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Few people intend to make efforts to conserve electricity despite increasing energy costs.
The Royal Gazette took to the streets of Hamilton to ask people what they thought of growing energy bills after it was revealed the cost of electricity rose b...
DATE: May 13, 2013
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Does your dad deserve to be more dapper?
This month, The Royal Gazette will be giving away a full makeover to one deserving dad as part of our “Father’s Day Makeover Contest”.
The selected Grand Prize winner will earn an exclusive VIP makeover by TK ...
DATE: May 11, 2013
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Plans to turn a Paget home into a veterinary office have been submitted to the Department of Planning.
The planning application, submitted by the Silver Moon Trust, would turn the basement level of the house ‘Netherlands’ on The Lane into a veterinar...
DATE: May 11, 2013
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The Bermuda High School is continuing its fundraising push to support its students, and honouring those who have made donations.
Over the last week, the school has celebrated Donor Week, paying tribute to those who help the school meet its tuition ga...
DATE: May 11, 2013
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Education
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The Bermuda College last night formally opened the Brian Burland Centre for Research.
The area serves the dual purpose of providing new facilities for the college and honouring the late Bermudian writer.
It features a reading room and a climate-contr...
DATE: May 10, 2013
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Former Acting Director of Telecommunications Hiram Edwards was improperly stripped of the post, according to the Supreme Court.
The court heard the decision to revoke his appointment came after it was discovered the department was $276,213 over budge...
DATE: May 10, 2013
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Royal Gazette reader has come to the defence of the Island’s Alzheimer’s unit after the department came under fire.
UK’s Dementia Training Company recently called the Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Unit at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital outdat...
DATE: May 10, 2013
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Health
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda National Standards Committee (BNSC) has unveiled the latest accredited and certified members of the committee.
In a presentation at Charities House, the group formally accredited the Happy Valley Child Care Centre, along with the Bermuda ...
DATE: May 09, 2013
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Improvements to the airfield at LF Wade International Airport may cause some flight delays, according to the Department of Airport Operations.
Most of the improvements will be made at night however “ongoing work required to install the new radar unit...
DATE: May 09, 2013
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Dorcas Francis was stunned to be named the 2013 Nurse of the Year by her peers, despite more than three decades of work.
“I actually fell back in my chair because I really didn’t expect it,” she said yesterday. “It’s wonderful, not just for me, but f...
DATE: May 09, 2013
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Health
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Owain Johnston-Barnes