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Santa Claus is coming to town next month — but he might not drop in on an unlucky garden centre which has had its entire stock of 600 Christmas trees confiscated by officials.
Aberfeldy Nurseries had three containers of fraser fir trees seized at the...
DATE: Nov 25, 2008
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Weeding and planting was all part of a day's work for Bank of Bermuda staff last week when they helped out at two nature reserves.
About 200 volunteers worked over four days on beautifying Evans Bay Pond, a plot of land at Skroggins Hill, Southampton...
DATE: Nov 25, 2008
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Reading was top of the agenda for students across the Island this week as they celebrated International Literacy Day.
Education Minister El James paid a visit to Purvis Primary School to learn about pupils' progress, while members of Bermuda Reading ...
DATE: Nov 24, 2008
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Bankrupt lawyers could soon be allowed to practice law in Bermuda if a new proposal from Attorney General Kim Wilson is approved by Parliament.
Ms Wilson told the Bar Association, the governing body for lawyers on the Island, earlier this month that ...
DATE: Nov 22, 2008
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Wearing masks from Switzerland, performing in the style of a Parisian theatre tradition and acting parts of a play set in Chile, senior school students have taken part in workshops with a truly global flavour this week.
Pupils at CedarBridge Academy,...
DATE: Nov 22, 2008
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The Corporation of Hamilton is likely to open up some of its meetings to the public in the "very foreseeable future", according to Secretary Ed Benevides.
He told The Royal Gazette yesterday that though the issue hadn't been fully aired among members...
DATE: Nov 21, 2008
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The Corporation of Hamilton is likely to open up some of its meetings to the public in the "very foreseeable future", according to Secretary Ed Benevides.
He told The Royal Gazette yesterday that though the issue hadn't been fully aired among members...
DATE: Nov 21, 2008
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Cable and Wireless has promised to credit customers who dialled local numbers but were billed for international calls.
The company said yesterday that a billing anomaly during October meant some customers were wrongly charged for calling local number...
DATE: Nov 21, 2008
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We are all born free — that was the message given to primary school students as they were presented with illustrated books depicting the rights of every human on earth.
Amnesty International Bermuda is donating a hardback children's version of the Un...
DATE: Nov 21, 2008
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A faculty strike at a Canadian university has left Bermudian students in limbo and worried about whether they'll make it home in time for their summer jobs next year.
The work stoppage over pay at York University in Toronto, which began on November 6...
DATE: Nov 20, 2008
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