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Day two of the 2016 Agricultural Exhibition is under way at the Botanical Gardens, with hundreds of children enjoying a break from school to mix with the animals, plants and crafts.
The Royal Gazette will bring you all the highlights throughout the d...
DATE: Apr 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Bob Richards said a summons issued by Public Accounts Committee chairman David Burt to bring the financial secretary before the committee was not legally valid.
Mr Burt, however, insisted that the summons was valid and Mr Richard’s claim was “idiotic...
DATE: Apr 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public is being asked to help locate a missing 17-year-old girl.
Nazirah Muddaththir was last seen at about 6.30pm in Devonshire yesterday, according to a police spokeswoman.
“The Bermuda Police Service is appealing for the public’s assistance ...
DATE: Apr 15, 2016
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Other
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A self-confessed drug addict who was caught red-handed with more than $200,000 of cocaine and heroin as well as $10,000 in cash has been jailed.
Dwayne Gilbert was detained after officers spotted him sat in a car outside a supermarket counting out th...
DATE: Apr 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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The founder of a struggling charity which focuses on developing children’s brains is appealing to corporate Bermuda to look beyond the well-connected, “big names” in the third sector and consider sponsoring a smaller operation.
Former public schoolte...
DATE: Apr 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A man who famously attempted to “run” from Florida to Bermuda in an inflatable bubble is planning a second attempt.
Reza Baluchi, who resided in Pompano Beach, Florida, made headlines in 2014 when he was rescued around 70 miles off the US coast in hi...
DATE: Apr 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An influenza strain associated with swine flu could be circulating around the island, according to the Ministry of Health.
However, a spokeswoman said the H1N1 virus was included in the available seasonal flu vaccine, and the precautions for the viru...
DATE: Apr 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The return of the Agricultural Show is an occasion for Bryan Parkin to look back on the heyday of the annual fixture.
While there’s still plenty to see at the three-day exhibit, opening today, Mr Parkin, proprietor of the Pic a Pet pet store, recalls...
DATE: Apr 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A thief jailed for eight years for a series of offences has had his sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal.
Joeshun Russell, 40, pleaded guilty to charges of burglary, obtaining property by deception, making and using a false instrument and taking a...
DATE: Apr 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new transport policy for Dockyard, aimed at levelling the playing field for the private sector, will shortly be put to the test with the arrival of the Norwegian Breakaway.
The policy limits public transportation passes for sale at the Visitor Info...
DATE: Apr 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell