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A downpour on Sunday resulted in last month being the wettest August on record, according to Bermuda Weather Service figures.
A total of 14.09 inches of rain fell in the month, beating the previous record of 13 inches set in August, 1997. The average...
DATE: Sep 02, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
The man found dead in a boat off Devonshire Bay yesterday has been named as Arthur Ray.
Mr Ray, 75, was found unconscious aboard his boat by a member of the public at around 4:30pm yesterday. He was pronounced dead at the scene by an on call doctor....
DATE: Sep 02, 2014
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New tourism properties that sleep less than ten people should be exempt from hotel occupancy tax for their first three years in business, according to the Opposition.
The Progressive Labour Party, responding to a front-page story in today’s edition o...
DATE: Sep 02, 2014
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Sam Strangeways
A JetBlue flight was diverted to Bermuda today after reports of smoke and fumes inside the aircraft’s cockpit.
The aircraft was reportedly on route between New York’s JFK airport and St Martin when the issues arose, forcing the plane to divert to the...
DATE: Sep 01, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The lifeless body of a 75-year-old Devonshire man was discovered this afternoon in a boat near Devonshire Bay.
According to a police spokesman, emergency services received a report of a medical emergency in the area at around 4.30pm.
“It appears that...
DATE: Sep 01, 2014
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A 46-year-old man has denied assaulting One Bermuda Alliance Senator Jeff Baron in a restaurant car park.
Victor Johnston, of Hamilton Parish, appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
He pleaded not guilty to assaulting Mr Baron, Junior Minister fo...
DATE: Aug 30, 2014
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A trio of Regiment soldiers are to take part in a massive British Army exercise in Africa.
Lieutenant Paolo Odoli, Colour Sergeant Jason Smith and Sergeant Dejion Stange will leave this weekend to travel to England to meet up with the Welsh Guards Ba...
DATE: Aug 30, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
A young Bermudian student desperate to obtain her degree is pleading for help covering another year in college, after being forced to defer her education twice.
Kahnae Bean, 21, has been assisted by the New Beginnings Educational Trust — but the char...
DATE: Aug 30, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
A Southampton woman is calling on the public to be more considerate about when they put out trash for collection after witnessing garbage piling up on a neighbours yard.
Linda Butterfield said that some members of the public have been dumping their g...
DATE: Aug 30, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The gardens at Government House will no longer be open to the public on Sundays after this weekend.
The grounds have been accessible on Sundays from 12-5pm since April 27 and have been visited by numerous residents and visitors.
Governor George Fergu...
DATE: Aug 30, 2014
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