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Local residents are set to join the global community in a National Celebration of the Life of Nelson Mandela, starting with a candle light vigil tonight.
A collaboration of a variety of organisations have come on board for an event at City Hall on Su...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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A group of former Regiment commanders campaigning to keep conscription have been condemned as “misguided former soldiers who have no regard for human rights”.
And the eight ex-servicemen have also come under fire for being “the primary beneficiaries ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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Nominated by a visitor from Maryland, Gladys Madeiros has been named the second quarter winner of the Visitor Industry Partnership (VIP) Sunshine Award.
The quarterly programme, sponsored by the Bermuda Tourism Board, is designed to highlight a Bermu...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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Tourism
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The work of more than 350 budding artists who took part in a student art competition has gone on display at the Bermuda National Gallery.
The theme of this year’s contest was ‘Eyes on Bermuda: My Community, My Bermuda’, and posed the question: ‘When ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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Police have launched an investigation into the death of experienced sailor Steve Cummings, who died on Wednesday morning after his boat sank.
The 66-year-old American had set sail from his home on the west coast of Florida intending to sail across th...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
The theft of donated artwork that had adorned three of Hamilton’s green spaces has left creator Elizabeth Mulderig nonplussed — but determined to replace the missing works.
“We put these there for children — talk about the Grinch who stole Christmas,...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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In the battle for Bermudian living rooms between Microsoft and Sony’s next generation video game consoles, the PlayStation 4 appears to have a leg up on the Xbox One when it comes to console preferences on the Island.
Both companies have sold more th...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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A marathon session is in store for today’s House of Assembly, with the final report of the Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission coming up for discussion.
And today marks the last opportunity this year for Bermuda Ombudsman Arlene Broc...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s two biggest unions are willing to work with Government to implement cost-saving measures put forward by the SAGE Commission.
Acknowledging that the Island’s $331 million debt burden is not sustainable — and that Government needs to slash it...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Corporation of Hamilton is considering legal action against Government in the wake of new legislation giving Parliament and Cabinet oversight of leases.
The powers were awarded to the legislature under the Municipalities Amendment Act 2013, which...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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