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Accusing the governing party of a litany of failed promises, the Progressive Labour Party has promised to usher in a more participatory democracy with rigorous governmental oversight and campaign finance reform.
“People may ask why the PLP would invi...
DATE: Jan 19, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
It has been 55 years since Hattieann Gilbert went out on a whim for the night of bowling that swiftly launched her as a surprise champion.
Now she is pulling together the story of a sensational bowling career that propelled her in 2005 to the Bermuda...
DATE: Jan 19, 2017
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The Coalition for the Protection of Children has given its thanks to the island’s Catholic churches, who rallied last month for what founder Sheelagh Cooper called “one of our single biggest donations of food”.
Churchgoers from six parishes donated b...
DATE: Jan 18, 2017
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In a first for the island, a team from the charity Scars Bermuda today heads overseas to deliver the group’s sexual abuse prevention training to another jurisdiction.
Scars chairman Jon Brunson is to deliver the course with Debi Ray-Rivers, executive...
DATE: Jan 18, 2017
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Graduates of the departed Bermuda Technical Institute are continuing their push for a revival of technical education to support the island’s young men.
In the wake of the 60th anniversary of the “Tech” this year, the Bermuda Technical Institute Alumn...
DATE: Jan 17, 2017
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Professional golfer and respected teacher Edwin Jackson, known for his skill in the vanishing art of repairing and restoring clubs, has died at the age of 79.
London-born Mr Jackson settled in Bermuda 46 years ago on a whim and initiated generations ...
DATE: Jan 17, 2017
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John Powell, the chairman of the board of trustees for the Summerhaven home for the physically challenged, has been effectively deposed by the appointment of a receiver for the facility, The Royal Gazette understands.
While trustees technically retai...
DATE: Jan 17, 2017
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Hard work has paid off for 17-year-old Matthew Brady as the honour roll Mount St Agnes senior prepares for college abroad on a scholarship.
“I have a life path, and it probably comes from my parents,” Matthew told The Royal Gazette. “If you put in th...
DATE: Jan 16, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
A St George’s woman counts herself lucky to have dodged serious injury after a truck dropped half-tonne steel beams into her path as she drove to work.
“It could have been lots, lots worse,” the 49-year-old Customs officer told The Royal Gazette, des...
DATE: Jan 14, 2017
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Government MP Susan Jackson has been appointed as a receiver to oversee the Summerhaven home for the physically challenged.
The facility has been under the care of the Ministry of Health and Seniors since December 8 after a magistrate approved govern...
DATE: Jan 14, 2017
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Jonathan Bell