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Bermuda is mourning the loss of two war veterans Calvin Ming Sr and George Mackenzie Fisher.
Both men served in the Second World War.
Mr Ming served in the Caribbean Regiment’s Bermuda Contingent. Mr Fisher, 92, served in the Border Regiment, a glid...
DATE: May 22, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Protesting parents seeking to block the planned transfer of two public school principals will have their day in court today, when the case goes before Bermuda’s Supreme Court.
The joint application was filed this month by the Parent Teacher Associati...
DATE: May 22, 2012
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Education
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Pembroke Hamilton Club’s multidimensional complex in Warwick might have been completed on schedule had the club taken advice from the bank.
The multi-million dollar project is already years behind schedule with PHC unable to secure funding to bring t...
DATE: May 21, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Seven runners will go the distance for the May 24 Half-Marathon in support of The Royal Gazette’s New Beginnings $1 Million Campaign.
Their sponsorship dollars will help Bermuda’s young people stay on a steady course, by assisting the Mirrors program...
DATE: May 21, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
This is the second part of a report from the House of Assembly of a debate that was sparked when Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards brought a motion on the Statistics Department’s findings that 698 jobs were lost last year, of which 691 were expatr...
DATE: May 21, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons has accused Government of violating “basic rules of transparency and good governance” by withholding a controversial lease agreement with Pembroke Hamilton Club from the public.
Dr Gibbons said Government had a...
DATE: May 21, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
A desperate student who dreams of becoming a surgeon has received offers of assistance after issuing a public plea for help in paying her tuition fees.
As The Royal Gazette reported last week, Annefa Burke, who grew up in Bermuda and has a Permanent...
DATE: May 21, 2012
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An update on the National Tourism Plan led to a war of words in the Upper House this week.
The clash followed an industry update by Junior Tourism Minister Vince Ingham based on statistics from a recent report.
According to that report, the Island sh...
DATE: May 19, 2012
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Politics
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Public school students will enjoy a four-day weekend next week, but their teachers will be taking part in professional development exercises.
A Ministry of Education spokeswoman said yesterday that public schools will not have class next Friday, sayi...
DATE: May 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards yesterday called on Government to pour resources into creating more private sector jobs to halt the decline in Bermuda’s economy.
Mr Richards expressed alarm that the number of people working for Government had su...
DATE: May 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
