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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 Gibbons has withdrawn her ca...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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Emily Ross was expected to do well in her International Baccalaureate exams — but even she got a shock when she got her results.
The 17-year-old Bermuda High School for Girls student achieved a perfect score of 45, becoming one of an elite internatio...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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Corporation of Hamilton Secretary Kelly Miller has left City Hall — but the municipality would not say last night whether she jumped or was pushed.
Mayor Sutherland Madeiros issued a statement yesterday announcing that a new Secretary, Edward Benevid...
DATE: Jul 16, 2008
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The much-criticised Secretary of the Corporation of Hamilton has been replaced, it was announced by the Mayor today.
Kelly Miller has already left City Hall and her position has been taken by certified system auditor Edward Benevides, a former senior...
DATE: Jul 15, 2008
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