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A Bermudian braved the bitter cold to join in on a long-held Canadian tradition plunging into icy waters on New Year’s Day.
Dale Hines, joined more than 2,000 other brave souls to test the freezing waters of English Bay, in Vancouver, on Saturday.
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DATE: Jan 04, 2011
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The trial of a young mother charged with assaulting five people including four police officers has been adjourned until later this month.
Felisha Johnson, 23, of Camp Road, Warwick, asked in Magistrates’ Court for an adjournment, in order for her law...
DATE: Jan 04, 2011
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda's drunk driving laws could be toughened up after the Island's road death rate for 2010 put it on the verge of the international high-risk category, according to Transport Minister Terry Lister. Reflecting on the 13 people who lost their lives...
DATE: Jan 04, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Political activist Khalid Wasi yesterday called for all Opposition MPs to quit their own parties and join the Progressive Labour Party.
Mr Wasi said that would allow Bermuda to “start a new game” after the PLP effectively sealed checkmate by ensuring...
DATE: Jan 04, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
After two weeks missing at sea Bermudians Carlos Rogers and Kwesi Hollis have been found “safe and well” near the Island.
The Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said the pair had been found 150 nautical miles southeast of Bermuda at 4.26pm yesterday ...
DATE: Jan 04, 2011
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A Cypriot sailor severely injured by a large wave which killed two of his crew mates is recovering at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
The 34-year-old chief officer was yesterday “awake and able to talk” after his ordeal on December 30 aboard the A...
DATE: Jan 04, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Premier Paula Cox believes an increased community effort and police presence ensured the New Year's holiday passed without major incident.
Yesterday in a statement, the Bermuda Police Service said the three-day weekend was “relatively routine”. A spo...
DATE: Jan 04, 2011
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Stepping foot in the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Melanie Eddy knew she was in for an eye-opening experience.
Tons of military helicopters lined the runway, instead of the normal line-up of commercial airliners.
The 31-year-old jewellery designer...
DATE: Jan 04, 2011
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A 50-year-old Sandys man was attacked outside his home on New Year’s Day.
Police say two men hit the Sandys man and brandished a gun at 2am on Broome Street, Sandys. A spokesman said: “As he was exiting his car, two men came out of the bushes and att...
DATE: Jan 04, 2011
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Crime
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A Canadian woman accused of importing more than $1.7 million worth of drugs into Bermuda on a flight from Toronto pleaded not guilty this morning.
Janet Grant, 47, from Scarborough, Ontario, is alleged to have imported heroin, cocaine and cannabis o...
DATE: Jan 03, 2011
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