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A toy boat launched at sea by school students last year in the United States has reached the coast of Wales, after getting a little Bermuda help during a stopover on the island.
The Carolina Dreamer was put together by St Andrew’s School of Math and ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016
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The influential role of Bertram Guishard, one of the Island’s senior educators, has been recalled in the establishment of Bermuda College.
Mr Guishard, who died last week at the age of 87, was “a very upright, trustworthy, honest individual”, said Ge...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016
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The Committee of 25 has handled its finances competently and above board, according to the group’s treasurer.
The charity for handicapped children lost its charitable status in 2013 due to a lack of audited financial statements, but Kent Bascome, who...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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Congratulations have gone from CedarBridge Academy to 18 of its S2 students who sat the IGCSE Cambridge Examination in English Language in November 2015.
The school reported its best results, with three A* grades, six As, six Bs and four Cs — after ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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The Bermuda Government’s move to hike up payroll tax has been branded “baffling” by the Bermuda Public Services Union, as the tax regime is already tilted against lower income workers.
Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, conceded the imbalance dur...
DATE: Feb 20, 2016
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Politics
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Fuel prices have been raised in the Budget for the second year, meaning that come April the price of gasoline will have been hiked 13 cents per litre in just over a year.
The duty on fuel, which went up by five cents in last year’s Budget, acquired a...
DATE: Feb 20, 2016
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Protesters who disrupted a meeting on new immigration policies for long-term residents have spoken to The Royal Gazette about the frustrations that drove them to vent their anger in public.
Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs, criticised the ...
DATE: Feb 19, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
Renee Carter, a founding member of the cancer charity and support group Melange, was recalled as “a superwoman” by her daughter after succumbing to the disease at the age of 56.
“She was a phenomenal woman and a pillar of strength,” Dominique Roberts...
DATE: Feb 19, 2016
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The island is likely to face a hike in taxes when Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, presents the 2016/17 Budget this morning in the House of Assembly.
That assessment has come from observers ranging from Kendaree Burgess, the executive director ...
DATE: Feb 19, 2016
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The Committee of 25, one of the island’s oldest charities, has temporarily ceased operations after being taken to court for continuing to run its Bargain Box shop while its charitable status was revoked.
The organisation, which supports handicapped c...
DATE: Feb 18, 2016
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