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The popular Hamilton Harbour boat parade is to return this year.
The parade, which is now held every two years, was last held in 2009.
Organiser Norma Thomson yesterday promised this year’s event on December 10 would be “bigger and better than ever”....
DATE: Jun 02, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief congratulated the Bermuda Regiment and Bermuda Police Service on a joint maritime operation conducted over the Bermuda Day holiday.
The operation saw four soldiers attached to the Bermuda Police marine ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2011
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Two people on a rental cycle were injured when it collided with a wall in Pitts Bay Road, Hamilton.
The incident happened around 5.30pm on Monday near the junction with Rosemont Avenue.
A Police spokesman said details about what happened are unclear,...
DATE: Jun 02, 2011
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Attacks on women are likely to rise as a result of Bermuda’s struggling economy, according to a charity boss.
Elaine Williams, executive director of the Women’s Resource Centre (WRC), told an Amnesty event on Saturday evening that the recession would...
DATE: Jun 02, 2011
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Sam Strangeways
Mount St Agnes Academy (MSA) is now in the final stages of adopting a new curriculum, according to school principal Susan Moench.
She told Hamilton Rotary Club that the widely-accepted Alberta curriculum suited a school where the majority of students...
DATE: Jun 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government Senator LaVerne Furbert yesterday hit out at a magazine article which attacked the affluent lifestyle of politicians.
Sen Furbert described Gavin Shorto’s column in Bermudian magazine as “an affront and an insult to every MP”.
She said Mr ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Government Senator Cromwell Shakir yesterday called for Bermudians to elevate the level of debate on homosexuality saying he's against all forms of discrimination.
The Progressive Labour Party member spoke out after anti-homophobia campaigner Krys As...
DATE: Jun 02, 2011
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Tim Smith
The DNA of a man accused of shooting Raymond (Yankee) Rawlins was found on a baseball cap recovered from the scene along with gunshot residue, a jury heard.
David Cox’s DNA was also discovered along with gunshot residue on a glove found in a trash bi...
DATE: Jun 02, 2011
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A plane bound for Toronto from Trinidad and Tobago made an emergency stop in Bermuda so a sick passenger could receive treatment.
The Caribbean Airlines plane called at LF Wade International Airport at about 7.40pm on Sunday.
The 66-year-old Canadian...
DATE: Jun 02, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A 45-year-old man has paid a hefty fine for a “fingernail-sized” piece of cannabis.
Randolph Anthony Simons, 45, was arrested for a separate matter on the morning of January 8 and taken to Hamilton Police Station.
In the course of being escorted to ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2011
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell