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Students were able to learn more about the Department of Customs at the fourth annual Customs Day Open House yesterday.
Open to the public until 2pm, it was the first event hosted by the department to highlight International Customs Day today.
“I c...
DATE: Jan 24, 2017
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The East End celebrated the 100-year anniversary of Town Cut over the weekend — an august occasion for St George’s that was marked with a cannon salute and boat parade through the waterway.
The sea lane servicing the Olde Towne was first cut through ...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017
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Hundreds of thousands of women took to streets across the United States in protest of Donald Trump’s inauguration as President, with demonstrators from Bermuda describing an exhilarating show of strength.
“The energy and feeling was incredible; every...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017
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Popular waitress Lyntour Hassell, a mother of four known to many for her long career at Bermuda Bistro at the Beach, has died at the age of 44.
A memorial service in celebration of her life was held over the weekend at the Sandys Secondary Middle Sch...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017
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Jessica Siggins has a surprise in store as she grows her hair to “mermaid length” — in preparation for the chop at St Baldrick’s on March 17.
The notion has been in her head since the St Baldrick’s Foundation, for children with cancer, got going with...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017
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Former Attorney-General Mark Pettingill is urging police to issue clear warnings to people considering blocking MPs from entering the House of Assembly when it reconvenes next month.
The government backbencher said it was up to the Bermuda Police Ser...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017
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Neither the One Bermuda Alliance nor the Progressive Labour Party seems to be finding much favour with the voters as we head towards the next General Election. In the final instalment of a three-part series, we ask political commentators how both par...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017
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Chrysda Smith has been expressing herself through song for as long as she can remember.
Now the 15-year-old’s musical gifts are being channelled into a creation that she hopes will serve as an inspiration to her peers.
“I want to empower young women,...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017
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The Corporation of Hamilton is preparing to install barrier-controlled parking at a further five car parks in the city to help to fund infrastructure upgrades.
Mayor Charles Gosling told The Royal Gazette that he hoped a barrier system, similar to th...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017
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The Coalition for the Protection of Children has received a $5,000 cheque from local company Marsh and Guy Carpenter.
The donation will help the charity with its family services, which includes mediation, medical and emergency financial support, a...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017
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