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The Mid-Atlantic Boat Club has vowed to close ranks against gangsters after much-loved regular Michael Phillips was shot dead on the premises.
“We are going to get our club back,” secretary Marcia Fubler told The Royal Gazette.
“Let these little boys...
DATE: Oct 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island’s new brand image was given an upbeat appraisal by Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert, in light of a modest increase in air arrivals.
Two months after Bermuda was rebranded as ‘So Much More’ for tourists, Mr Furbert presented a two percent ris...
DATE: Oct 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
White privilege means higher pay for white residents — but complex factors also affect the wage gap, according to one employment head.
Census statistics show consistent variance in median annual incomes for white and black workers who hold the same l...
DATE: Oct 18, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Census figures on income show the Progressive Labour Party Government’s failure to advance black Bermudians, the United Bermuda Party has charged.
UBP leader Kim Swan spoke out over the “significant disparity between blacks and whites with the same ...
DATE: Oct 18, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Black Bermudians with the same academic qualifications as their white counterparts are still earning significantly less, according to Census statistics.
Median annual income for black residents holding a bachelor’s degree was $80,640 in 2010 — compar...
DATE: Oct 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Father-of-two Michael Phillips was killed by one of two gunmen who fired shots inside and outside the Mid-Atlantic Boat Club on Sunday.
Officers said the 42-year-old taxi driver was shot by a gunman at about 9.35pm as he sat on his motorcycle in the ...
DATE: Oct 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A woman who cried foul after losing her life savings in a house “flipping” scheme sparred in the Supreme Court over her awareness of the risks she was taking.
Lawyer Charles Richardson is defending Cedric Oates, 41, against a charge of making a state...
DATE: Oct 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
He’s no stranger to climbing mountains and Eric Robinson’s first hike for charity proved exhilarating as he expected and also brutal.
Mr Robinson took on the Sierra Nevada on the US West Coast to raise money for the Island’s at-risk youth.
Crossing 1...
DATE: Oct 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new home is urgently needed for a modern population of Bermuda's iconic Spanish hogs, as local farmer Tom Wadson comes under increasing pressure from costs.
“It's coming down to a question of, 'how long can you keep them?'” said Mr Wadson, who is f...
DATE: Oct 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A teacher who said she lost everything in a plan to “flip” US real estate has admitted she’d previously fallen for a pyramid scheme.
Lawyer Charles Richardson suggested in the Supreme Court that Dianne Laird, 45, had a history of making high-risk inv...
DATE: Oct 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
