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The financial impact of using Bermuda Regiment soldiers to help with the clean-up after the two recent storms is to be reviewed by the Ministry of Finance.
An average of 200 to 250 soldiers a day were embodied for ten days owing to Tropical Storm Fay...
DATE: Oct 30, 2014
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Annual spending on health in Bermuda rose from about $7,000 per person in 2007 to more than $11,000 in 2013, according to newly released figures.
Bermuda Health Council released its National Health Accounts Report 2014 this morning, showing an increa...
DATE: Oct 28, 2014
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Former Premier Ewart Brown has paid tribute to hotelier Reginald (Toby) Dillas, who has died at the age of 76.
Dr Brown said in a statement this morning: “Toby Dillas was my boss at the Bermudiana hotel when I worked there as a waiter in the sixties....
DATE: Oct 27, 2014
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A trial date has been set for a 35-year-old man charged with the sexual exploitation of a young girl.
The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will go before a Supreme Court jury on November 17.
He is accused of sexually exploiting the g...
DATE: Oct 27, 2014
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Seniors needing home repairs as a result of the two recent storms are being encouraged to get in touch with Age Concern for help.
The charity said today it was assessing how much financial support was needed by those aged 65 years and older in the wa...
DATE: Oct 27, 2014
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The story of a species of snail which went missing in Bermuda for 40 years, only to be rediscovered in a Hamilton alley, has made international news.
The BBC picked up on The Royal Gazette’s exclusive story today, posting an article on its News from ...
DATE: Oct 27, 2014
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The owners of Flatts Menswear have spoken of their disgust at burglars who broke into the shop after Hurricane Gonzalo knocked out power in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Manager Jennifer Lindo and her father, store owner Mickey Adderley, disco...
DATE: Oct 20, 2014
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Extra flights are operating from LF Wade International Airport tomorrow to get visitors out of Bermuda before Hurricane Gonzalo hits.
But the airport will close at 9pm tomorrow and remain closed on Friday.
The Emergency Measures Organisation (EMO) sa...
DATE: Oct 15, 2014
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Boat owner Steven Smith told yesterday of his devastation after his 58ft catamaran Rising Son II came loose from her mooring during Tropical Storm Fay and ended up with “massive, massive damage”.
The young entrepreneur, who was in the midst of a succ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2014
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Airlines are advising travellers with plans for later this week and this weekend to keep checking their websites for updates in relation to Hurricane Gonzalo.
The storm is forecast to reach Bermuda, potentially as a Category 4 hurricane, by Friday lu...
DATE: Oct 14, 2014
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