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With seemingly less money in everyone’s pockets right now, you might think charities would find crucial donations even harder to come by.
You’d be wrong, according to the Salvation Army, which has observed residents being more generous even as econom...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The recession has failed to dampen much-needed donations to Prospect Primary’s Braille learning programme.
New equipment and new resources have assured the programme will continue, fundraiser Sylvia Munro said, with HSBC Bank and the Bank of Bermuda ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Being poor is no barrier to being happy, explained married couple Glenn and Althea Iris as they spoke to Tim Smith as part of The Royal Gazette’s The Cost of Living series.
He squats in an abandoned property with his wife and hasn’t had a regular jo...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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Kyril Burrows never asked his supervisor to sign off on payments for a $4,640 plasma screen TV that he allegedly purchased with taxpayers’ money, Supreme Court heard.
The supervisor told Mr Burrows’s fraud trial he would not have authorised the payme...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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Court
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A Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute outpatient admitted causing $15,000 in damages to an ATM machine.
Paul Williams bashed in the HSBC ATM outside White’s Supermarket in Warwick with a metal pipe, Magistrates’ Court heard.
The self-confessed drug addic...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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A tighter budget this year means no overseas acts at the 74th Bermuda Agricultural Exhibition.
But the much-loved national event has all local entertainment rostered over three days, with school groups in the lower ring and Troika following tomorrow’...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Robinson’s Marina in Sandys was hit by an early morning break-in yesterday by thieves who stripped the cash register and safe.
Station Manager Malcolm Swan said police responded to the silent alarm. “They were met by the owner of the property Joseph ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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Bermuda will continue to celebrate Labour Day in September, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Patrice Minors said today.
Several weeks ago the Bermuda Trade Union Congress (BTUC) submitted a request to the Minister and Premier, to consid...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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Homes and businesses can now install larger solar panels without needing planning permission under new rules.
Recently approved amendments to the Development and Planning (General Development) Order 1999 allow up to 400 sq ft of solar panels to be in...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Businessman Alfonso Harris will challenge Kenneth Bascome for the position of Mayor of St George.
Mr Harris, the owner of Churchill’s cigar and liquor store on York Street, currently sits as a Common Councillor.
Asked about why he decided to run for ...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
