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The Green family has announced a $15,000 sponsorship to aid financing of the 2016 Bermuda Agricultural Show.
The cultural “institution” has traditionally been hosted by the Government of Bermuda, but was cancelled in 2015 due to financial issues.
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DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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Greater financial resources need to be put into the Island’s tourism industry for it to be competitive, according to Bermuda Tourism Authority CEO Bill Hanbury.
The latest tourism statistics indicate that the authority’s 2014 budget of $23.1 million ...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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A public presentation at Cathedral Hall last night sought to teach the community about the benefits of “restorative justice”.
The event, from 6pm to 8.30pm, comprised a series of talks from members of the Bermuda Police Service, Restorative Justice ...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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Rumours of a departure from the airwaves by Kelly Zuill, known to Bermudian listeners as “Mr Gospel”, have been gently put to rest.
“I am the acting CEO of the Bermuda Broadcasting Company, so if it was happening I think I’d know it,” David Hills tol...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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Popular caterer Bervin Ernest Pitt has been remembered as a loyal and humble “giant of man” by his grieving family.
Mr Pitt passed away suddenly at his home at the end of last month at the age of 62.
His girlfriend Cynthia Minors told The Royal Gazet...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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The high cost of keeping children in uniform has been illustrated by mothers struggling to make ends meet.
Speaking anonymously to protect her privacy, one parent said she had no idea how to get her child ready for her school’s winter uniform on Frid...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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Hundreds applied for a course launched this week to train the public in looking after persons with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, according to the Bermuda Legion.
Carol Everson, a welfare case worker for the veterans’ charity, said more than 300 p...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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Public officials violated the rules on the spending of taxpayers’ money so often that it became the “norm for which there are no consequences”, according to the latest report from Auditor-General Heather Jacobs Matthews.
The Island’s independent fisc...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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Niall Aitken, a family doctor known for his love of the sea, has died at the age of 64.
Dr Aitken passed away suddenly on Sunday.
An avid member of the Bermuda Board Sailing Association for many years, he was a friend of the late veterinarian Neil B...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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A Devonshire man has been fined $400 for breeding a dog without a licence.
Appearing in Magistrates’ Court this morning, Joao Botelho, 59, pleaded guilty to breeding a Yorkshire terrier cross type dog without holding a licence.
The court heard that...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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