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Single father Cecil Burgess has one simple reason to celebrate Valentine's Day — his heart is hopefully on the mend after a devastating diagnosis late last year threatened to leave his sick seven-year-old son an orphan.
The 33-year-old from Pembroke ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2009
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A 55-year-old who brought thousands of dollars worth of drugs into the Island in his stomach was jailed for four years yesterday.
Neilson Keith Burgess pleaded guilty at Magistrates' Court to importing crack cocaine and cannabis resin with a street v...
DATE: Feb 14, 2009
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Senator Walton Brown admitted yesterday that he stopped paying a former employee thousands of dollars she was owed because she threatened to take him to court.
The PLP politician told The Royal Gazette he was happy to pay Christen Pears, former manag...
DATE: Feb 13, 2009
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Former Attorney General Phil Perinchief is to take his case against Government over a job rejection to the Court of Appeal.
The 64-year-old lawyer wanted to sue the Public Service Commission (PSC), Governor Sir Richard Gozney and Attorney General Kim...
DATE: Feb 13, 2009
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Shadow Transport Minister Michael Fahy claimed yesterday that Government's plan to reduce the number of people killed on Bermuda's roads does not go far enough.
The UBP politician said swift measures needed to be taken to improve road safety includin...
DATE: Feb 11, 2009
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Bus drivers have been working to rule for at least a week due to unresolved issues with management.
The industrial action has meant service disruption and cancellations, with one St. David's resident telling The Royal Gazette she waited three hours f...
DATE: Feb 11, 2009
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A plain clothes Police officer has had his driving privileges revoked after a complaint about his car being left outside Global House in Hamilton.
A disgruntled member of the public told The Royal Gazette that the vehicle was regularly driven onto a ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2009
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The expert charged with transforming Bermuda's public schools is likely to leave the Island before his two-year contract runs out in June, The Royal Gazette has been told.
Three sources say that US consultant Henry Johnson — brought here on a $250,00...
DATE: Feb 10, 2009
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Culture Minister Dale Butler has warned charities failing to file annual financial reports that they could be stripped of their charitable status.
Mr. Butler told the House of Assembly on Friday that 66 of the Island's 403 registered charities — or 1...
DATE: Feb 09, 2009
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Opposition Leader Kim Swan last night called for a "full-fledged" independent investigation into the cheques alleged to have been doctored in order to "frame" Premier Ewart Brown and Cabinet Minister Derrick Burgess.
Government revealed the discovery...
DATE: Feb 09, 2009
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