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Tributes have been paid to veteran Bermudian musician Graham Bean, who died on Sunday night at Bayfront Medical Centre in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Kenneth Howard Graham Bean was 81 years old. The cause of death was congestive heart failure.
Born in 1...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Premier Paula Cox is being advised to call a summer election, but the Progressive Labour Party is said to be a long way from being ready for one.
Some senior PLP figures want the Premier to cash in on a feel-good factor from her Budget which won supp...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Conservation staff have been granted a wish by corporate partners Ascendant Group: a Boston whaler to carry them to their work on Nonsuch Island.
The Ascendant was christened yesterday by Public Works Minister Derrick Burgess, with Ascendant Group pr...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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Jonathan Bell
A pedestrian was hurt and one man arrested following a motorcycle crash on North Shore Road.
A 56-year-old Pembroke man was treated at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after two cycles collided near the junction with Coney Island Road in Hamilton Pa...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 34-year-old motorist was arrested after he was pulled over by police doing speed checks in St George’s.
The Southampton resident was stopped by officers as he travelled along Kindley Field Road around 11.55pm on Saturday.
Said a police spokesman: “...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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Jonathan Bell
Taxpayers can quiz Premier Paula Cox and her Cabinet on this year’s Budget at a meeting this evening.
The town hall session will take place at Number Six Shed, Front Street, at 6.30pm.
Ms Cox will be joined by Ministers to discuss topics including th...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
One in four people believe Government can turn around Bermuda’s economic woes.
Twenty-five percent of voters in a new poll by Mindmaps said they were confident in Government’s ability to develop policies to improve the economy.
Thirty-three percent s...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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Tim Smith
A British MP who monitors the British Overseas Territories expressed concern over the “big black hole” of Bermuda’s national debt and advised Government: “Get your house in order.”
Andrew Rosindell arrived on Monday for a three-day fact-finding trip ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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Several contracts awarded under former Premier Brown have ended under Premier Paula Cox.
Yesterday United Bermuda Party Senator Michael Dunkley said his party welcomed the move but that future contracts need to be handled more transparently.
The cont...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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Politics
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An alleged Parkside affiliate admitted assaulting and threatening his female cousin, who he accused of links to the rival 42 gang.
Prince Edness pushed and slapped Chantice Butterfield and threw a drink over her during a confrontation at a city bar.
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DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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Court
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