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An open microphone forum has been called by the Future Bermuda Alliance, the youth wing of the One Bermuda Alliance, for the public to hear options and air views on the issue of casino gaming in Bermuda.
“We’re going to try to inform people, but we w...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Thirteen staff, all Bermudians, were made redundant by the Coral Beach and Tennis Club, even as the labour dispute over the Fairmont Hamilton Princess captured headlines.
The positions were cut on January 31, according to managing director Tim Thuell...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Recent attacks on bus operators have sparked concern from the Bermuda Industrial Union, which issued a statement today saying “very little progress” had been made on the issue.
The union is due to meet with Ministry of Transport bosses and Department...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
It has been confirmed that the motorist who has been left in a critical condition after an accident on South Road last week is Anthony Edwards, the former Somerset Cup Match and Bermuda fast bowler.
According to police, Mr Edwards was driving on Sout...
DATE: Feb 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Actress Shirley Temple has died at the age of 85 — 75 years after a celebrated call on Bermuda brought the Island’s attractions to international attention.
Hollywood’s child starlet in the 1930s, she was at the height of her fame when she visited the...
DATE: Feb 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A suspected mould outbreak at the Co-Ed prison facility in St George’s is under investigation, with sources telling The Royal Gazette the situation is causing sickness for officers and inmates alike.
“The conditions are terrible — they have been work...
DATE: Feb 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An emergency meeting of the musicians’ union last night brought out roughly 100 entertainers to discuss action over unspecific infractions of immigration policy.
The Bermuda Federation of Musician and Variety Artists held a “great” meeting at the Leo...
DATE: Feb 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government has kept quiet on plans to curtail high-cost diagnostic imaging — but the hospital has defended itself against claims by local physicians that it has been the main culprit for spiralling healthcare costs.
Pre-certification, which requires ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government examined options to drop the gaming referendum eight months before it was discarded amid accusations of an Opposition boycott.
However, Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell told The Royal Gazette the suggestions, contained in an advisory docum...
DATE: Feb 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Thanks to a $40,000 donation from Bermuda’s Roman Catholic community, the Island has raised nearly $64,000 for a life-saving effort in the Philippines.
A fundraiser by the group ANCOP (Answering the Cry of the Poor) in tandem with Couples for Christ ...
DATE: Feb 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
