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A lecture on reparations and psychological rehabilitation scheduled to take place tomorrow has been cancelled.
The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs has been forced to postpone the annual Dr Kenneth E. Robinson/Cyril Outerbridge Packwood M...
DATE: Jul 24, 2014
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Whether you’re a cricket fan or Crown and Anchor enthusiast, residents and visitors should have no excuse for not attending next week’s Cup Match celebrations in the west end.
For the Bermuda Tourism Authority has organised a free Cup Match shuttle s...
DATE: Jul 23, 2014
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Tourism
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Gareth Finighan
Visiting yachtsmen have been blamed for turning various Hamilton recreational spots into unsightly garbage tips.
Mountains of trash were dumped at a number of waterfront parks in the city over the weekend, prompting complaints from park users.
One me...
DATE: Jul 22, 2014
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Not many eight-year-olds can boast of breaking a world record, but Gillian Ricks may have done just that during a family fishing trip in Bermuda.
For the ‘small fry’ angler managed to single-handedly land a monster 336 pound blue marlin during the Be...
DATE: Jul 21, 2014
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Bermudians may have a well-known reputation for being warm and welcoming, but visitors to our shores are still overwhelmed by the hospitality of their hosts, according to a survey.
For the friendliness of the Island exceeded the expectations of almos...
DATE: Jul 18, 2014
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Tourism
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Gareth Finighan
MPs are set for a busy session in the House of Assembly today in what will be the final sitting of Parliament before the summer break.
But The Royal Gazette has been unable to confirm whether Opposition MPs will return to the chamber after they boyco...
DATE: Jul 18, 2014
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The findings of an inquiry into the disappearance of $300,000 in campaign donations to the One Bermuda Alliance are still being kept under wraps — more than two months after the investigation was launched.
In May, Thad Hollis, the party chairman, ann...
DATE: Jul 17, 2014
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Politics
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Gareth Finighan
Firefighters are tackling a blaze in Warwick after brush caught fire just yards from a busy grocery store.
Two fire trucks are currently at the scene near Lindo’s Family Foods on Middle Road in Warwick.
One eyewitness said the flames covered an area ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2014
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The ruling One Bermuda Alliance last night questioned the Opposition’s motives for raising the issue of historic land thefts, suggesting that the controversial issue was being used as a tool for wider political objectives.
Shadow Immigration Minister...
DATE: Jul 16, 2014
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Opposition leader Marc Bean launched what appeared to be a thinly disguised campaign for Independence on the grounds of Government House last night, claiming it was time for Bermudians to become “the masters of our own destiny”.
An estimated 2,000 p...
DATE: Jul 16, 2014
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