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The Bermuda chapter of Amnesty International is looking to boost its ranks after a drop in membership.
Executive director Suzanne Wilson told The Royal Gazette that the charity now has only about 100 paying members, along with about 200 non-paying su...
DATE: Jan 23, 2014
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Campaigners seeking to get pit bulls taken off the prohibited dogs list have heard nothing back from Government since they handed over a petition more than a month ago.
Gina Davis, whose pit bull puppy Hershey was put down by dog wardens in December,...
DATE: Jan 23, 2014
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Education no longer has a dedicated permanent secretary in government following the departure last month of Warren Jones.
Civil servant Mr Jones stepped down from the post after three years to take up a job as a chief executive officer of Polaris Hol...
DATE: Jan 22, 2014
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Tenants of a condominium complex in Sandys who have failed to pay their condo fees have been told to cough up the money — or consider selling their homes.
A warning e-mail, seen by The Royal Gazette, was sent to residents of Boaz Island Village on Ja...
DATE: Jan 21, 2014
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A six-month-old puppy who was seized by dog wardens on Friday is to be flown off the Island by its owners to ensure it isn’t put down.
Owner Kim Mello posted a message on Facebook, accompanied by a photograph of her pet Isis, saying the dog was taken...
DATE: Jan 21, 2014
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A newly formed pressure group is to lobby Government to reconsider its decision to axe a promised referendum on gaming.
The campaigners will launch a petition tomorrow morning and hope to gather at least 4,000 signatures in support of the referendum ...
DATE: Jan 08, 2014
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Severe winter weather caused travel chaos over the weekend, affecting many Bermudians trying to get home from the US after the holidays.
Shawnette Somner, 51, told The Royal Gazette how her US Airways flight turned back to Philadelphia just 160 miles...
DATE: Jan 07, 2014
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Two dentists have had their “extraordinary” and lengthy legal battles with the Bermuda Dental Board highlighted in an international report — and it doesn’t cast the Island in a favourable light, according to one of them.
James Fay, of Paget Dental Gr...
DATE: Jan 02, 2014
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Six needy families received help with their electricity bills this Christmas thanks to the efforts of youngsters who took part in a charity car wash.
The Bermuda Boys’ Brigade, along with the Church Girls’ Brigade, held the annual event on November 1...
DATE: Dec 31, 2013
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An 84-year-old man was struck in the face by intruders who broke into his Southampton home.
Police said the incident happened on Leacraft Hill Road at about 6.20pm yesterday.
A spokesman said: “It appears that two males entered a dwelling and made de...
DATE: Dec 24, 2013
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