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Anti-racism campaigner Cordell Riley welcomed calls for open discussion on the issue of race equity, made this week by Canadian lawyer Kevin Comeau.
Mr Comeau also said the lead-up to the coming election could provide an opportunity for forward progr...
DATE: Jul 20, 2012
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Racial inequity persists in Bermuda despite a lack of any racist intent, according to Kevin Comeau.
But while he said many white Bermudians are unwilling to discuss the issue, making it difficult to make any headway, he said the coming general electi...
DATE: Jul 18, 2012
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A surgeon has filed a writ against the Bermuda Hospitals Board over an alleged breach of contract.
The writ, filed on July 2, lists Christopher Johnson as the complainant and the Bermuda Hospital Board as the defendant.
The Royal Gazette was not able...
DATE: Jul 13, 2012
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National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief was this week shown RFA Argus, a Royal Navy ship deployed to support Bermuda and the region.
The 574ft (175m) vessel was berthed in Dockyard, with ship staff meeting with the Police Service and the Regiment...
DATE: Jul 12, 2012
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Repaving works, a crane and a fashion show are set to cause several street closures in Hamilton this weekend.
According to a City of Hamilton spokeswoman, the section of Front Street between Parliament and King Streets will be closed between 7am on S...
DATE: Jul 06, 2012
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A zip line running the length of Dockyard could be introduced next year as an attraction for both visitors and residents.
Fantasea owner Michael Heslop and Canadian company Greenheart have applied to install a zip line at the west end site, which wou...
DATE: Jul 06, 2012
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Government has cancelled a weekend ferry service between Dockyard and St George’s, according to Mayor Kenneth Bascome.
The service was introduced at the request of cruise ship operators.
Mr Bascome said he was told that low ridership and high costs w...
DATE: Jul 05, 2012
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The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science (BIOS) is already on the right track, according to the institute’s newly named director.
Dr William Curry, the Director of the Ocean and Climate Change Institute and Senior Scientist in the Department of Geology...
DATE: Jul 05, 2012
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Community members met this week calling for unity after last week’s fatal shooting.
Around 100 people came together at the First Church of God Monday evening, only a short distance from where Joshua Robinson was murdered.
Hosting the meeting, Glenn F...
DATE: Jul 03, 2012
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A Paget man who drove over an embankment in an early morning traffic accident died yesterday from his injuries.
A police spokesman said officers and other emergency personnel arrived at the scene of the accident in near Paynters Road in Hamilton Pari...
DATE: Jul 02, 2012
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