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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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Governor Sir Richard Gozney, yesterday, urged anyone with evidence of criminality in relation to the over-budget TCD construction project to come forward.
But his comments sparked criticism from Premier Ewart Brown, whose Transport Ministry took resp...
DATE: Oct 27, 2010
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Tributes were paid yesterday to two senior civil servants who died unexpectedly at the weekend — Assistant Commissioner of Prisons Clarence Davis and Tax Commissioner Michael Crichlow.
Mr. Davis is understood to have suffered a stroke on Saturday aft...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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Police have attended two reported firearms incidents in Pembroke this lunchtime.
The first was at about 1.15 p.m. when gunshots were heard on Overview Hill.
A Police spokesman told The Royal Gazette: “There was no report of any injuries.”
The second ...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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Taxpayers shelled out $10 million more than expected for the Island's three vehicle safety and emissions testing centres after Government "relinquished control" to two linked private companies, the Auditor General has revealed.
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DATE: Oct 22, 2010
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Claims of cronyism have dogged the Government's vehicle safety and emissions testing programme for years — and last night there was no let up in the criticism.
Opposition MPs said the findings of Auditor General Heather Jacobs Matthews in her special...
DATE: Oct 22, 2010
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