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Sobriety tests at the scenes of accidents will be introduced in the upcoming session of Parliament, while speed camera legislation is likely to be tabled in the subsequent session, Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell told yesterday’s road safety summi...
DATE: Feb 12, 2015
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A midday blaze gutted part of a Sandys nursery yesterday, but a woman and four small children managed to get out unscathed.
According to a Police spokesman, smoke and fire were seen “billowing from the residence” when they arrived at about 12.30pm.
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DATE: Feb 12, 2015
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Long serving staff from White’s supermarkets, which closed in 2012, remain unpaid — including seniors who worked decades for the company and say they can’t get any answers.
One caller told The Royal Gazette that his mother, who is in her early 70s an...
DATE: Feb 11, 2015
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A photographic walkabout of St George organised by the group Art on the Town Bermuda yielded striking images offering a fresh look at the Olde Towne.
For nine-year-old photographer Cat Russo, it was a chance to continue her pursuit of the perfect sho...
DATE: Feb 11, 2015
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Unions resorted to industrial action over furlough days prematurely and unnecessarily, according to former Labour and Home Affairs Minister Quinton Edness, who said the Island’s image had suffered as a result.
Mr Edness said that while he was ministe...
DATE: Feb 10, 2015
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A history of the Progressive Labour Party from its birth in 1963 to its ascension to Government in 1998 is nearing completion, but is still open for pictures and accounts to be added to its pages.
The epic privately commissioned work, written primari...
DATE: Feb 10, 2015
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There was no word last night from the Bermuda Trade Union Congress on the viability of a graduated system of furlough days that would spare low-earning Government workers from losing out.
However, two proponents of reserving furloughs for more salari...
DATE: Feb 10, 2015
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Bermuda is “at the edge of a cliff, about to fall over and still trying to decide if we’re going to call for help” when it comes to reviving its economy, according to former Premier John Swan.
“We’ve left everything too late — we’re a dollar too poor...
DATE: Feb 09, 2015
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A Bermudian medical student aspiring to become a doctor but struggling to pay for her tuition is now able to continue studying — thanks to help from the Hamilton Rotary Club.
After providing $10,000, the organisation is asking for others who finished...
DATE: Feb 07, 2015
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The Bermuda Festival has come under fire from the Bermuda Entertainment Union (BEU) for falling short on including local talent — despite the charity’s protest that its focus is on bringing international acts to the Island.
The BEU acknowledged recei...
DATE: Feb 04, 2015
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