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The Island’s first Bermudian policewoman was honoured yesterday as part of celebrations marking the 135th anniversary of the Bermuda Police Service.
Jean Delight Vickers, 80, of Warwick, was recognised as a trailblazer by Police Commissioner Michael...
DATE: Oct 08, 2014
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About 400 Smith’s homes went without electricity for several hours last night following a power cut.
Traffic lights at the busy Collectors Hill junction were also put out of action by the outage, caused after two overhead cables burned out at around ...
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A mechanical digger was scooped from the water in Castle Harbour yesterday and put onto dry land.
A crane and barge, operated by Correia Construction, arrived at the Airport Waste Management Facility at around 2pm.
And workers attached two slings to ...
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In recognition of the 44th Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference held in Washington, DC from September 24 through 27, the Bermuda Overseas Office organised a reception and exhibition, featuring local artists Sharon Wilson and Moni...
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A Philadelphia-based organisation that acts as “a catalyst for positive change and growth in the black community through education, enrichment and empowerment” is holding its annual conference and retreat on the Island this week.
GirlFriendConnect is...
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A prison officer ordered to undergo anger management counselling after allegedly verbally abusing a sexual assault victim has been accused again of the same behaviour.
Lincoln Smith, an officer at Westgate, was “placed on charge” after the young inma...
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The Centre on Philanthropy has defended the Island’s charities, saying that overheads are both costly and inevitable.
The centre’s Executive Director Elaine Butterfield hit back after The Royal Gazette revealed that one struggling charity, the Centre...
DATE: Oct 08, 2014
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A historical group has launched an exciting new project to bring two pilot gigs to Bermuda.
In the past crews on the Island used the wooden vessels to row pilots out to incoming ships.
And today pilot gig racing has become a major sporting event in p...
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A Southampton man this morning denied injuring a woman in a traffic collision.
Garrison Martin, 39, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to causing grievous bodily harm by careless driving in an incident on February 5 on Well Bottom Road.
Magistr...
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A motorcyclist is in hospital after his vehicle was in collision with a truck on Crow Lane this afternoon.
The incident took place at about 1.45pm at the junction of Crow Lane and Lane Hill.
According to a police spokesman, the injured male motorcycl...
DATE: Oct 08, 2014
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