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There was room for plenty more on Elbow Beach, as the traditional Christmas gathering got underway: as of noon, a crowd of perhaps 150 dotted the sands with red Santa hats.
Popular among Bermuda’s overseas workers, the event often fills the beach and...
DATE: Dec 25, 2013
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Christmas is coming a little early for 20 needy East End families, thanks to the St George’s Parish Council.
Members of the 12-strong group anonymously submitted the names of people in their respective areas who have been struggling to make ends meet...
DATE: Dec 24, 2013
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Government has dropped its case for an injunction to block Corporation of Hamilton councillors from getting paid roughly $55,000 for attending more than a year’s worth of meetings.
The Government opted to discontinue its case with the leave of the Su...
DATE: Dec 21, 2013
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A US drug mule caught with cannabis in LF Wade International Airport has been freed after his sentence was slashed on appeal.
Rodney Small, 30, must wait for travel arrangements to be made — but the Supreme Court has deemed his time spent in custody ...
DATE: Dec 20, 2013
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Court
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Bermuda’s team of student actors got a round of applause from new Education Minister Grant Gibbons and Junior Minister Leah Scott after racking up awards at the Caribbean Secondary School Festival in Barbados.
Dr Gibbons said the group deserved extra...
DATE: Dec 20, 2013
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The Corporation of Hamilton’s raft of grievances over Government’s intervention into municipal affairs have been laid out in a threat of legal action acquired by The Royal Gazette.
Parliament’s latest sessions saw a number of Corporation leases cont...
DATE: Dec 20, 2013
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Families who have been on a waiting list for Christmas food will be able to put meals on their tables thanks to big-hearted staff at Lancashire Insurance Company Limited.
The business bought $4,000 worth of food — also taking advantage of the 10 perc...
DATE: Dec 19, 2013
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A donation of $100,000 by the Kitson Group has pushed the fundraising campaign for Bermuda’s new hospital wing to the $30 million mark.
Brothers Kirk and Richard Kitson handed over the cheque to Bermuda Hospitals Board chairman Jonathan Brewin to mar...
DATE: Dec 19, 2013
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Health
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Jonathan Bell
The Corporation of Hamilton scored a victory in the Supreme Court yesterday — as part of the ongoing legal battle over the disputed rights of management to take part in a labour bargaining unit.
City management have opted to sue the Corporation, acc...
DATE: Dec 18, 2013
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Food charity the Eliza DoLittle Society has received a $5,000 windfall from Rubis Energy Bermuda, as the group struggles to meet unprecedented levels of need.
“We’re rushed off our feet,” said Eliza DoLittle head Margaret Ward. “The best example I ca...
DATE: Dec 18, 2013
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