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Two brothers who set out in a tiny open fishing boat from the States to Bermuda to prove it could withstand high seas have made it safely home.
Ralph and Bob Brown arrived in New York Harbour on Friday afternoon after leaving St. George’s on Wednesda...
DATE: May 14, 2007
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A decision by Environment Minister Neletha Butterfield (pictured) to allow a “powerful and politically influential” church to build a two-storey car park was last night branded “scandalous” by the Opposition.
Shadow Environment Minister Cole Simons a...
DATE: May 14, 2007
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Vulnerable witnesses and victims of serious crime could be moved abroad prior to court trials to prevent intimidation, the Justice Minister revealed last night.
Attorney General Philip Perinchief told The Royal Gazette the measure was likely to be in...
DATE: May 12, 2007
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Salsa may be a traditional Latin dance but a group of performers from the Island gave it a distinctly Bermudian flavour when they took part in an international convention.A party of 17 from the Sabor Dance School travelled to Canada recently for the ...
DATE: May 12, 2007
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The Attorney General yesterday promised a raft of measures to modernise Bermuda’s criminal justice system including legislation to protect vulnerable victims and witnesses.
Senator Philip Perinchief told a conference that a change in the law was need...
DATE: May 11, 2007
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Two years ago, US businesswoman Tina Byles Williams was riding high as chief executive officer of pension plan advisors FIS Group, a Philadelphia-based company which counted the Government of Bermuda among its clients. But a fundraising lunch she org...
DATE: May 11, 2007
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A businesswoman accused of organising an alleged “pay-to-play” luncheon for the Premier in 2002 has launched a libel action in the US to clear her company’s name.
Tina Byles Williams (formerly Poitevien) is suing a trio of “disgruntled” former employ...
DATE: May 11, 2007
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Calls for an Island-wide feeding programme for hungry schoolchildren continue to grow — though not everyone believes the state should provide the solution.
The Royal Gazette reported last week on a group of volunteers from the Seventh-day Adventist C...
DATE: May 08, 2007
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Bermuda's headteachers have for years been sounding the same warnings as an expert team brought in tackle the failing education system, according to the president of the Association of School Principals.
Freddie Evans told The Royal Gazette that the ...
DATE: May 08, 2007
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The chairman of Berkeley Institute's board of governors said on Friday he was keen to hear more about an idea to join the school in a federation with CedarBridge Academy.
Calvin White told The Royal Gazette: "I do think it's an interesting concept an...
DATE: May 07, 2007
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