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Former Ombudsman Arlene Brock has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, according to US Consul General Bob Settje.
The scholarship will allow Ms Brock to spend a semester at Boston’s Northeastern School of Law, where she will parti...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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Bermuda has one of the highest percentages of cannabis users in the world, according to the United Nations.
In a breakdown of more than 200 countries and states, Bermuda ranked sixth for cannabis use and joint eighth for cocaine in the World Drug Re...
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A country club in the US celebrated the Island with a Bermuda-themed ball — and raised funds for a rehabilitation hospital in the process.
The Country Club of Virginia’s 58th annual Bal du Bois was described as ‘An Evening in Bermuda’, including Berm...
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A three-man panel led by a top QC is to decide on a $156 million compensation claim by a developer dumped from the redevelopment of Hamilton Harbour.
Geoffrey Bell QC will chair the group, backed up by fellow QC George Bartlett and Norman Rose, Gover...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Royal Gazette would like to make a full and unreserved retraction in relation to the story that ran in yesterday’s paper headlined “Bermuda a step closer to hosting America’s Cup?”, which alleged that Michael Dunkley, the Premier, posted a tweet ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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Worried Government workers left their Hamilton office block after it started to shake yesterday morning.
The tremors were caused by a faulty air conditioning unit on the fourth floor of Global House on Church Street.
One employee said: “The building ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Treasures from the early days of Bermuda’s postal history have been brought to the Island by US collector David Pitts — who held a private reception, opened last night by Governor George Fergusson, at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art.
The Virgin...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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A Paget man today was fined $1,000 after admitting he swallowed “a quarter of weed” to bring into Bermuda from New York.
Terry Simmons, 40, of Tribe Road Number 5, was arrested at the L F Wade International Airport on June 22 after Customs officers s...
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A “sincere apology” was today issued to Government staff and clients who had to be evacuated from Global House on Thursday morning.
Minister of Public Works Patricia Gordon-Pamplin told the House of Assembly that the ministry and the Department of Pu...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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A total of nine prisoners offered parole turned it down, the latest set of figures for the Parole Board have revealed.
And out of a total of 156 cases, according to parole board members, only 34 were allowed out of prison before they had served their...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
