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Environment Minister Walter Roban today launched a promotion for a Heritage Nights programme designed to liven up Dockyard on Thursday nights.
The event, which kicks off tomorrow night, will run for 18 weeks and will feature live music, ethnic dance ...
DATE: May 25, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A 59-year-old US visitor was today jailed for a month for importing cannabis to Bermuda.
Edith Lord Wolff, of California, admitted in Magistrates’ Court bringing 35.6 grams of cannabis inside her luggage on a May 17 flight from New York.
However, Wol...
DATE: May 25, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“Unsuspecting and defenceless” murder victim Raymond "Yankee" Rawlins was shot dead on his way to a friend's birthday party, Supreme Court heard today.
Mr Rawlins, 47, was hit at close range by 16 bullets fired by two men as he walked into the party ...
DATE: May 25, 2011
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About 100 placard-waving supporters turned up to today's rally to try to outlaw discrimination against gays.
Workers and students came together to hear how they should “put pressure on politicians” to change Bermuda's “out-dated laws”.
The rally, cal...
DATE: May 25, 2011
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The first yachts taking part in the Charleston to Bermuda race are expected to reach Bermuda tomorrow - but US comedian Stephen Colbert looks like he'll be struggling to be victorious.
According to the race website, due to steady southwest winds the ...
DATE: May 25, 2011
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Age Concern has been inundated with calls for help from seniors struggling to pay for basic essentials during the economic crisis.
The agency estimates it received 7,000 calls from elderly people needing assistance in 2010/11, more than treble the fi...
DATE: May 25, 2011
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A small boat had to be towed to shore after breaking down 20 miles south-west of the Island yesterday.
Harbour Lights, a 23-foot single engine mako, suffered an electrical fault with two people on board at about 4.30pm.
The alarm was raised at Bermud...
DATE: May 25, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A St George’s woman has been charged in Magistrates’ Court with assaulting her two-year-old son.
The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, denied a charge of assault causing bodily harm.
The incident was alleged to have occurred between ...
DATE: May 25, 2011
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Court
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Former United Bermuda leader Wayne Furbert yesterday called for his ex-colleagues to release a consultant’s report which urged them to break into two groups and reunite under a new name.
It’s understood the UBP was advised such a move would make it m...
DATE: May 25, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Two men were treated for gunshot wounds at King Edward VII Memorial (KEMH), following a double shooting in Devonshire on Monday afternoon.
Police said yesterday that they were investigating the shooting which left two men aged, 39 and 48, with gunsho...
DATE: May 25, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
