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The last battles fought between Britain and America had their origins in Bermuda 200 years ago this month.
A massive fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Alexander Cochrane left the island in August 1814 headed for Chesapeake Bay to crack down on ...
DATE: Aug 08, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
PLP leader Marc Bean has called for the UK to dissolve Bermuda’s Parliament and call an election.
Mr Bean said Britain should act following a refusal by Governor George Fergusson to back a House of Assembly bid for an inquiry into historic allegation...
DATE: Jul 17, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Opposition leader Marc Bean launched what appeared to be a thinly disguised campaign for Independence on the grounds of Government House last night, claiming it was time for Bermudians to become “the masters of our own destiny”.
An estimated 2,000 p...
DATE: Jul 16, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Opposition leader Marc Bean launched an unofficial campaign for Independence on the grounds of Government House this evening, claiming it was time for Bermudians to become “the masters of our own destiny”.
An estimated 2,000 protesters met at the La...
DATE: Jul 15, 2014
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The Opposition aren’t “playing politics” with the delicate issue of permanent residents obtaining Bermuda status, according to Shadow Immigration Minister Walton Brown.
Mr Brown spoke to The Royal Gazette ahead of today’s town hall meeting, the third...
DATE: Jul 10, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Two of Bermuda’s biggest hotels will hold their own celebrations on US Independence Day tomorrow.
The Lido Complex in Paget will hold its annual Fourth of July fireworks show on Elbow Beach.
The celebration has been held annually at Cafe Lido for the...
DATE: Jul 03, 2014
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The Island’s Filipino community will mark the Philippines’ 116th Independence Day tomorrow with a mass officiated by visiting priest Carlos Macatangga.
Father Macatangga described it as the first Filipino mass to be celebrated on the Island since the...
DATE: Jun 11, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
The life of a Bermudian who played a key role in the American Revolution was at the weekend marked in a special ceremony in the United States capital.
Thomas Tudor Tucker, who served in the Continental Army and became only the third US treasurer, ser...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda’s Parliament must be modernised, according to the Joint Select Committee’s report on Bermuda’s governance — but budget constraints will limit moves to update the Island’s legislature.
Committee chairman Cole Simons opened Friday’s debate on t...
DATE: May 17, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Corporation of Hamilton will be shut down and replaced by a board of administrators if it continues to challenge Government’s authority through the courts.
And the threat looks likely to lead to a head-on collision between the municipality and Ho...
DATE: Apr 21, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
