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Caribbean dignitaries visiting Bermuda for the 69th Annual Exhibition have praised the involvement of young people in the event.
Senator Norman Grant, president of the Jamaica Agricultural Society and chairman of the Caribbean Farmers' Network, told ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2007
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The number of tourists visiting Bermuda increased by almost a quarter in 2006 to more than 635,000, according to new figures released by Government.
The latest Quarterly Bulletin of Statistics revealed that 635,272 air and cruise passengers visited t...
DATE: Apr 23, 2007
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Cruise ship passengers left stranded at Dockyard after they were unable to buy bus or ferry passes have received an apology from the Ministry of Tourism and Transport.
The tourists on the Costa Magica landed in Bermuda a day late last Thursday due to...
DATE: Apr 23, 2007
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The timing could not have been more perfect. As crowds gathered yesterday to witness the official opening of the Somerset Long Bay East Nature Reserve, an osprey swooped into view.
Its arrival to cries of delight from onlookers, seconds before Deputy...
DATE: Apr 23, 2007
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When self-proclaimed “Aboriginal” artist Sylvia Huege de Serville discovered her roots lay in Bermuda, not Australia, she was understandably devastated.
The New Zealander had built a successful career as an indigenous visual artist, documenting on ca...
DATE: Apr 21, 2007
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Soldiers and performers from Bermuda have travelled to the US to take part in an international tattoo.
A 75-member contingent from the Island will perform at the Virginia International Tattoo along with hundreds of others from around the world this w...
DATE: Apr 20, 2007
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Shaundae Jones’ mother has uncovered an essay written by her son before his death criticising the investigation into the murder of Canadian teenager Rebecca Middleton.
Marsha Jones said her son - whose own slaying in April 2003 has yet to be solved -...
DATE: Apr 18, 2007
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“They’ve taken out all the stops today,” said one Supreme Court official, shaking her head - and her umbrella - as she tried in vain to get into her locked office during the lunchtime break yesterday.
Inside, the usher normally charged with keeping c...
DATE: Apr 17, 2007
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A Bermudian mother whose son’s murder has never been solved was in court yesterday to show support for the family of slain Canadian teen Rebecca Middleton.
Marsha Jones told The Royal Gazette: “We have both lost our children and had no justice. We wo...
DATE: Apr 17, 2007
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The number of full-time students at Bermuda College has fallen by almost a quarter in the last year — but new president Duranda Greene has pledged to reverse the trend.
Figures provided to The Royal Gazette by Dr. Greene, who took over as president l...
DATE: Apr 16, 2007
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