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Thirty education posts are to be axed as part of cost-cutting measures, the Education Minister announced today.
In a statement this evening Dame Jennifer Smith said that in line with the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Bermuda Union of Teach...
DATE: May 31, 2011
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A 29-year-old man has this morning been charged in Magistrates’ Court with sexual assault causing bodily harm.
The man was not required to enter a plea, since the charge must be dealt with by the Supreme Court. He was charged also with intruding on t...
DATE: May 31, 2011
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Bermuda-based Omega Insurance Holdings Ltd is being eyed for takeover again this time by Lloyd’s of London insurer Novae.
“In accordance with the group’s publicly stated strategy, Novae routinely reviews possible transactions and confirms that it is ...
DATE: May 31, 2011
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A 16-year-old girl locked herself in a bathroom after prolific housebreaker Dean Anthony O’Brien broke into her home while her mother was out, a court heard today.
Magistrates’ Court heard how the girl hid while O’Brien, of no fixed abode, broke into...
DATE: May 31, 2011
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The eyes of the world descended upon Bermuda for the start of the Organisation for the Co-operation of Economic and Development's (OECD) Global Forum today.
Around 250 delegates from across the world were in attendance at the event which is being hel...
DATE: May 31, 2011
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A family came within inches of plunging 50 yards onto rocks after their SUV careered off the road yesterday morning.
Kim Rhoda-Bean’s car was left perched on a wet grassy slope overlooking the steep drop, with her two young children in the back, afte...
DATE: May 31, 2011
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Passengers are said to be reaping the benefits of “a much-needed transformation” of Bermuda’s public transport system.
The Ministry of Transport is being praised for “turning things around” for passengers who had previously expressed frustration with...
DATE: May 31, 2011
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A preacher who delivered an anti-gay rant at an event to promote peace has been asked to leave a newly-formed community group.
Scott Smith told The Royal Gazette he agreed to withdraw from Together for Bermuda (TFB) because of the controversy surroun...
DATE: May 31, 2011
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Defence lawyer John Perry QC was today accused of attempting to retry a manslaughter conviction, in the Court of Appeal.
The claim was made by Director of Public Prosecutions Rory Field on the second day of an appeal by teenager Kellan Lewis.
Lewis w...
DATE: May 31, 2011
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A male motorcyclist was rushed to hospital by ambulance after a collision with a truck on Court Street this afternoon.
The rider was left face-down and motionless on the road after the incident around 4pm. The bike was severely damaged.
The driver of...
DATE: May 30, 2011
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