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It started out as a lifeline to Bermuda’s needy, but six months on, the Grateful Bread dinners have turned into a celebration of togetherness.
“It’s more like a wedding party every month,” organiser Juliana Snelling told The Royal Gazette. “It’s a pa...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, joined a happy congregation on Sunday at the St Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church to welcome the Reverend Nicholas Tweed back to work.
“He was back in the pulpit and doing the job he was called to do,” Mr Roban...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police have more than doubled the amount of convictions secured for people driving without due care and attention in a one-month period as part of a push to make Bermuda’s roads safer.
Close to $30,000 worth of fines and 370 demerit points were dishe...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A total of 75 seniors took advantage of the second health clinic hosted by Age Concern this year.
The event took place at the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre in the East End and included vitals, eye and dental screenings.
According to Age Concern’s exe...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Saltus Grammar School boasts a record-breaking year for Advanced Placement exam results this year, having beaten the global average pass rate by almost 20 per cent.
Sixty-seven senior students took a total of 162 of the high-level subject-based AP ex...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
New education minister Diallo Rabain this morning visited the Gifted and Talented Education programme students in advance of a student exhibition tomorrow.
The students have spent the past week in the summer Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Dockyard has been named the region’s top cruise ship destination by the online review site Cruise Critic.
Voted a top five destination last year, Dockyard has been declared the best for the Eastern Caribbean, Bahamas and Bermuda in the site’s cruiser...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A team of Bermudians attended an international conference on problem gaming as the island moves closer to its first casino.
Along with the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission’s problem and responsible gaming director Roger Trott and commissioner Judith ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Sandys senior who admitted swapping price tags at a grocery store was this morning given a six-month conditional discharge.
Beverly Hunt, 70, pleaded guilty to a count of dishonestly obtaining a $79 steak from the MarketPlace.
The court heard that ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s heroes are to be honoured this Sunday, with the launch of Trail of Our People: Trail Blazers as part of the 2017 Emancipation Celebrations.
This book is the culmination of a five year series, The Trail of Our People, during which time the D...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell