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An American bird rarely spotted in Bermuda made it here for the Audubon Society's annual count on New Year's Eve.
Two western kingbirds — making their first appearance for a Christmas bird count — were among the 100 species and 8,682 individual birds...
DATE: Jan 06, 2010
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Perry Puckerin — Bermuda's first murder victim of 2010 — feared for his life in the weeks before he was killed, his heartbroken parents revealed yesterday.
Perry Sr. and Maxzine Puckerin told The Royal Gazette their eldest son was not involved in gan...
DATE: Jan 05, 2010
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Hurricane force gusts and severe thunderstorms were heading for Bermuda last night and residents have been told to beware of powerful winds likely to continue through the weekend.
Late yesterday evening Government announced it was closing the Causewa...
DATE: Jan 02, 2010
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A 21-year-old heart transplant survivor was yesterday in intensive care after a road crash in St. George's.
Earl Ingemann, of Sandys, suffered head and chest injuries in the one-vehicle smash at about 3.30 a.m. on Kindley Field Road. He was in a seri...
DATE: Jan 02, 2010
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Weather forecasters are warning of hurricane force gusts and severe thunderstorms this weekend — with the Causeway possibly having to close at about midnight tonight.
A storm warning was issued just after noon today by Bermuda Weather Service — vali...
DATE: Jan 01, 2010
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MPs have questioned why Government considered buying a building for almost $25 million during a recession and after suffering a $100 million shortfall in its finances.
On Saturday The Royal Gazette revealed that Government was negotiating with former...
DATE: Dec 21, 2009
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It was the story they did not want you to read — but yesterday a Supreme Court judge ruled that it would be "quite inappropriate to restrain publication" about a government plan to spend millions of dollars of taxpayers' money.
Puisne Judge Geoffrey ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2009
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Government was planning to buy a building in the centre of Hamilton for almost $25 million from former Premier Sir John Swan, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
A temporary gag preventing us from printing details of the secret deal to purchase the Swan Bu...
DATE: Dec 19, 2009
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Police have launched an investigation to find out who leaked a confidential Cabinet memo detailing a government plan to buy the Swan Building for almost $25 million.
Civil servants have already been questioned about the unauthorised disclosure, a sou...
DATE: Dec 19, 2009
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A Supreme Court judge will today rule on whether The Royal Gazette can print information which Government wants to keep under wraps.
A hearing lasting almost two hours took place before Puisne Judge Geoffrey Bell yesterday afternoon after an applicat...
DATE: Dec 18, 2009
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