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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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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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Legislation altering the Island’s census schedule has gone back before Parliament after a minor amendment proposed by the Senate.
The recommended change in wording specifies that censuses will be held “at least once” every ten years, as opposed to “n...
DATE: Jun 12, 2015
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About $3 million annually has been paid by the Bermuda Government for health insurance premiums covering the Bermuda Police Service in recent years.
The figures were released today by Michael Dunkley, the Premier and Minister of National Security, in...
DATE: Jun 12, 2015
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Richard Ambrosio, head of the Charities Commission, is also working directly for the Attorney-General’s chamber, giving legal and policy advice.
Trevor Moniz told the House of Assembly that Mr Ambrosio had been taken on for a year, until September 1,...
DATE: Jun 12, 2015
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It’s ten days until Father’s Day and the community group Imagine Bermuda is taking the occasion to celebrate the special role that fathers play in their children’s lives.
To begin the series, the group’s head Glenn Fubler has nominated footballer Tro...
DATE: Jun 11, 2015
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Six voters in ten are against relaxing regulations to allow commercial immigration into the Island, according to statistician Cordell Riley.
The idea of “community-wide consultation” over adopting some form of commercial immigration, as a means of bo...
DATE: Jun 11, 2015
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There will be about 18 events islandwide over the National Heroes Day holiday, prompting Police to ask for patience from the public as traffic disruptions are likely.
Police checkpoints will be deployed throughout the weekend, according to Chief Insp...
DATE: Jun 11, 2015
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As a business owner who serves small businesses, Alastair Williams is well positioned to gauge recovery in that sector of Bermuda’s economy.
“Are we beginning to see these ‘green shoots’ appearing?” Mr Williams asked The Royal Gazette as part of our ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2015
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