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Students and members of the public drummed up excitement at the senior boys and girls football finals at the National Sports Centre yesterday.
While CedarBridge Academy emerged victors over the Berkeley Institute in both intense matches, young spect...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Three mechanics from the Ministry of Public Works are to be sent overseas for training from the manufacturers of the Island’s trash truck fleet.
Trash collection has been hampered by a high rate of mechanical failures in recent months, according to t...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Alyssa Rose is planning to be front and centre when the Miss World finals take place tomorrow morning.
Miss Bermuda, who has spent the past several weeks in China competing in a series of events in the lead-up to the final show, urged the Bermudian p...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Michael Dunkley was quizzed yesterday about conscription, same-sex marriage and the size of the Civil Service during an online chat with readers of The Royal Gazette.
The Premier spent 50 minutes at his computer at the Cabinet Office answering questi...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Legislation detailing how casino sites will be designated has been approved in the House of Assembly.
The Casino Gaming (Designated Sites) Regulations 2015, presented by Shawn Crockwell, the Minister of Tourism, lays out the application process for d...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Island has no pass or fail criteria in place for vehicle emissions, according to Donal Smith, the owner of Bermuda Emissions Control — the company that tests emissions as part of checks for the Transport Control Department.
“I’m not trying to bea...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Ministry of Legal Affairs is seeking applications for the position of Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, according to a notice in today’s paper.
The advertisement, in the Classifieds employment section, calls for qualified barristers with at...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Ranks within the Bermuda Reserve Police have been retitled and allocated new uniform insignias as a way of creating “a more efficient supervisory management system”.
Supervisory ranks within the reserves have traditionally mirrored the same ranks th...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Environmentalist groups have welcomed the Bermuda Government’s stated aim to move towards “least cost, high quality and sustainable” electricity.
This week, the Bermuda Government tabled the Electricity Bill, which will open up the Island’s power gen...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Legislation amending the Royal Bermuda Regiment has been passed in the Senate.
Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Foster-Brown, the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s commanding officer, observed the debate.
While the Defence Act was supported by independent senators,...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell