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The Corporation of St George will next month hold an election to fill a vacant Common Councillor position.
The election is to be held June 14.
The five Common Councillor positions are usually filled during the municipal elections however only four in...
DATE: May 18, 2012
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The cost of new affordable housing intended to replace the Victoria and Albert Rows is too high, according to One Bermuda Alliance.
Party leader Craig Cannonier said the new units would put further pressure on Bermudians trying to rent or sell their ...
DATE: May 17, 2012
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The Department of Waste Management will be holding a special waste drop-off event this week for some hazardous items.
This Friday and Saturday between 9am and 4pm, members of the public will be able to drop off fluorescent bulbs, pesticides, hobby ch...
DATE: May 17, 2012
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St George’s may not have a fully functioning police station, but the St George’s Community Action Team (CAT) believe they are preventing crime.
Earlier this week, the team took The Royal Gazette around the old town, highlighting the work that has bee...
DATE: May 17, 2012
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Students at the Bermuda High School took home both first and second prizes in the first Earth Day Student Video Competition.
The video “Plastic Bag” by BHS’s Lara Hetzel, following a single blue, plastic bag as it is blown into the ocean, took home t...
DATE: May 16, 2012
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An award presentation for a returning soldier turned into a different type of celebration as Pte Jonathan Gibbons proposed to his long-time girlfriend.
With a tear in her eye, Jessica Rains accepted the proposal, sparking a round of applause from Pte...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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The Bermuda Education Network will host a maths-based conference for parents and teachers next week.
Math Extravaganza will feature presenters from public and private schools as well as the Bermuda Education Council.
Information booths will also be s...
DATE: May 12, 2012
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It might not be the smoothest ride, but the National Trust was excited to be given an iconic bicycle this week.
A spokeswoman for the charity announced that John Leseur, of Oleander Cycles, had been kind enough to donate a Penny Farthing, a bicycle d...
DATE: May 12, 2012
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Leilanni Nesbeth is already a ten-year-old football star in Bermuda, going head to head with the boys.
Now, she is hoping to put her skills to the test in the US, joining the Bermuda Brazilian Football School to take part in the Disney World Cup, and...
DATE: May 12, 2012
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A British family kicked off the Island after living here for 20 years has abandoned its fight to return.
Stephen Tomlinson and his wife Kirsty made headlines earlier this week after they called on the British Government to plead their case.
The pair...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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