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A celebrated producer and a pair of international film critics have been unveiled as the jury for the Bermuda International Film Festival’s short film competition.
The jury is being headed by producer Jan Harlan who worked with Stanley Kubrick on ico...
DATE: Mar 21, 2014
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The 17th Annual Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF) is set to begin this Friday and today’s edition of The Royal Gazette includes the official 24-page guide to the week’s movies and special events.
This year’s festival, themed ‘Global Visions’...
DATE: Mar 19, 2014
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The Smoke Shop owner Michael Heslop is working to bring back Bermuda’s first cash crop — tobacco — albeit in a smaller scale.
Mr Heslop has spent the last few months growing local tobacco for sale in his store in the Washington Mall.
“This is all goi...
DATE: Mar 15, 2014
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Raleigh Bermuda yesterday remembered a fallen friend, unveiling a mural at Paget Primary School in honour of Malcolm Outerbridge.
Malcolm, who was murdered in October 2011 at the age of 18, had been heavily involved in the group and had recently take...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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The first six names for the City of Hamilton’s Walkway of Fame have been unveiled.
Celebrated musician Stan (Lord Necktie) Seymour, PALS founder Hilary Soares, educator Edwin Skinner and seamstress Hazel Christopher will each receive their own plaque...
DATE: Mar 13, 2014
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Finance Minister Bob Richards has emphasised the immense amount that the Government is spending on interest for debt as the House of Assembly’s debate on the 2014/15 Budget continued.
Delivering his budget brief for the Ministry of Finance, Mr Richar...
DATE: Mar 11, 2014
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Government is working to improve efficiency in public transportation but was warned in the House of Assembly that they may have an uphill battle.
Delivering the budget brief for the Ministry of Tourism Development and Transport, Minister Shawn Crockw...
DATE: Mar 11, 2014
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A host of the Island’s young people were honoured on the weekend as part of Teen Service’s Outstanding Teen Awards.
Warwick Academy student Lindsay Fisher took home the grand prize, winning the 2014 Overall Outstanding Teen Award, but she was just on...
DATE: Mar 10, 2014
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A group of visitors from New Jersey were surprised this week to discover a message in a bottle on a Bermuda beach.
Daniel and Barbara Jones and their friends Charles and Maureen Richvalsky discovered the green glass bottle containing the note while w...
DATE: Mar 10, 2014
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Rough weather off the coast of Bermuda forced the crew of one sailing vessel to abandon ship this weekend.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said that the Swedish registered Bull, en route to St Georges from Stuart, Florida, got ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2014
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