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A descendant of slave emancipator William Wilberforce today called for hundreds of people to sign up to a Run For Freedom in Bermuda to raise awareness of the fight against modern day slavery.
Charlotte Wilberforce, a great-great-great granddaughter ...
DATE: Aug 01, 2007
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Records vary as to when Bermuda first became gripped by Cup Match, but its link to Emancipation Day celebrations are beyond question.
According to James Smith's Echoes Of Bermuda's Past, the origins of the event can be traced back to 1901 when Bermud...
DATE: Aug 01, 2007
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It was William Wilberforce who set the ball rolling in the face of fierce opposition by steering anti-slavery legislation through British Parliament 200 years ago.
If he were still around today, the great emancipator would no doubt be horrified to se...
DATE: Aug 01, 2007
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Extra ferries are being laid on to take spectators to this year's Cup Match festivities in St. George's.
A ferry will leave Dockyard at 8 a.m. tomorrow and Friday and travel to the slip road at St. George's.
A boat will also leave Dockyard for St. Ge...
DATE: Aug 01, 2007
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A former maid of Cambridge Beaches stole three belts and was caught after her manager set up a sting operation.
Sharone Kay Smith, 18, yesterday pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to taking three brown belts worth $300, two silver rings and $40 in ...
DATE: Aug 01, 2007
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Two former Senators with a love of football have been unveiled as the Progressive Labour Party choices to take on the United Bermuda Party in its central heartland.
Current Bermuda Football Association president Larry Mussenden will try to overturn T...
DATE: Jul 31, 2007
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The owners of Southlands say protesters have little chance of buying the South Shore property from developers.
At a meeting on Sunday night, campaigners were urged to club together to buy the 37-acre site in Warwick. Environmentalist David Wingate to...
DATE: Jul 31, 2007
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Creating a line-up parade of suspects will get a little bit easier this week as the Police introduce a video database of images for witnesses.
PROMAT Video Identification draws from a database of 22,000 volunteer images, 470 of which are local Bermud...
DATE: Jul 31, 2007
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The motorcycling community last night paid tribute to the tragic passing of another one of their sons.
Kyle Pimental, who moved to Bermuda ten years ago with his parents and was a well-known 125 cc racer, passed away following a battle with cancer. H...
DATE: Jul 31, 2007
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A 32-year-old Smith's Parish man was last night fighting for life after a freak powerboat race accident left him ina 'seriou' condition.
Joey DeSilva, who was thrown from his boat during Sunday's Around the Island race, is in the intensive care unit ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2007
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