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No waiting until May 24 could hold back the End-to-End swimmers, who took to Hamilton Harbour with gusto yesterday after last week’s weather delay.
Cold? Not for the 50 or so who gathered at the marina off the Hamilton Princess: “It’s 75F,” said orga...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Whitney Institute Middle School students “shared the joy and importance” of reading with primary students and seniors this week as part of the Bermuda National School Salute.
The Salute programme was launched by The Royal Gazette last year to help m...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermudian studying in the United States has been celebrated for his service to seniors.
Rodney Smith Jr set out last year to cut lawns for seniors and single mothers while studying at Alabama A & M University after spotting an elderly man strugglin...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda has “a new queen”.
Lovette Brangman, businesswoman and community figure, has been awarded a special honour by the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Given the Sarah Bass Allen Award for outstanding church and community service, Mrs Brangman ...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
It was only fitting that Jean Howes’s 90th birthday celebrations were awash with laughter and song.
The well-known musician and television personality was even joined by the second half of her “Jean and Gene” double act, Gene Steede, to mark the mile...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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The search for a successor to Bermuda Tourism Authority CEO Bill Hanbury will begin this summer.
Mr Hanbury’s three-year contract with the BTA concludes at the end of 2016, and his replacement is expected to be identified by the fourth quarter of thi...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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Tourism
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Senator Jeff Baron, Sylvan Richards and Cole Simons have been added to the One Bermuda Alliance Cabinet as part of a major shake-up.
Senator Michael Fahy, who received intense criticism during the Pathways to Status protests this year, has handed ove...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The American Airlines flight to Miami today has been delayed following a fire on its rear wheels.
The incident at LF Wade International Airport happened yesterday when the plane was empty, and was successfully tackled before the fire service arrived ...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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Businessman Henry Talbot, who with his wife Eunice ran the family company Talbot Enterprises, has died at the age of 84.
Mr Talbot was a long-time supporter of the Progressive Labour Party, whose Acting Deputy Leader, Walter Roban, issued a statement...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The fresh deck of ministers in the new One Bermuda Alliance Cabinet includes a promotion for Jeff Baron and a new portfolio for Patricia Gordon-Pamplin.
Meanwhile, Kenneth Bascome, now Junior Minister for Tourism, said he looked forward to following ...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell