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Two daredevil brothers who set out on a perilous journey from Bermuda to the US in a tiny open fishing boat have set a new world record.
Ralph and Bob Brown found out this week that the Guinness Book of World Records has certified their 774-mile trip...
DATE: Nov 09, 2007
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Mega cruise ships will be coming to Bermuda until at least 2018 under a new deal struck between Government and Norwegian Cruise Line.
The ten-year agreement — which will come into effect in 2009 — was announced at a press conference yesterday by Prem...
DATE: Nov 08, 2007
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A 78-year-old cyclist died in hospital after apparently falling off his pedal bike during his weekly ride around Harrington Sound.
Patrick James Mayers was found in a semi-conscious state near the junction of South Road and Tucker's Town Road by two ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2007
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Industry members still have serious concerns about the quality of a training lab for electrical wiring students at Bermuda College, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Claims that the facility is not up to scratch surfaced last month, prompting an angry re...
DATE: Nov 07, 2007
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Drunks will have no excuse for driving home after a night on the town thanks to a new free taxi service in Hamilton.
The Centre for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention (CADA) is relaunching its Let Us Drive minibus campaign this Friday with an extra el...
DATE: Nov 07, 2007
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Premier Dr. Ewart Brown will not appeal yesterday's decision by a judge to reject his personal bid to muzzle the press — but last night he pledged to fight a libel action with "both determination and resolve".
Dr. Brown, who unsuccessfully applied to...
DATE: Nov 07, 2007
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A spat over where the weekly St. George summertime street festival should be held is expected to dominate a public meeting in the East End tonight.
The Market Night event — which is held on Tuesday evenings during the cruise ship season — was moved t...
DATE: Nov 07, 2007
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The Anglican Bishop has accused Government of interfering in church affairs in an "entirely inappropriate" way over the issuing of work permits to non-Bermudian clergymen.
Bishop Ewan Ratteray has reignited a long-running row with the Department of I...
DATE: Nov 06, 2007
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A pledge to allow students to study for free at Bermuda College was among the education promises included in yesterday's Throne Speech.
The Government said it would amend the Bermuda College Act 1974 to change the admissions procedures to allow all B...
DATE: Nov 03, 2007
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Fans of the Bard will be able to watch six of his plays in the space of a week next spring when youngsters stage the first Bermuda Shakespeare Schools Festival.
Budding thespians from five senior schools and Bermuda College will perform abridged vers...
DATE: Nov 02, 2007
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