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A Bermuda-registered cruise ship has been caught in the middle of a lingering argument between Argentina and the UK.
Provincial Argentine authorities denied the Star Princess permission to dock at the port of Ushuaia in Argentina because the ship had...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A homeless man who swallowed cocaine in a failed bid to import it to Bermuda has been jailed for 15 months.
Magistrates’ Court heard Zeco Stovell was caught at the LF Wade International Airport on February 15; the day before his 21st birthday.
Prosec...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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Court
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Allan DeSilva claims his wife Silvia came out of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital at the end of last year with problems she hadn’t gone in with.
Mrs DeSilva, 71, is diabetic and was admitted for pain management in August. According to her husband, s...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Two sculptures by Bermudian artist Desmond Fountain are on auction at Christie’s in London today.
‘Sit Boy Sit’, a patinated bronze model of a boy with a dog, 31 inches high, is valued between $4,700 and $7,800.
‘Squirt’, a 22-inch model of a girl wi...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Four years ago, Raymond Evans began suffering from a “gagging feeling” which was so bad that he took himself to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s emergency room.
“They said there was nothing wrong,” said the 62-year-old. “I left. I told myself it w...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
John Pacheco's complaint dates back to September 2007, when he says he suffered kidney failure during a stay at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
The 53-year-old, who has had both legs and seven fingers amputated due to poor circulation caused by hi...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Residents strapped for cash are increasingly trading in their gold for money to pay bills and even mortgage payments due to the economic crunch.
One company has paid out $3 million alone as Bermuda’s gold exchange outlets take on a steady upsurge in ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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Michael DeCosta and his two siblings regret that their elderly father Edward ever went into King Edward VII Memorial in December 2009.
The 84-year-old had Lou Gehrig’s disease, which is also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, meaning he’d lost c...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Provincial Argentine authorities stopped a cruise liner flying the Bermudian flag from docking in one of the country's ports today, upping the ante in the country's spat with Britain over the Falklands.
Britain and Argentina fought a ten-week war ov...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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The Trade Union Congress and the Bermuda Industrial Union have agreed in principle to Government’s wage cut and pensions contribution proposal.
The Police Association is the only union which has not yet made a decision. A spokesman for the Police Ass...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
