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His plumed hat and crisp white Bermuda shorts were the first things to greet visitors to the Castle Harbour Hotel for 20 years — and anyone who ever got a ride in his cab is unlikely to have forgotten him.
Award-winning taxi driver and doorman Victor...
DATE: Aug 04, 2008
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A honeymooning bride died after getting into difficulty while swimming at Snorkel Park on Thursday — less than a week after her wedding.
Cruise ship visitor Ting Chen, 28, was with husband Ron at the Dockyard beach when she collapsed just before 4.30...
DATE: Aug 02, 2008
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Chamber of Commerce executive vice president Diane Gordon has pledged to consider running again for election onto the Corporation of Hamilton after losing out on a seat in Monday's by-election.
Ms Gordon came fifth out of the six candidates contestin...
DATE: Jul 23, 2008
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Three new councillors were elected onto the Corporation of Hamilton last night on what one of the losing candidates declared a "mandate of change".
Glen Smith, Charles Gosling and Anne Kast polled the most votes out of the six candidates standing in ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2008
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Police have pinpointed the area where an American tourist was slashed with an axe last week and are urging anyone in the vicinity at the time to come forward.
Detectives now believe the 46-year-old Massachusetts man was mugged by four men on Friswell...
DATE: Jul 22, 2008
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The Royal Gazette asked each of the six candidates running to become common councillors in today's City Hall by-election to respond to questions on key issues in Hamilton. Here's how they answered:
Question: Do you think Hamilton should move toward m...
DATE: Jul 21, 2008
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The City of Hamilton heads to the polls today to vote in three new common councillors.
But today's by-election — in which less than 450 voters will be able to cast a ballot — could be one of the last for the municipality in its present form.
Governme...
DATE: Jul 21, 2008
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Backbench MP Trevor Moniz is calling on the six candidates running for election onto the Corporation of Hamilton to take a firm stand on the issues affecting the city.
The Opposition politician told The Royal Gazette the municipality had been an old ...
DATE: Jul 19, 2008
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Corporation of Hamilton councillor Kathryn Gibbons has pulled out of the race to become alderman, claiming the contest between her and fellow councillor Pamela Ferreira could have become "divisive and a distraction".
Mrs. Gibbons has withdrawn her ca...
DATE: Jul 18, 2008
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Full-time enrolment at Bermuda College has dropped to its second lowest point in the last five years — with tiny numbers of students now taking technical education and hospitality courses.
Figures released by the Ministry of Education reveal that the...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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