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Emily Ross was expected to do well in her International Baccalaureate exams — but even she got a shock when she got her results.
The 17-year-old Bermuda High School for Girls student achieved a perfect score of 45, becoming one of an elite internatio...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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The Department of Tourism last night moved to scotch reports that up to 20 staff may face the axe in the US as the New York tourism office is downsized.
A new US firm has been brought in to promote the Island there, sparking fears of large scale job ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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Island residents Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones can be seen on the big screen this evening in a movie warning of the perils of drug abuse.
A free screening of R-rated 'Traffic' is being presented at the Liberty Theatre at 6.30 p.m. by the D...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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A tourism summit will be hosted by Premier Ewart Brown on August 15, amid plummeting numbers of visitors to Bermuda.
According to his press secretary Glenn Jones the aim is "to foster in-depth talks about strengthening the performance of the Bermuda ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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Auditor General Larry Dennis has called for Pembroke Parish council to be scrapped and others warned about suffering the same fate after losing patience with their lack of fiscal accountability.
Five years ago he questioned whether parish councils se...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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A "businessman in the industry of drug dealing" who conspired to import more than $300,000 worth of cocaine in FedEx packages has been jailed for ten years.
Raynol Todd, who is disabled through a back injury, duped acquaintance Andre Phillip Hill int...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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Opposition Senate Leader Michael Dunkley yesterday warned Government's "disrespect" for overseas tourism staff could come back to haunt it as it tries to recruit top quality civil servants.
Sen. Dunkley said Premier Ewart Brown's controversial move t...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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More than 250 holidaymakers were last night stranded on the Island after an alleged incident of 'air rage'.
A passenger jet en route from Gatwick to Vero Beach in Cuba was forced to divert to Bermuda after a mid-air incident said to have involved a 3...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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A man who admitted to receiving $550 worth of stolen meat will be sentenced next month in Magistrates' Court.
Keavin Wendell Caines, 31, of Barracks Close in St. George's told Police he planned to use the meat for an anniversary party but couldn't fi...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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Two veteran firefighters are awaiting the outcome of a landmark legal action alleging discrimination on the grounds of disability.
Michael Roberts and Stephen Hayward were forced to retire after years of service due to heart conditions. They say they...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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