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A man who severely beat a lawyer as she left court, choking her and repeatedly slamming her head into the ground, has been sentenced to three years behind bars.
Steve Bryant Symonds, 59, pleaded guilty this month to assaulting lawyer Georgia Marshall...
DATE: Jan 16, 2015
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to turn the Southlands estate into a new National Park are expected to go before Cabinet in the coming months.
A spokesman for the Department of Parks told The Royal Gazette that “several options” were being reviewed,
Yesterday, the Bermuda Env...
DATE: Jan 16, 2015
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Home Affairs Minister, Mihael Fahy, has expressed hope that the 10 per cent supermarket discount on Wednesdays will continue beyond next month.
He told The Royal Gazette that Government was in talks with the grocery stores involved to see if the arra...
DATE: Jan 16, 2015
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Politics
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Students and teachers from Dalton E Tucker Primary School yesterday reenacted the August 1963 human-rights march on Washington.
About 250,000 people took part in the pivotal moment in the civil rights movement, which culminated in Martin Luther King ...
DATE: Jan 16, 2015
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Incoming Education Minister Wayne Scott has pledged to stick with the portfolio until the next election.
He spoke to The Royal Gazette at yesterday’s swearing in ceremony at Government House, during which he replaced Dr Grant Gibbons as Minister of E...
DATE: Jan 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Non-managerial and clerical employees of Clarien Bank Limited have voted to recognise the Bermuda Public Services Union (BPSU) as their sole bargaining agent.
A ballot on Thursday morning resulted in 79 per cent of the voting employees supporting BPS...
DATE: Jan 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Premier Michael Dunkley has defended his decision to appoint Craig Cannonier as Minister of Public Works despite the Police investigation into the Jetgate affair that led to his resignation.
The Progressive Labour Party accused Mr Dunkley of “extreme...
DATE: Jan 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Sailing around the world does not have to cost a fortune — even if the trip lasts a lifetime.
Dutch sailor Martijn Dijkstra has salvaged, recycled or built almost every part of his 52-foot steel sailboat, Prinses Mia, at little to no cost.
The engin...
DATE: Jan 16, 2015
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Other
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Former Bermuda Crown counsel Robin McMillan has been sworn in as a judge in the Cayman Islands.
Mr McMillan will serve as an acting judge in the family, general civil and criminal divisions, according to reports from Caribbean News Now!
He began hea...
DATE: Jan 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
The planning Minister has backed his department to handle the expected surge in building applications in the build-up to the America’s Cup.
Michael Fahy promised that every America’s Cup development would be subject to the same rigorous regime that a...
DATE: Jan 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Event
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