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A single case of “skimming” debit card details from an HSBC bank cash machine is being looked into by police.
A police spokesman said one ATM had been affected by the illegal device, which fraudsters conceal in the machines in an attempt to steal cus...
DATE: Sep 27, 2014
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Sporting legend Clyde Best is to get a street named after him — commemorating his Somerset origins as well as his role as “an inspiration and a trailblazer”, a Public Works spokesman said.
Starting November 1, the stretch of Broome Street adjoining S...
DATE: Sep 27, 2014
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Nearly 1,000 islanders descended on Victoria Park on Thursday night for the Department of Health’s ‘Celebrating Wellness’ party.
The event is designed to promote healthy living and was hailed a big success.
Director of the Department of Health, David...
DATE: Sep 27, 2014
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Police officers from more than 30 countries are arriving on the Island for a conference next week on the prevention of child abuse.
About 150 members of Interpol’s Specialist Group on Crimes against Children (ISGCAC) will discuss the latest research ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2014
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A cigar half-smoked by wartime leader Winston Churchill during a conference in Bermuda is to go up for auction.
The British Prime Minister, who led the Allies to victory in the Second World War, lit up the La Aroma de Cuba cigar while holding talks w...
DATE: Sep 27, 2014
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Shadow Tourism Minister Zane DeSilva has criticised a recent trip by Government ministers to New York, and their refusal so far to disclose the trip’s cost.
In a statement, Mr DeSilva said: “The public has a right to know why it was necessary for Pre...
DATE: Sep 26, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Amid the commendations and awards in Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva’s office is one prize he holds in especially high regard — a drawing by a five-year-old girl of a smiling officer.
The colourful picture was given to him three years ago by a pu...
DATE: Sep 26, 2014
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The rescue of a fishing boat that was taking on water has reinforced the need for “constant monitoring” of the marine VHF channel 16 radio, according to Bermuda Maritime Operations.
The group will address the need for VHF radio checking, plus the ben...
DATE: Sep 26, 2014
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The believed presence of a “skimmer” fraud device on at least one ATM operated by HSBC bank is under investigation.
An HSBC spokeswoman last night declined to state how many machines might have been affected but said the bank was “working closely wit...
DATE: Sep 26, 2014
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Premier Michael Dunkley will be among the competitors at a golf tournament raising funds for charity this afternoon.
More than 100 golfers in 26 teams will be taking part in The Duke of Edinburgh International Award Bermuda’s Golf Challenge 2014 at R...
DATE: Sep 26, 2014
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