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A man had a lucky escape yesterday after his car caught fire and 'exploded'.
Rush hour traffic ground to a halt just before 9 a.m. after a blue Peugeot burst into flames at the junction of Spurling Hill and East Broadway.
The driver of the car, Kevin...
DATE: Sep 23, 2009
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The thorny topic of why four Guantánamo Bay prisoners were brought to Bermuda without Britain's permission could well be on the agenda when Premier Ewart Brown visits England next week.
Dr. Brown and Cabinet Secretary Marc Telemaque are travelling to...
DATE: Sep 23, 2009
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A Bermudian motivational speaker has been honoured as a hero by the New York City Council.
Dennis Rahiim Watson, CEO and President of the National Youth and Gang Violence Task Force, was honoured on September 11 for his efforts to combat gang violenc...
DATE: Sep 22, 2009
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A woman who developed meningitis and brain lesions due to mould toxicity is setting up a support group in Bermuda for fellow sufferers.
Raquel Burgesson told The Royal Gazette that far too little was known on the Island about the health problems trig...
DATE: Sep 22, 2009
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Sam Strangeways
Bermuda's Islamic community joined people around the world celebrating the end of Ramadan yesterday.
Premier Ewart Brown issued a statement in honour of Eid ul-Fitr, marking the end of a month of daytime fasting.
The statement was read by Government ...
DATE: Sep 22, 2009
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If dissenting MPs quit their parties and become independents Bermuda's House of Assembly will become a far more effective place, according to community activist Eva Hodgson.
Dr. Hodgson said party politics gets in the way of decision making in many d...
DATE: Sep 22, 2009
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A 20-year-old Pembroke man was arrested for possessing a machete over the weekend.
Tafari Smith, of St. Monica's Road, was arrested on Saturday, September 19.
Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Michael McColm told Magistrates' Court yesterday Pol...
DATE: Sep 22, 2009
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Man robbed
A man was jumped from behind by robbers who attacked him and stole his wallet over the weekend.
The incident unfolded on Richmond Road at around 2 a.m on Sunday. A Police spokesman said: "The victim, a 45-year-old Pembroke man, was walking...
DATE: Sep 22, 2009
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Police seized 45 cannabis plants from land at Crown Hill Lane, Devonshire, yesterday afternoon.
Officers from the Police Support Unit visited the scene, located behind a boarded-up house, as the result of a tip-off.
Acting Sergeant Nigel Gittens said...
DATE: Sep 22, 2009
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Private schools across the Island have released their GCSE exam results with Warwick Academy coming out on top with its best set of results.
The school had a pass rate of 89 percent, four percent higher than last year, and compared to an 85 percent p...
DATE: Sep 22, 2009
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