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The wheels of Government ground to a halt yesterday after a glitch caused computer systems to shut down.
The technical malfunction meant that thousands of Civil Servants were left out of pocket, albeit just for one day. The electronic payment of sala...
DATE: Apr 30, 2013
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Lawyers for fast-food franchise KFC Bermuda claim the company should not have to pay out the full legal costs of a judicial review — even though it lost its case against former Economy and Trade Minister Patrice Minors and the Bermuda Industrial Unio...
DATE: Apr 29, 2013
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An image of Bermuda shot from space has really taken off after being posted on The Royal Gazette’s Facebook page.
And this newspaper can now reveal the meaning behind the cryptic message that International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield attac...
DATE: Apr 26, 2013
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Bermuda-based Australians and New Zealanders were able to take part in a national holiday honouring their war dead yesterday, despite being thousands of miles from home.
Around 40 nationals, along with Governor George Fergusson and representatives fr...
DATE: Apr 26, 2013
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Hamilton's weekly Harbour Nights street fair promises to be bigger and better than ever before after organisers decided to give the flagging event a major make over this season.
Plans to expand the Front Street festival to include Queen Street and Re...
DATE: Apr 26, 2013
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A motorist had a lucky escape after their jeep overturned and smashed into a utility pole in Devonshire on Wednesday evening.
According to police, the jeep was heading along North Shore Road near Barkers Hill at around 6.15pm when it collided with th...
DATE: Apr 25, 2013
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Winds whistled through the Town Square in St George’s yesterday morning while dark clouds threatened rain. But not even overcast skies could dull the sparkle and pomp of the annual Peppercorn Ceremony.
The tradition, now almost 200 years old, marks t...
DATE: Apr 25, 2013
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Taxi bosses are to begin a series of crunch meetings with Transport chiefs this week in a bid to improve the industry for both drivers and their customers.
And at the top of the agenda for the Bermuda Taxi Owners/Operators Association is an effort to...
DATE: Apr 24, 2013
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Engineers are now working into the night in the rush to get upgrades to Heritage Wharf completed by next month.
Construction work on the $22 million project — needed to enable the wharf to handle larger cruise ships heading here this summer — hit a s...
DATE: Apr 22, 2013
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The Berkeley Institute is continuing its search to find a new headteacher before the start of the new school year in September.
The quest to find a replacement for current principal Michelle Simmons, who retires in June, began earlier this year, but ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2013
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