was to be paid $2 million to deliver it from Trinidad to Europe, a jury heard.
Police and customs officers raided Janis Zegelis’s yacht, the Arturs, on August 1 last year when i...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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UK prisons expert Phil Wheatley conducted a whirlwind tour of the Island's facilities during a brief visit.
The former director-general of the British Prison Service was here for a series of low-key interviews earlier this month.
His report, carrying...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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