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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 01, 2012
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Independent — Kim Swan
Kim Swan contested four general elections over a 25 year period before being elected MP for St Georges West in the 2007 general election.
Immediately prior to entering the House of Assembly he served for nine years as a Senator...
DATE: Dec 01, 2012
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Movember (Photos by Akil Simmons)
DATE: Nov 30, 2012
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Anthony Richardson is the Progressive Labour Party candidate for constituency 12.
He was announced at a busy Nomination Day ceremony that also saw 15 independent candidates put their names forward — a record number in recent years.
Mr Richardson was...
DATE: Nov 30, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bankers have a duty to help dig Bermuda out of the mess they helped create, economist Craig Simmons told a packed lecture hall last night.
Mr Simmons said banks — which he accused of lending and borrowing irresponsibly in the run-up to the recession ...
DATE: Nov 30, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Local pharmacies are not affected by the major recall of generic Lipitor by Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, confirming they receive their pills from other distributors.
People’s Pharmacy, Hamilton Pharmacy, and all the Phoenix Stores don’t carr...
DATE: Nov 30, 2012
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Candidates at a Progressive Labour Party rally in Warwick urged a packed hall of mostly older supporters to get their younger family members involved and out to vote.
An older demographic of core support turning out for the PLP has been a notable an...
DATE: Nov 30, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
St George’s West, a marginal district, chose a PLP candidate, Dean Foggo, to represent them in 2003.
He won by 22 votes against Kim Swan who then snatched it from him in 2007 with a 17-vote majority.
Census 2010 found that the district mirrors the re...
DATE: Nov 30, 2012
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A contract for almost $7 million has been awarded to provide airport security services, according to the official Government notices in the Official Gazette.
The contract, for $6.9 million, went to Bermuda Security Group
“The contract for airport se...
DATE: Nov 30, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
The Island’s public senior school students show a 95 percent graduation rate for the latest school year, according to Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith.
The minimum grade point average set by the Board of Education is a 2.0 — the equivalent of a...
DATE: Nov 30, 2012
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
