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The by-election for late Health Minister Nelson Bascome’s seat will take place on Thursday, August 27, Government announced this morning.
An open registration period in Constituency 16, Pembroke East Central, runs from today until 5 p.m. on August 4....
DATE: Jul 29, 2009
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Bermuda celebrated its 400th anniversary yesterday with a dramatic recreation of the first moments of its settlement, a proud display of its diverse culture and a birthday message from the Queen.
Hundreds of spectators gathered at St. Catherine's Bea...
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HIV infections are on the rise again in Bermuda with Aids counsellors reporting that some sufferers are not telling their sex partners that they are at risk. Matthew Taylor talks to one HIV positive woman who was infected by a lover with a secret lif...
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A teenager accused of murdering 18-year-old Kellon Hill has been released on $25,000 bail, it emerged yesterday.
Kellan Lewis, 17, walked out of prison on Monday without a hearing in open court.
He will have to reappear in Supreme Court on September ...
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Pink and yellow flowers were strewn into the turquoise waters of St. George's yesterday as we remembered the Island's first inhabitants.
Descendants of Bermuda's original settlers were among those to make the pilgrimage to the wreck of the Sea Ventur...
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US Consul General Gregory Slayton underlined the importance of the freedom of the press as he made his final public speech in Bermuda.
The departing dignitary said a free media is a key part of a civilised, democratic society — and that the best lead...
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A Smith's parish man was banned from the road for a year after pleading guilty in Magistrates' Court to driving while impaired.
On June 19, Police saw Alan Chalton riding a motorcycle South on King Street just before 11 p.m.
The officers noticed the ...
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Four hundred years ago, there would have been little to welcome the exhausted survivors of the Sea Venture to Bermuda aside from a storm-tossed beach, the screeching of the cahow and perhaps a wild hog or two.
But yesterday, as their historic journey...
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Bermuda is this week celebrating two of the Island's most important historical moments — the 400th Anniversary of the wreck of the Sea Venture and the 135th anniversary of Emancipation Day.
On August 1, 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act was passed, fre...
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A metal drum wrapped in the flag of Bermuda is to become a treasure trove of history for future generations.
Books, coins, photographs and flash drives may be considered antiques in 100 years time but they will provide a wealth of information on the ...
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