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Charges that former Senator Llewellyn Peniston practised illegally as a lawyer were thrown out in Magistrates’ Court.
Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner said the charges against Mr Peniston should have been laid within six months of the date the offe...
DATE: Dec 03, 2012
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Crowds turned out to watch as scientist Monika Adams and geology graduate Paul Wilson were Called to the Bar.
The barristers were scheduled to appear in court at the same time but the sheer number of friends and family forced their ceremonies to be s...
DATE: Dec 03, 2012
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Devonshire East has traditionally been an Opposition seat, but the Progressive Labour Party hopes to swing that around at the next general election.
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards defeated the PLP’s Neville Tyrrell by 402 votes to 375 in Decemb...
DATE: Dec 03, 2012
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An accident near the incinerator caused traffic delays this morning.
Two cars collided on Palmetto Road. It is not yet known if anyone was injured.
DATE: Dec 03, 2012
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There’s still time to start a Christmas short story for The Royal Gazette’s annual contest.
And if you already have one underway, don’t forget the deadline is today at 5pm. Stories may be fiction or non-fiction.
Cash prizes will be presented in each ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2012
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Statement comes after ChildWatch calls for write-in campaign
By Derek deChabert and Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity has called on the public to vote for “Shared Parenting” in the coming election.
But the Parliamentary Registrar warns that voters who ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2012
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Education figures released by Government are “inadequate” and show a lack of progress, according to Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons.
Dr Gibbons said the information released last week by Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith was “selective a...
DATE: Dec 03, 2012
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Scant weeks after it announced a goal to raise $200,000 by Christmas, the Family Centre has broken the halfway mark.
The fundraising effort was launched after the charity was hit by a cash shortfall and its social assistance services “bombarded” with...
DATE: Dec 03, 2012
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Plans to build an orphanage in Warwick are going ahead despite an initial rejection by the Planning Department.
The project was given in-principle approval after an appeal against the initial decision was upheld by Planning Minister Marc Bean on Nove...
DATE: Dec 03, 2012
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Travellers who make incorrect declarations on their Customs forms will no longer have their purchases confiscated until after Christmas.
The Department of Customs announced this evening that such people can now take their items home with them once th...
DATE: Dec 03, 2012
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