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Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox has given herself responsibility for capital projects in a dramatic shake-up of Government announced yesterday.
The Premier has created new Ministries, renamed others and put herself in charge of a soon-to-be-fo...
DATE: Nov 02, 2010
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Police are investigating a complaint that the founder of Segway Tours Bermuda stole money from the company.
But Robert Territo strenuously denies the claim and insists he does not understand why his former partner Ben Fairn kicked him out of the firm...
DATE: Nov 01, 2010
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An alleged bigamist living in Bermuda has been exposed by a national British newspaper.
Roderick Petty had already been married for 21 years and had a son with his first wife, when he married a second woman in Bahrain in 2007, according to the Daily ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2010
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The Mayor of St. George’s will ask new Premier Paula Cox to rescind parts of the controversial Municipalities Reform Act passed under her predecessor.
Kenneth Bascome told The Royal Gazette that removing the rights of business owners to vote was wron...
DATE: Nov 01, 2010
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He is considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time — but the mighty Garry Kasparov was silenced by Bermudian senior Larry Ebbin after he disrupted an event in Siberia.
Mr. Ebbin made newspaper and television headlines in Russia afte...
DATE: Nov 01, 2010
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Readers of The Royal Gazette have told us some of the questions they want new Premier Paula Cox to answer and suggested what her top priorities ought to be.
More than 2,500 people logged onto our website for live coverage of the PLP leadership electi...
DATE: Nov 01, 2010
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Tropical Storm Shary led to the closure of the Causeway last night but its impact on Bermuda was milder than expected.
The system passed further away from the Island than predicted meaning the 40 to 50 knot (46 to 58 mph) winds which had been forecas...
DATE: Oct 30, 2010
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The PLP ushered in a host of new faces to run the party at this week's delegates' conference — many of them in their 20s and 30s.
Seven new officers were elected to the party's 12-strong executive team: Anthony Richardson, Michael-Jay Landy, Owen Dar...
DATE: Oct 30, 2010
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True courage, a willingness to bring about change and a commitment to good governance — those are just a few of the qualities that commentators, activists and other public figures are looking for in the next Premier of Bermuda.
The Royal Gazette aske...
DATE: Oct 29, 2010
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"You have to speak from the heart and you have to say what you believe in," declared Dale Butler last night, after suffering a crushing defeat in his bid to become leader of the Progressive Labour Party.
The former Cabinet Minister won just two votes...
DATE: Oct 29, 2010
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