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Two brothers who set a world record by travelling to Bermuda on a flatboat have now crossed the Atlantic in the same style boat.
Ralph Brown, 50, and Robert Brown, 52, set out from Tampa, Florida, in the 21ft boat on June 27. They travelled north to ...
DATE: Sep 23, 2009
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Speculation is mounting that businessman Mark Byrne has resigned as chairman of the Board of Education.
A highly placed source told The Royal Gazette that the board was told at a meeting last week that the Flagstone Re boss had stepped down as chairm...
DATE: Sep 23, 2009
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Shadow Tourism Minister Michael Dunkley believes Bermuda is facing one of the worst winter seasons hotels have seen to date.
And Senator Dunkley said those working in the industry were already feeling the pinch as a result of the lower air arrivals.
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DATE: Sep 23, 2009
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Justice campaigner Marsha Jones has welcomed news that Police stopped and searched over 50 people at the weekend in a bid to thwart anticipated firearms incidents.
As The Royal Gazette reported yesterday, officers invoked powers under the Criminal Co...
DATE: Sep 23, 2009
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Students at Clearwater Middle School will spend the rest of the week aboard the Spirit of Bermuda learning about shipwrecks.
Twenty M3 girls are now on a five-day trip, assisting in the excavation of a 17th century sailing ship in Castle Harbour.
Th...
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Planners have approved a new four-storey Government building on Marsh Folly Road in Pembroke.
The facility will provide offices and laboratory space for waste management, health and Police forensic lab workers.
The application was approved by the Dev...
DATE: Sep 23, 2009
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Two girls who beat a member of a rival girl gang leaving her bleeding with a broken nose were given probation orders and community service.
Ashunti Smith and Jewel Nelson, both 19, denied attacking Sierra Scraders on May 2, 2007 but were found guilty...
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An expert on prostate cancer will speak to doctors and nurses on the Island about the illness and new ways to fight it.
Dr. Edward Schaeffer, assistant professor of urology, oncology and pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine wi...
DATE: Sep 23, 2009
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A Hamilton restaurant is hoping to help feed more than its regular Bermuda clientele.
KFC, as part of its parent company YUM! Brands, will be raising money for the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), which provides food for 90 million poor peopl...
DATE: Sep 23, 2009
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Bermudian actor Daren Herbert, who was in the award-winning film 'Dream Girls', is to appear on the Toronto stage in a new musical.
Mr. Herbert will play 12 different roles in the Canadian premiere of 'The Toxic Avenger'.
The musical, based on Lloyd...
DATE: Sep 23, 2009
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