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The devastated owner of a confiscated pit bull puppy called yesterday “the saddest day of my life” — after being told via e-mail that her beloved Hershey had been killed by Government.
“I’m just in shock,” a distraught Gina Davis told The Royal Gazet...
DATE: Dec 07, 2013
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As the trial for three men accused of burglary with an imitation gun nears its end, one of the accused took the stand to deny all involvement.
Tyun Smith-Ming, 25, told the Supreme Court he didn’t even know the two other men — Justis Smith and Jerome...
DATE: Dec 07, 2013
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A long-awaited report on the governance of the City of Hamilton can now be revealed, including an investigation of the Corporation’s handling of its secretive waterfront development deal.
Bermuda Ombudsman Arlene Brock had pledged to deliver her repo...
DATE: Dec 06, 2013
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For a young Bermudian travelling to Africa for the first time, the surprise meeting with legend Nelson Mandela remains memorable 18 years later.
Miss Bermuda Renita Minors was 22 when she attended the Miss World Pageant hosted by South Africa, which ...
DATE: Dec 06, 2013
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With the passing of Nelson Mandela, leading figures across the community shared their thoughts on his meaning in their lives.
Former Premier Alex Scott
Nelson Mandela is a prototype of a freedom fighter. In his initial struggles, he was an enemy of...
DATE: Dec 06, 2013
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Nelson Mandela was recalled warmly by veteran Bermudian politician Sir John Swan — who, now aged 78, took the occasion to reflect on his own mortality.
The former Premier told The Royal Gazette: “After apartheid was dismantled, I happened to be in th...
DATE: Dec 06, 2013
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A revolutionary turned visionary, Nelson Mandela first fired the spirits of politically conscious Bermudians more than 50 years ago.
Decades later the Island also played a quiet role in talks between South Africa’s National Party and the African Nati...
DATE: Dec 06, 2013
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Local businesses that have already paid fees to a UK copyright protection group might be entitled to a refund if the group decides they have been overcharged.
The Performance Rights Society has decided to “reconsider their approach” on charging Bermu...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013
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St David’s Primary School students now have iPads, thanks to an ACE Bermuda fund in memory of the late MP Madeline Joell.
All 14 of the school’s P2 pupils, along with their teacher, have the tablet computers for use in their wireless classroom. The i...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013
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Education
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Government runs the risk of “making trouble for itself” in the upcoming gambling referendum, according to the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST).
BEST head Stuart Hayward said the group would prefer “a more neutral wording for the ...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013
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