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A Family Fun and Fitness Festival at Sandys 360 drew hundreds of people together for fun and games this weekend.
Sandys 360 managing director Melvyn Bassett said that more than 300 people participated in a raft of activities and benefited from dozens...
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Flags will be flown at half-mast next Wednesday in observance of former Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher’s funeral.
Flags on Government buildings are also flying half-mast today.
A condolence book has also been made available for signature ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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The Corporation of St George's will this week host a public meeting to discuss plans for the town.
The newest elected members of the Corporation will be present, with updates given on plans including the Ordnance Island Marina project and the introdu...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Prison inmate Alvone Maybury has appeared in Magistrates’ Court on a charge of unlawful wounding.
The 27-year-old denied the October 24, 2012 offence against Sean Evans.
It allegedly occurred within the increased penalty zone of Westgate Correctional...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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New rules for the conduct of criminal trials are now in place, Government announced today.
The rules were officially Gazetted last week, and provide a “framework for case management procedures similar to civil cases”, a spokesman stated.
“These rule...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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Animal wardens have launched an investigation after a number of ducklings were found dead at Botanical Gardens.
A Government spokesman said that the Department of Parks received a report of dead ducklings in the aviary at the Botanical Gardens yester...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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The head of a new task force set up to cut waste and overspending from the public purse believes Bermuda’s current debt is “untenable” and is crippling Government’s ability to run the country.
But Spending And Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Acting Minister of Community and Culture Leah Scott recently marked Social Work Month with a donation to the newly launched Ida James Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Ms Scott read a proclamation officially declaring March Social Work Month 2013, and made ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Alcohol had a role in more than 50 percent of the Island’s road deaths in recent years, according to anti-drink driving campaigner Anthony Santucci.
“Since 2000 we have had more than 140 road deaths in Bermuda,” the CADA head told The Royal Gazette. ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A public meeting is being held tonight seek public input into how a historic burial site can be protected from development.
And pressure group Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda is asking descendants of ancestors buried at the Tucker’s Town graveya...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan