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From satirical artwork targeting Hitler to treasured children’s cartoons humanising the animal world — the works of the late Peter Woolcock are to go under the hammer next Friday.
Many people will know Mr Woolcock for his weekly political cartoons in...
DATE: May 21, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Rudolph Commissiong, a pioneer of steel band music in Bermuda, recalls his life and times as a pan man played against a backdrop of revolution and segregation
I started learning how to play the steel pan in my late teens — at 17 years of age, actual...
DATE: May 21, 2016
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Hundreds braved the rain yesterday to celebrate the achievements of the Bermuda College graduates of 2016.
There was standing room only in the outside gazebo as students, teachers, parents, friends and dignitaries gathered in recognition of their wor...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Two motorcyclists were taken to hospital yesterday morning after they crashed into each other in Hamilton.
The accident happened at the junction of Cedar Avenue and Dundonald Street at 7.40am, according to police.
Although the men suffered injuries ...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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Cabinet Minister Sylvan Richards yesterday refused to comment on how he will vote in the same-sex marriage referendum, branding a question posed to him on the topic as “inappropriate”.
The Minister of Social Development and Sport was asked by The Roy...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The House of Assembly is set to return today, discussing an expansion of human rights legislation to further block discrimination.
It is understood that during today’s session, the House of Assembly will debate the Human Rights Amendment (No 2) Act 2...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Retired journalist and former Bermuda resident Morley Safer has died at 84.
Safer, a fixture on the news programme 60 Minutes since 1970, lived for a period in the 1980s at Mizzentop in Warwick with his wife, commuting to New York for work.
He serve...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A mother said she was shocked by a brazen machete attack on a stranger, which occurred in front of numerous witnesses including her children.
The witness, who asked not to be identified, told The Royal Gazette that she was catching a bus into Hamilto...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A gunman who killed one man and seriously injured a second will remain behind bars after judges dismissed his appeal.
In May 2014, Julian Washington was convicted of the premeditated murder of Stefan Burgess and the attempted murder of Davano Brimmer...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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The seawater at Bermuda’s top tourist beaches has been given a clean bill of health as the summer vacation season gets into full swing.
Environmental health officers have been regularly testing the quality of the bathing water at the nine most popula...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways