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A proposal to develop a more international Bermuda College, with dormitories for local students, fell on deaf ears with Government, a former College Chairman has said.
Insurance industry leader Brian Hall told The Royal Gazette he was offended when, ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“Seamen” in Bermuda are now known as “seafarers” — and rules for their pay, food and medical care by ship owners have been tightened, under a Bill approved in the Senate.
Senators anticipated extra revenue for the Island, through inspection and certi...
DATE: Jul 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Pledging to take aim at gang leaders and stamp out “the terrorists in our midst”, the Senate approved get-tough legislation aspiring to eliminate gang activity by the end of 2015.
The Criminal Code Amendment Act 2012 also represents “the first time w...
DATE: Jul 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A penniless 66-year-old is struggling to make her way forward here after decades spent living in Jamaica.
Jacqueline Perinchief insists her decision to return to Bermuda two years ago was “the worst mistake” of her life.
The dual national claims she...
DATE: Jul 18, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 20-year-old who kept a video game console after waiting outside during a “horrendous” armed house invasion has been sentenced in the Supreme Court to a year in jail.
Addressing Dwayne Curtis Brangman, who admitted to handling stolen goods taken fr...
DATE: Jul 18, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Excess medical waste that piled up in containers while the hospital incinerator was out of commission has been removed from a dump at the West End.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Hospitals Board said that all the remaining hazardous waste from Sally P...
DATE: Jul 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man who lost his wife and their sailboat in a freak accident off Bermuda yesterday spoke of his mixed feelings following the vessel’s recovery last week.
Rob Anderson’s wife Jan was swept overboard after their boat was hit by a rogue wave as they t...
DATE: Jul 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Airport paperwork will be cut next month for guest workers, according to National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief.
Starting August 1, permanent residency holders and residents with work permits will no longer fill out the pink Immigration Arrival...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Playing before a crowded US convention hall proved an adventure for young musicians Jade Balboda and Jordan DeShields.
The two provided the lone Bermuda contingent for the Lions Club Youth Band, in the club’s latest convention in the US.
The On Centr...
DATE: Jul 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A controversial law forcing Bermudians married to non-Bermudians to obtain a licence for the purchase of their own homes has been rolled back in the House of Assembly.
However, such couples will still require approval to buy a second home — which One...
DATE: Jul 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
