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Roughly 700 people have applied for status under a provision of the Island’s immigration law that allows certain holders of Permanent Resident Certificates to seek full citizenship.
However, with only about 100 requests processed so far, six Bermudia...
DATE: Jun 18, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
Talks are said to be continuing over cuts that have led to irregular deliveries of the post in Paget, where the sub-post office was recently closed down.
A Post Office spokeswoman said staffing overall had been cut by 35 per cent over the past few ye...
DATE: Jun 18, 2015
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As the school year comes to a close, the Coalition for the Protection of Children is issuing a warning to parents over the lack of a formal licensing regime for the Island’s summer camps.
“Many parents don’t know that there is no legislation governin...
DATE: Jun 18, 2015
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The Island’s buses continue to struggle with an infestation of cockroaches, according to members of the public who contacted The Royal Gazette.
According to a spokeswoman for the Department of Public Transportation, buses are cleaned each day and “in...
DATE: Jun 18, 2015
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Jazzman Jade Minors is taking to the stage with his trusty tenor sax and a trio of artists for a night of entertainment in support of local music — and to pass on a taste of the Island’s musical heyday.
The show this Saturday night, with guests inclu...
DATE: Jun 17, 2015
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With Father’s Day approaching this Sunday, the Island’s devoted fathers have come up for commendation from the community group Imagine Bermuda.
Anglican Bishop Nick Dill, a proud parent of six with his wife Fiona, is the latest proposed by Glenn Fubl...
DATE: Jun 17, 2015
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An unprecedented schedule of events lies ahead for the Bermuda Heroes Weekend holiday, which kicked off last night with free live soca on Front Street.
The official induction and proclamation ceremony is set for 4pm tomorrow in King’s Square, St Geor...
DATE: Jun 13, 2015
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The naming and recognition committee for National Heroes has been likened by the Opposition to a secret society after the minister in charge, Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, declined to name members.
Ms Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Community, Cultural Af...
DATE: Jun 13, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
An old friend of Bermuda returned this week: Reg Cooley. The cricketer, sports reporter and military man revisited old haunts during a trip back to the Island.
Lieutenant Colonel Cooley, 95, made his mark on the Island back in the 1950s as secretary ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2015
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“Anybody can be a daddy, but not anyone can be a father” is an adage that Stanfield Brangman takes to heart.
Life has not always been kind to Mr Brangman, or his son Shawn, 33, who is at home in a wheelchair.
A father of four, Mr Brangman lost his wi...
DATE: Jun 12, 2015
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