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Michael Jackson fans are invited to head to a block party in Hamilton this weekend — on what would have been the late King of Pop's 51st birthday.
The Hott 107.5 event — entitled "It doesn't matter if you're black or white" — is from 4 p.m. until 11 ...
DATE: Aug 28, 2009
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A plane from London to Bermuda had to turn back mid-flight on Friday due to Hurricane Bill but one inconvenienced traveller has praised British Airways for its handling of the situation.
The flight left Gatwick Airport on time and was well over the A...
DATE: Aug 25, 2009
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A children's health specialist has warned that preventing middle school students who failed a new transfer exam from moving up to senior school could seriously jeopardise their education.
Paediatrician Bente Lundh told The Royal Gazette that the Mini...
DATE: Aug 20, 2009
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El James was reappointed Education Minister yesterday little more than a month after he lost the Cabinet post for publicly calling on the Premier to resign.
Mr. James was sworn-in by Governor Sir Richard Gozney at a 9 a.m. ceremony at Government Hou...
DATE: Aug 18, 2009
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El James has been reappointed Education Minister and was sworn-in at a ceremony at Government House this morning.
Mr. James lost his portfolio last month after publicly calling for Premier Ewart Brown to resign in the House of Assembly.
But insiders ...
DATE: Aug 17, 2009
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Twenty four students who should have started senior school next month are being made to redo their final year of middle school after failing an exam.
Acting Education Minister Kim Wilson announced yesterday that the pupils were given three chances to...
DATE: Aug 15, 2009
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A mother who tried to pay her teenaged daughter's traffic ticket had her cheque sent back to her — before being told not to bother paying the fine.
And it took another motorist almost six weeks before she was allowed to pay a $50 parking fine, despit...
DATE: Aug 14, 2009
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A military decoration awarded to a Bermudian First World War hero has been sold at auction in the UK — for more than four times its estimated value.
Lieutenant Arthur Rowe Spurling's WWI Distinguished Flying Cross went for £12,650 ($20,890) to an ano...
DATE: Aug 14, 2009
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A senior has criticised the authorities for twice turning him away when he tried to pay a parking fine — despite Government losing more than $1 million in revenue last year from unpaid tickets.
Michael Bickley, 75, was more than willing to cough up t...
DATE: Aug 13, 2009
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A prestigious military decoration awarded to a Bermudian First World War hero will be auctioned in England next week — and a local relative of the recipient is planning to bid.
Lieutenant Arthur Rowe Spurling, from Hamilton, was given the WWI Disting...
DATE: Aug 08, 2009
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