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Interested in becoming the next Miss Bermuda?
Women between the ages of 17 and 24 have until Saturday to sign up for the annual competition.
The winner, who will be crowned by reigning Miss Bermuda Jana Outerbridge, will represent the Island at the M...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A St David’s man who admitted drunkenly hitting a stranger said he acted in self-defence, but later confessed he did not remember the incident.
Dion Burgess, 46, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to assault following an incident on Front...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A growing number of young males are waiting for role models to step forward, according to Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Speaking to the Hamilton Rotary Club yesterday Patrina O’Connor, better known as Power Girl on Power 95, said the charity has seen a ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
With a “dismal” retail market due to uncertain economic times, the West End Development Corporation said it was looking to “ride out the storm”.
Its 2011 Annual Report, tabled in Friday’s House of Assembly, revealed a five percent drop in retail over...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A woman alleged to have stolen almost half a million dollars from her grandmother was trying to prevent her drug-using father and another man from accessing the cash, a jury heard yesterday.
Lorraine Smith, 46, is accused along with her sister Audra-...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Police arrested 15 people over the weekend who had warrants issued in their names. They also detained two people on suspicion of drunk driving, according to a press statement issued yesterday, and conducted liquor licence checks throughout the Island...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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Crime
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Environment Minister Marc Bean has hailed improved processing times within the Department of Planning.
He said a recent performance appraisal showed the average time for processing applications was 13.6 weeks in 2010-2011 compared to 12.6 weeks in 20...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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Politics
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Fast food company KFC is appealing to the Bermuda Industrial Union to return to discussions to resolve their dispute.
But the union says that nothing has changed since it issued a boycott call against the company last week.
Meanwhile, Economy Ministe...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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Budget
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Generous Royal Gazette readers have come to the aid of an 89-year-old man who was unable to afford anything but the most basic of groceries.
One woman, Rachael Ashford, has offered to forgo some of her nights on the town and, with the money she saves...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Bermuda needs a national plan to help increasing numbers of people below the poverty line, according to campaigner Sheelagh Cooper.
Four years ago, the Low Income Threshold for Bermuda Households in Need study found 11 percent of families fell below ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
