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In 1840 approximately two acres of land was purchased by John Williams and William Robinson for eighty pounds from three granddaughters of William Watlington. Mr. Robinson subsequently bought back the property, and set aside a small portion of it, 35...
DATE: Nov 22, 2001
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Two Saltus boys are hoping to make a new pen-pal in Estonia, after discovering a letter in a bottle in Peter Tucker's Bay.
Cousins Robert McFarland, ten, and Drew Simmons, ten, found the letter while searching for rope to build a fort at their grandm...
DATE: Nov 22, 2001
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Jarion Richardson
An 18-year-old hospitality worker will be competing for a $20,000 money market fund in this year's VIP Excellence Awards to be held next week.
Six-year hospitality veteran and VIP nominee Leslie Swan met with The Royal Gazette's Young Observer sectio...
DATE: Nov 22, 2001
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Jarion Richardson
Six weeks and approximately $125,000 is all that is needed to complete the late Mr. Reginald Ming's dream of turning the original Elliot School into a museum.
Since it was built in 1848, the little stone edifice on Jubilee Lane in Devonshire has unde...
DATE: Nov 22, 2001
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For the past 17 years Peter Woolcock has been tickling the Island's funny-bone with his weekly cartoons in the Friday edition of The Royal Gazette, and just as faithfully for the past 12 years, the annual collection of his work, entitled `Woppend,' a...
DATE: Nov 21, 2001
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When it comes to art, one of St. George's best kept secrets has been the work of a very talented son, Richmond Higinbothom (Chubby) Outerbridge - but that is about to change as the St. George's Foundation hosts the first-ever retrospective of his wor...
DATE: Nov 21, 2001
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O Freedom, the one-man show, performed by Jack Waddell, is based on the true story of fugitive slave John W. Jones (1817-1900).
On a stage with a set consisting simply of antique furniture consisting of a chair, table and hat rack, the performance be...
DATE: Nov 20, 2001
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The launching event for Peggy Burn's CD, "Truthfully Speaking: History, Music and Poetry" at the BIU building reminded me of gatherings in the seventies when I was a prepubescent Black Beret, except it seemed a bit more authentic, sophisticated and d...
DATE: Nov 20, 2001
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The Project 100 Group recently completed the purchase of a group home residence for mentally challenged persons and, funding permitting, the charity's aim is to be able to purchase additional homes at least every three years.
With a mission "to foste...
DATE: Nov 20, 2001
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Lawrence Trott
The controversial film Harry Potter and the Scorcerer's Stone opened to sold out audiences at the Little Theatre this weekend. Based on the first book in author J.K. Rowling's series, the film and book have come under heavy criticism from hard-line C...
DATE: Nov 20, 2001
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