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The predicament of seniors facing rising prices has been laid bare by an 80-year-old woman’s inability to cover the surprise cost of a new passport — $160.
“Back when this little island was flourishing, it was the people now in their senior years tha...
DATE: Feb 20, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The One Bermuda Alliance has reclaimed its slight lead over the Progressive Labour Party, according to a new poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette.
The OBA has a 38-35 advantage over the PLP, a swing of six percentage points after the Opposition led...
DATE: Feb 20, 2017
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The arrival of fentanyl in Bermuda is prompting warnings over the drug’s potential impact to public health and safety from representatives of the health, policing and government communities.
The message follows the arrest of two Canadians in Decembe...
DATE: Feb 20, 2017
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Crime
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Umar Durrant knew he wanted to volunteer to serve in the Royal Bermuda Regiment. But he did not know that his eagerness to learn and train would win the award for best recruit at this year’s two-week training camp.
“It felt good,” the 22-year-old tol...
DATE: Feb 20, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian designer is calling for local models to join a community cultural event in June.
In four years, Catherine Quin’s eponymous label has gained a cult following for its singular palette and “seasonless” styles.
Stocked in boutiques in Canada,...
DATE: Feb 20, 2017
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The expansion and development of Bermuda’s “blue economy” could generate green in the future, according to the country’s former Attorney-General.
“I don’t speak of the blue economy as only being the sea,” Phil Perinchief said. “I think of the sea an...
DATE: Feb 20, 2017
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A 32-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving following a crash in Devonshire early yesterday morning. It happened on South Road, near Brighton Hill Road, at around 3.45am.
According to police, the woman sustained non-serious fac...
DATE: Feb 20, 2017
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The Coalition for the Protection of Children and CedarBridge Academy’s Lunch Drive have benefited from the Bar Council’s third annual Legal Fraternity and Support Staff Charity Walk.
The walk raised $13,580, which was split equally between the two c...
DATE: Feb 20, 2017
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Legislation paving the way for people to be cautioned for possession of a small cannabis is set to come into force, Attorney-General Trevor Moniz has confirmed.
Mr Moniz released a statement after Director of Public Prosecutions Larry Mussenden unvei...
DATE: Feb 20, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Insurance company BF&M has donated $20,000 over two years to support extracurricular activities at Purvis Primary School.
The Bermuda Education Network’s Horizons programme uses donations from corporations to deliver sailing, arts and science lesson...
DATE: Feb 20, 2017
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News Staff