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Madoff liquidator pursues $80m held in the Bank of Bermuda

Liquidators of Bernard Madoff's company are going after around $80 million being held in the Bank of Bermuda that they believe could be used to help pay off the convicted fraudster's swindled investors.

Last Wednesday they asked a judge for permission to hire Island lawyer Justin Williams to pursue matters related to the money, as part of their efforts to track down and protect assets that could help to pay something back to victims of Madoff's $65 billion fraud.

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Guest Worker Faces Fatal Car Crash Charges

A British guest worker was yesterday accused of causing the death of Winston 'Yogi' Burrows, the man who died in last weekend's fatal car crash. Arctic Air Conditioning and Refrigeration worker Luke Armstrong, of Southampton,
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Blair goes fishing with Bermuda lawyer

Tony Blair was treated to a fishing trip by a leading Bermuda-based lawyer during his recent controversial holiday.

The Prime Minister took a four-hour expedition on 30ft motor yacht Knot Guilty, owned by Justin Williams, whose clients include a major bank.

Mr. Blair took the trip while his wife Cherie and their children were given a VIP tour of the Kennedy Space Centre, 120 miles from the Miami home of Bee Gee singer Robin Gibb, where the Prime Minister and his family were staying.

Mr. Williams, 41, was first linked to the Prime Minister in 2004, when a snappily-dressed Mr. Blair was sighted on the bow of a luxury cabin cruiser owned by the lawyer as he holidayed in Bermuda with Cherie and three of their children.

The friendship between the two men has prompted speculation in Bermuda, where Mr. Williams's clients include one of the tax haven's booming banks, Capital G, which is involved in mortgage lending as well as services to the international insurance industry.

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Senator John McCain Visits Bermuda

A former Naval aviator, he spent plenty of time at sea during his trip, enjoying a sight-seeing tour hosted by prominent Bermudian lawyer Justin Williams on his 43-foot motor yacht Justified. Speaking as he prepared to fly home yesterday, Senator McCain said: "We've had a wonderful trip, and will come back as soon as we can."

Reflecting on the trip, Mr. Slayton said: "Senator McCain has a real deep understanding of Bermuda and all the success Bermuda has — its commitment to free trade and the rule of law and democracy."

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