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Plans to close West End Primary School in Sandys came under heavy fire last night at a heated town hall meeting in Somerset Cricket Club.
The gathering also delivered an uncommon rebuke to the Progressive Labour Party government, from the party’s own...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two 19-year-old men were treated in hospital for injuries following a shooting on Court Street last night when several shots were fired on the block between Dundonald and Elliot Street.
Chief Inspector Arthur Glasford said early this morning it was "...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Royal Gazette received dozens of good luck messages for triathlete Flora Duffy, who is one of the medal favourites for the women’s event at the Tokyo Olympics tonight.
Ms Duffy, whose race starts at 6.30pm Bermuda time, is the Commonwealth G...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Nadine Dillas looked out with visible pride at the crowds enjoying the music and browsing outdoor stalls at yesterday’s Court Street Festival.
“We have made it happen,” said the member of the group Empowered Shopping Village, which organised the eve...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A top Bermudian entertainer whose singing career spanned more than half a century was remembered as a natural performer dedicated to promoting the island’s music.
Gilbert “Bill” Caisey “made his mark when he was 12 by telling a fib and getting into a...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Government has confirmed that it is acting as guarantor for a controversial loan to fund an energy-saving project at the National Sports Centre.
In the House of Assembly on Friday, Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, confirmed that Government had...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A maths whiz reached a new personal best and climbed global records after memorising 20,000 digits of Pi.
Troy Ashby, a maths lecturer at Bermuda College, memorised and wrote the digits non-stop for 24 hours, breaking his previous record of 12,000 di...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A former nurse’s aide convicted of senior abuse after she hurled a bottle at a senior suffering from dementia has lost an appeal against conviction.
While Rose Belboda accepted that she had thrown an air freshener bottle at a 72-year-old patient at K...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A south shore hotel project has been granted financial relief from Government as it seeks to expand its inventory.
David Burt, the Premier, said the developers behind the Azura Hotel and Residences in Warwick had purchased the neighbouring Nautilus p...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A review of the island’s litigation guardian system – to represent children in court – has begun in collaboration with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, told the House of Assembly o...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes