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Population trends can help to predict future challenges, Cordell Riley told Rotarians at their weekly meeting.
The statistician and social commentator alluded to a cultural climate in which many of the Island’s young men were eschewing further educa...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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A magistrate and a defence lawyer are calling for a better way of dealing with repeat drink-driving offenders.
It comes after Louis Somner was fined $4,000 and banned from the roads for five years for his third impaired driving offence.
Saul Dism...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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Cruise calls and passenger numbers are expected to increase significantly next year.
An additional 15 cruise calls will be made to the Island compared with last year, while both St George’s and Hamilton will see an increase in cruise visitors during...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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One Bermuda Alliance MPs Mark Pettingill and Suzann Roberts-Holshouser have voiced their opposition to “any form of discrimination” in response to a Royal Gazette poll on same-sex marriage.
None of the other 34 Members of Parliament gave their opinio...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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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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