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Family, friends and colleagues have paid tribute to a guardian of Bermuda’s heritage after the passing of Elfrida Chappell.
Mrs Chappell, who celebrated turning 100 last year, was remembered as a “heroic woman” with a passion for conservation: she d...
DATE: Jul 18, 2015
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Kahnae Bean and Shane Antonition have been awarded the 2015 Steinhoff/BZS Scholarship for students pursuing degrees in the environmental sciences.
Ms Bean is entering her final year at University of Hertfordshire in the UK, where she is studying Envi...
DATE: Jul 18, 2015
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Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of Environment, has said that her department would consider putting extra regulations on recreational fishing in Bermuda.
Ms Atherden was speaking in response to calls from commercial fishermen who fear their livelihoods...
DATE: Jul 17, 2015
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The City of Hamilton should consider means-tested car parking fees, according to Charles Jeffers, deputy chairman of Age Concern.
Mr Jeffers was responding to news that seniors will be subjected to a fee of $10 to use City Hall car park when it becom...
DATE: Jul 17, 2015
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Bermudian marine archaeologist Chris Addams has co-written a book documenting wartime medical glass and pottery with a section dedicated to Bermuda.
Glass and Pottery Containers of the Royal Navy and British Military documents the seldom studied his...
DATE: Jul 17, 2015
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The deadline to enter the fifth annual Groundswell Lionfish Tournament is today.
To register for the competition, sponsored this year by The Royal Gazette, visit www.reefspect.com to complete the application form.
The form must then be dropped off ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2015
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Charities should come up with their own solutions to avoid being crippled by a new Police fee, according to Clare Mello, the executive director of YouthNet.
The Centre on Philanthropy has warned that fees of $100 are to be imposed for Police checks o...
DATE: Jul 16, 2015
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Somersfield Academy has appointed former Clearwater Middle School principal Carlos Symonds as its new head of school.
Mr Symonds, a Bermudian with more than 25 years’ experience as an educator, has served at Somersfield since 2011 as deputy head of ...
DATE: Jul 15, 2015
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A car was in flames on Southcote Road at about 8am this morning.
A witness told The Royal Gazette that she believed there was no one inside the vehicle.
The witness said: “There were people standing to the side, it looked like any passengers got out...
DATE: Jul 15, 2015
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Commercial fishermen are calling for tougher regulations on recreational fishing as they battle to protect their livelihoods.
Those who fish for a living say they are struggling to make ends meet — often forced to take a second job — while they are b...
DATE: Jul 14, 2015
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