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A convicted murderer claimed prison officials told him not to testify at the inquest into the death of his friend Lorenzo Robinson.
Antoine Anderson said he had "been advised not to take the stand by higher officers, so [he might] suffer certain cons...
DATE: Sep 30, 2009
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A commuter is calling for better safety precautions on the Island's ferries after he saw a woman fall and break her leg.
He claims that despite the slippery deck of Warbaby Fox, there were no wet floor signs, no anti-slip mats and apart from the pilo...
DATE: Sep 30, 2009
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British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has told Premier Ewart Brown that the UK's belief that the Guantánamo Bay Uighurs should not have been brought to Bermuda remains unchanged.
Mr. Miliband could visit the Island for further talks as part of a w...
DATE: Sep 30, 2009
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An American woman allegedly caught with 11 bullets at L.F. Wade International Airport was remanded in custody this morning.
Lucy Cardon Stackler, 68, pleaded not guilty to possessing five 0.38 calibre Remington bullets, five 0.357 Winchester bullets ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2009
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Motorists are using North Shore Road "like a racetrack" according to Police, who ticketed 120 speeders in one evening at the weekend.
All those stopped by officers on Saturday night were doing at least 75 kph, with two offenders reaching 115 kph and ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2009
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Rare documents regarding the Island's history leading up to Emancipation are on display in the Public Reading Room at the Bermuda Archives.
Among the documents are Bermuda's original slave registers, which were mandated by the British Government.
The...
DATE: Sep 30, 2009
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Union leader Ed Ball is calling on Government to tighten up labour law to stop bosses intimidating loyal workers into leaving.
Mr. Ball claimed some unscrupulous firms in the financial sector were levering out long-serving employees to let in cheaper...
DATE: Sep 29, 2009
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Flooding caused by heavy rains devastated Georgia last week and affected a handful of Bermudians living in the area.
The deluge saw 22 inches of rainfall in parts of metro Atlanta, and caused nine deaths and an estimated $250 million in property dama...
DATE: Sep 29, 2009
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Police yesterday named the tourist found dead in a Devonshire home as Florida resident Rebecca Blind.
The 65-year-old woman was found by friends in an unresponsive state at around 7.10 p.m. Saturday in the Cedar Vale Lane home. She was pronounced dea...
DATE: Sep 29, 2009
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A 36-year-old crashed his car into a wall outside the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo and was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment.
"Details about what occurred are unclear at this time, however it appears that a car was travellin...
DATE: Sep 29, 2009
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