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“Post-truth politics” and mis- information has been given out on the island’s spending for the America’s Cup, according to Grant Gibbons, the Minister of Economic Development.
Dr Gibbons was responding yesterday to a statement from Jamahl Simmons, th...
DATE: Jan 06, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
Insulting attacks “will not end well” for detractors of the People’s Campaign, warned union leader Jason Hayward, who said a false narrative had unfairly blamed protesters for dividing the country and inciting a “clash”.
The president of the Bermuda ...
DATE: Jan 05, 2017
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It has only been a few months since eight-year-old martial arts prodigy Diyahjae DeShield donned the white robe of a karate student — and already he sports an orange belt.
Kyoshi John Richards at the Zen-Shin Martial Arts Academy told the boy’s famil...
DATE: Jan 03, 2017
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Automated paid parking is in store at all of Hamilton’s major parking lots for the new year, as the city seeks additional revenue.
The ticket and barrier system implemented at City Hall brought in around $46,000 for the month of November, according t...
DATE: Jan 03, 2017
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“Outsourcing” of ferry jobs is among the issues to be discussed at this morning’s union meeting, with Bermuda Industrial Union head Chris Furbert warning it will be “game on” if members’ jobs are threatened.
However, Senator Michael Fahy, the Ministe...
DATE: Jan 03, 2017
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He is known for the fiery style of his sermons — and the Reverend Nicholas Tweed did not disappoint when People’s Campaign members gathered to discuss his work permit row yesterday.
The embattled pastor told a packed St Paul AME Centennial Hall that ...
DATE: Jan 03, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
This year stood as a milestone for Barbados, which marked 50 prosperous years of independence in 2016 — but could Bermuda learn from its example?
A leading tourist destination with a background in sugar production, Barbados has developed an impressiv...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016
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Church and union leaders have reacted furiously to the refusal of a work permit for the Reverend Nicholas Tweed — but union members are yet to decide what action they will take.
A general meeting of Bermuda Industrial Union members will take place on...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
If you live at 139 Mullet Bay Road in St George’s, The Royal Gazette has a sign for you.
Hinson’s Island resident Claire Smith found this curiosity washed up on the island’s south shore after Hurricane Nicole lashed Bermuda on October 13.
“I figured ...
DATE: Dec 29, 2016
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Ten years on, a trio of dedicated pool-playing bus operators are still making good on a charitable tribute in honour of their late friend Edward “Sea Weed” Woods.
“He was a true friend, very genuine, and he loved pool — this is just our way of rememb...
DATE: Dec 29, 2016
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