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The Corporation of Hamilton has renewed its controversial contract with an overseas public relations consultancy at a cost of $100,000 to ratepayers.
The municipality initially recruited New York-based Marston Webb International on a short-term contr...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Nearly half of residents believe the newly formed Bermuda Tourism Authority will be able to rejuvenate the struggling industry.
However, a proposal allowing visitors to rent cars has been overwhelmingly rejected, according to a survey commissioned by...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Dr Ewart Brown has called his decision to bring Uighurs to Bermuda the “low point” of his time as Premier.
In an interview with the Jamaican Observer, the former Premier revealed a number of intimate details, ranging from his current cologne du-jour ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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A woman who pleaded guilty to driving an uninsured motorcycle has had her conviction overturned by the Supreme Court after she discovered that, in fact, she was insured.
Jennifer Stovell pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court last July to driving a veh...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy has defended his call for the Corporation of Hamilton to desist from mounting legal challenges to Government’s authority, claiming that lawsuits are “an unnecessary waste of taxpayer’s money”.
But he added that he w...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Dr Ewart Brown has been voted the most effective Premier over the past ten years.
In a survey conducted by The Royal Gazette, 26 percent of 419 homes said Dr Brown was the most effective Premier, only five percent said they thought Craig Cannonier ha...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Capital G Bank Ltd has been rebranded as the Clarien Bank Ltd, according to a company spokesman.
The move includes all of Capital G Bank Ltd’s subsidiary companies, including Capital G Investments Limited, Capital Trust Limited, Capital G BSX Service...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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Other
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A memorial service to honour the life of former Premier Sir David Gibbons is set to be held on Thursday.
The ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Hamilton, starting at 3pm, led by Bishop Nick Dill and inclu...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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A historical researcher has called on an overseas archaeologist to speak up about who was really responsible for recommending the destruction of historic tombstones at Tucker’s Point.
LeYoni Junos, in a letter to the editor on page four of The Royal ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
An eight-year-old boy escaped serious injury after he was hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing.
The schoolboy, who has not been named, was using the crossing at Crow Lane, near its junction with Corkscrew Hill, when the accident happened around 4.15...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
