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This week marks the final opportunity for Government to appeal a controversial immigration ruling by the Supreme Court, according to the lawyer who argued the landmark case.
The decision, which allowed for two Permanent Residents’ Certificate (PRC) h...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Prominent retailer and North Village stalwart Vivienne Jones, who presided over the iconic Jones Dry Goods Store, has died at the age of 102.
Ms Jones, fondly known as “Aunt V”, passed away on Friday night. Her funeral is planned for Thursday in Hami...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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David Kendell has been appointed Director of the Department of Health.
David Kendell, the former Chief Environmental Health Officer, is the first to occupy the post, which was created last year after a reshuffle in departmental responsibilities.
“I l...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Environmentalists claim a recent fire at a yard in Warwick has highlighted health risks allegedly faced by residents living near the industrial site.
Stuart Hayward, from Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce (BEST), said the blaze at Dy...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Bermuda’s famous cahows have 50 new purpose-built homes ready and waiting for them on Nonsuch Island.
The artificial nest boxes were designed by former conservation officer David Wingate and donated to the Cahow Recovery Project by Bermuda Audubon So...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Filipinos in Bermuda are treated like “indentured servants”, taken advantage of, and discriminated against because of their nationality.
This according to sources who spoke with The Royal Gazette following a recent case in which a Bermudian man was c...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Two US surgeons are to speak at a special dinner for doctors in Bermuda.
Bermuda-born Dr Duane Pitt, president of the Desert Institute for Spine Disorder and the International Surgical Foundation in Arizona, and the Lahey Clinic of Massachusetts’ Dr ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
An Electoral Commission could settle arguments over whether election candidates’ are eligible to take their seats in Parliament, a civil liberties group said last night.
And the Centre for Justice pledged to draw up a list of proposals to restructure...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermudian pianist James Richardson is hoping to take his career to the next level, but first he needs your support.
Mr Richardson has launched an online fundraising campaign on Indiegogo with the goal of raising $32,700 to allow him to move to the UK...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group of islanders will fly the flag for Bermuda at the WorldPride festival in Toronto this month.
Organisers estimate that 1.5 million visitors from across the globe will attend the ten-day event, which culminates in a giant parade on June 29.
At ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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