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The reappointment of Director of Public Prosecutions Rory Field over a potential Bermudian candidate is not up for investigation, according to Governor George Fergusson.
“The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not called for mediation on the matter ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2014
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A surge in Financial Assistance clients, prompting Government to launch a fraud hotline to catch cheaters, was seized by the Opposition as a sign that the One Bermuda Alliance lacks a plan for jobs.
Michael Weeks, Shadow Community Minister, said yest...
DATE: Jan 10, 2014
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A secret Santa has been on a mission since Christmas Eve to bring gifts to each of the Island’s mothers who have lost a son to guns — and he is now halfway through his list.
The Parks Department worker told The Royal Gazette he’d been moved by the si...
DATE: Jan 10, 2014
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A group tasked with investigating cannabis reform in Bermuda expects to have its findings before Government later this year, according Cannabis Reform Collaborative member Stratton Hatfield.
The CRC also plans to deliver hypothetical figures for the ...
DATE: Jan 10, 2014
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A man jailed for making overtures towards a young girl will be freed by the Supreme Court, following a successful appeal.
Davaun Cox, 29, is expected to be released from custody today.
He was jailed for three years on May 16, 2013, with two years’ pr...
DATE: Jan 10, 2014
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An “unprecedented increase” in the number of people using Financial Assistance has led to Government launching an anonymous hotline for the public to report cases of fraud.
According to Wayne Scott, the Minister of Community, Culture and Sport, Gover...
DATE: Jan 09, 2014
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The environmental group Greenrock has restructured, with a board of directors put in place and Gordon Johnson appointed as its first executive director.
Mr Johnson, who joined Greenrock last month with more than 25 years’ experience in the non-profit...
DATE: Jan 08, 2014
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Bermuda’s special links with celebrated author Samuel Clemens — better known as Mark Twain — are to be explored this month, thanks to a collaboration with a prestigious US museum dedicated to Twain’s life and legacy.
Masterworks Museum will bring Mar...
DATE: Jan 07, 2014
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After years of neglect, the St George’s Golf Course is getting a make over from a team of four workers under the direction of the Parks Department.
“When you believe, you can achieve,” said St George’s North MP Kenneth Bascome, as the long grass was ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2014
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The first Sunday liquor sales by stores got cautiously underway yesterday, with many shoppers unsure of whether it had actually become legal.
Decried by some and welcomed by others, the relaxing of the law resulted in simply another regular day of bu...
DATE: Jan 06, 2014
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