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The passing of Cornelia Tweed, a mother figure to many in her community, marks a deep loss to her husband Cedric.
Ms Tweed, who had recently turned 89 when she died on the morning of January 20, had been married to him for 70 years.
Mr Tweed, once Be...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016
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A 47-year-old Pembroke man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for two counts of sexual exploitation.
Unmoved by the defendant’s protestations of innocence, Puisne Judge Stephen Hellman said the man’s reputa...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
“Significant opportunities” lie in store for a nine-acre island created at Dockyard for the America’s Cup village after its six weeks of use are concluded.
The first of two public meetings soliciting feedback for its environmental impact assessment, ...
DATE: Jan 27, 2016
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Between 60 and 80 per cent of cargo coming into the Island is now being screened by the X-ray scanner at Hamilton’s docks, according to Lucinda (Cindy) Pearman, the Collector of Customs.
Speaking to The Royal Gazette at the Customs Day open house hel...
DATE: Jan 27, 2016
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Tawana Tannock, the Human Rights Commission’s newly appointed president, sees “exciting and dynamic times” ahead for human rights in Bermuda.
“Human rights have been at the forefront of Bermuda’s imagination for the last three years — it’s a great ti...
DATE: Jan 27, 2016
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“Hundreds” have objected to a proposal for a parking lot to be added at Shelly Bay park for a restaurant there.
A public meeting at 6.30pm today at Francis Patton Primary School has been called by Hamilton parish MPs Derrick Burgess and Wayne Furbert...
DATE: Jan 26, 2016
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“I don’t make promises that I don’t know I can fulfil,” said Diallo Rabain of his campaign in Devonshire North Central for the Progressive Labour Party.
“I will do my best to investigate and get back to the people here, but I am not going to promise ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2016
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Jobs and healthcare appear to be the top concerns of Devonshire North Central’s voters, as the electoral campaign nears the final stretch.
With residents set to choose between Diallo Rabain and Andrew Simons at a by-election on Thursday, February 4, ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2016
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Politics
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Andrew Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance’s candidate for Devonshire North Central, believes that the Island is beginning to recuperate after years of recession.
“Things are getting better, but to continue that progress we need to grapple with complica...
DATE: Jan 25, 2016
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Good-natured pitbulls could get dropped from the Bermuda Government’s list of banned pets, according to a proposal now under review.
At present the animals are among several classified as prohibited breeds, and are subject to being euthanised.
The po...
DATE: Jan 23, 2016
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