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The Bermuda Girl Guides Association won a decades-old legal dispute with Bermuda High School for Girls, via a court ruling that it owns the land where its hut is situated.
The 100-year-old Guides Association said the school promised 84 years ago that...
DATE: Sep 21, 2011
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Rolfe Commissiong was last night selected as the Progressive Labour Party candidate for Pembroke South East on a night of drama at Alaska Hall.
He defeated incumbent Ashfield DeVent, whose nine-year run as an MP is now almost certain to come to an en...
DATE: Sep 21, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
An 18-month-old who died suddenly at a day care facility did not die of natural causes, police reported yesterday.
The boy was found “in an unresponsive state” on Friday, September 9.
He was rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, where he was ...
DATE: Sep 21, 2011
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A female motorist was rescued from her flipped car this afternoon, after the vehicle struck a utility pole along Middle Road, Somerset.
A Somerset woman ran to the scene after hearing “a loud crash” near St Joseph’s Church at about 1.55pm.
“I go outs...
DATE: Sep 20, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two Southampton men were this morning charged with breaking into a woman’s house carrying an imitation firearm.
Obrien Gibbons and Sean Evans, both 22, were charged with aggravated burglary after allegedly entering an East Avenue, Southampton home as...
DATE: Sep 20, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An air and sea search is being carried out for a yacht missing en route from Bermuda to Ireland.
The Golden Eagle , with two men on board, has not been heard from since it left on August 21.
It was due to arrive in Crookhaven, west Cork, last Thursda...
DATE: Sep 20, 2011
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A 20-year-old Southampton man was fined in Magistrates’ Court after getting into a fight with a woman outside the Fairmont Southampton hotel.
Delbert Doars apologised to the court, telling Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner: “I did not hit the lady; ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Sri Lankan accountant who admitted defrauding an insurance company of nearly $70,000 has pleaded guilty to a further charge of deception.
Chandima Gangula Arachchige pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to dishonestly obtaining $7,884.19 from insur...
DATE: Sep 20, 2011
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new project launched yesterday hopes to map Bermuda’s cultural and artistic landmarks across the Island.
The Bermuda Cultural Map Trust has launched its “Are you on the map” campaign, offering creative and cultural industries free marketing and a c...
DATE: Sep 20, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A team of Bermudian Tourism representatives took to Toronto in an effort to raise interest in the Island.
The group, led by Minister of Business Development and Tourism Patrice Minors, spent three days meeting with travel agents, planners and members...
DATE: Sep 20, 2011
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
