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Film producer Jan Harlan — who worked with director Stanley Kubrick on some of the most memorable movies ever made — will tonight lead a talk on the qualities that define quality cinema.
Mr Harlan, who is serving as jury chairman for the 2014 Bermuda...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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The Bermuda Regiment needs to retain conscription in order to survive, according to a group of nine former Commanding Officers.
Dubbed the Nine Colonels, the group has submitted an opinion piece, appearing on page four of today’s edition, in response...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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A reluctant Aleksander Doba bid Bermuda farewell yesterday as he and the Spirit of Bermuda — carrying the 67 year-old Polish adventurer’s 1,300lb kayak, named Olo — began sailing 335 miles south of the Island, where Mr Doba will resume his trans-Atla...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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The use of intoxicants, legal and otherwise, has “marginally declined” in the past four years, according to the 2013 National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health.
A high 84 percent of those surveyed supported the introduction of roadside sobriety...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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Government is closer to civil service reforms, Finance Minister Bob Richards has declared — updating the House of Assembly on the making of the Public Bodies Reform Act.
The legislation, aimed at saving Government cash and boosting efficiency, will g...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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The call was made at a press conference this morning to announce Hospitality Month, which runs through April.
Bermuda Hospitality Institute Chairman Muriel Richardson said the month was an opportunity to highlight the Island’s attractions.
“Each and ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Premier Craig Cannonier and Finance Minister Bob Richards are in London this week to lead efforts to bring Islamic finance business to the Island.
The pair, who are accompanied by cabinet Secretary Derrick Binns, will attend the Global Islamic Financ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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Jonathan Kent
Shoppers can help save the planet — and save a few dollars at the tills.
A total of 11 stores have signed up to offer discounts during a day of activities on Saturday to support Earth Hour — a day of activities designed to encourage environmental aw...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A Latvian man found guilty of importing $48 million worth of cocaine, a gun and 192 bullets on his yacht has lost an appeal against conviction.
Janis Zegelis, 30, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after a search of his yacht, the 38-foot sloop Artu...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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A Hamilton Parish man has been sentenced to ten days in jail for violently resisting arrest and spitting on police officers.
In Magistrates’ Court this morning, Jalal Rochester, 40, of Farm Lane, admitted assaulting police officers and resisting arr...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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