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One of Bermuda’s first heart transplant recipients crossed a major milestone this week.
Twenty years ago, on April 4,1993, Calvin Ming Jr was given a new lease on life when he became the second Bermudian to receive a new heart at the University of P...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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Teenage film buff Jahsh Durrant has been cast as the blogger for the Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF).
“This is the first time I’ve tried out film reviews,” Jahsh, 17, told The Royal Gazette. “When I heard the festival was coming up, I deci...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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The Bermuda Police Service is calling for the public to secure their homes after a rash of burglaries.
A Police spokesman said last night that the service has seen a surge in burglaries, specifically in Hamilton Parish, Warwick and Sandys.
The major...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Island’s employment market shrunk by more than five percent with a net loss of almost 2,000 jobs last year — the biggest drop in jobs in a single year since figures were first collated 35 years ago.
And the 2012 Employment Survey also highlights ...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
Former Bermuda Housing Corporation manager and Regiment Major Glenn Brangman has had his sentence for sexual assault reduced on appeal.
The 61-year-old was facing a three-and-a-half year jail term after being found guilty of four counts of sexual ass...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Southampton Rangers football player has been jailed for 15 years for his role as “kingpin” in a plot to bring almost $500,000 worth of cocaine into Bermuda.
Everett Bean, 31, masterminded the plan to smuggle in the shipment from the Caribbean in Ja...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
Premier Craig Cannonier yesterday hosted a reception to honour young athletes who represented Bermuda at the Carifta games in The Bahamas. The event was held at Camden. Also in attendance were family, friends and Bermuda track and field coaches.
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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An American cruise ship passenger who attempted to smuggle $369,000 worth of cocaine into Bermuda has been jailed for 12 years.
Jane Carmichael, 52, from Hazelhurst, Georgia, had strapped the drugs to her body inside a girdle.
When authorities accom...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A proposal for a “food production plant” to grow and package produce in Southampton has been approved by the Development Applications Board.
The application by E&L Industries states the project consists of a facility on Industrial Park Road and a 2,2...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz last night hit back at critics of the $22 million Heritage Wharf upgrade, stating that the project had got off to a good start and was creating opportunities for Bermudians.
He said Bermudians had been put first in ...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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