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A construction boss claims a leaky Works and Engineering pipe has caused a landslide on his building site.
Gladstone Headlam, of Sunrise Construction, said the pipe was overflowing onto his property on Palm Valley Road, Southampton, delaying work and...
DATE: Nov 03, 2009
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As Bermuda celebrates its 400th anniversary, The Royal Gazette is once again inviting Bermuda's writers to submit entries for the newspaper's annual Christmas Short Story Contest. The deadline is Monday, December 7 at 5 p.m. Stories may be fiction or...
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Scores of homes and businesses from Paget to Dockyard were left without communication yesterday following a "serious data outage" at the Bermuda Telephone Company (BTC).
Land lines in the West End were unable to accept or receive calls as a result of...
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Chief Justice Richard Ground has spoken of the tough decisions judges have to make in the wake of a controversial ruling in a death by drunk driving case.
Supreme Court judge Charles-Etta Simmons ordered on October 26 that Roger Bowen, 26, of Sandys,...
DATE: Nov 03, 2009
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With more than 50 percent of young black men dropping out of public schools, this newspaper asked a simple question — why?
The figure was released yesterday in a study on the Island's young black males, called 'On the Wall or on the Margins? A study ...
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Bermuda’s economy will worsen unless there is “substantial reform” according to a report released today.
However the Bermuda First Report proposes that by providing residency to generous multimillionaires, decreasing taxes on fractional hotel units, ...
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● Lawmakers, educators and youth workers must find special strategies to get young black men to be more future-oriented when making decisions about school and work
● More guidance counsellors are needed
● Increased guidance and career counselling in...
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When it comes to race and earnings Professor Ronald Mincy's study made a number of observations. Here is a sample of statements taken from various points in the 222-page report:
● "At every level of education, including college, and in every industry...
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Work spent stabilising Pembroke Canal has cost taxpayers more than $1 million, Government has revealed.
In response to questions from The Royal Gazette, Works and Engineering Permanent Secretary Robert Horton said $1.1 million has already been spent ...
DATE: Nov 03, 2009
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Government released an in-depth study on the Island's young black males yesterday.
It was not the first report on the subject to be completed, but it has relied on statistics more so than its predecessors.
The $400,000 report — half of which was paid...
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