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The late Nelson Bascome will be honoured with an official funeral next Thursday.
The service for the 53-year-old Health Minister, who died suddenly of a heart attack in the US on Tuesday, will take place at 2 p.m. at the Anglican Cathedral in Hamilto...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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Premier Ewart Brown met with CARICOM heads in Guyana last week.
Among the areas of discussion during the meeting in Georgetown were the threats of climate change and health issues, along with developing a regional strategy for information and communi...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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Segway in crash
A Segway rider was stuck by an out of control bike rider at Ordnance Island on Wednesday.
The 20-year-old St. George's man was left with a pain in his foot and a headache when his Segway was struck by an unknown auxiliary cycle rider...
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One of the five teenagers accused of murdering Kellon Hill walked free from court this morning after the judge instructed the jury to acquit him.
Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons told the jury she’d considered an application made by Devon Hairston’s...
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Political activist Khalid Wasi has called on the United Bermuda Party's financial backers to pull their funding and instead support an entirely new political party.
The entrepreneur and one-time Independent candidate spoke to The Royal Gazette in res...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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More than 1,000 people have used the St. David's Lamb-Foggo Urgent Care Centre in its first three months.
The centre, which cost $7.8 million, offers services such as diagnostic services, blood tests and X-rays during the day and non life-threatening...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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Bermuda is reknowned for its beauty, but away from the pink beaches and lush undergrowth, the Island's environment is facing challenges.
For instance, there is only one tuft of Bermuda Moss left on the Island and several other species such as the Gov...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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Governor Laffan's Fern
Named after Governor Sir Robert Laffan's fondness for this plant, this fern was found in the Walsingham-Harrington Sound area but it died out at the start of the 1900s.
Several specimens were housed at the Botanical Gardens un...
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Man robbed at Dockyard
A 24-year-old man lost personal items and cash in an early morning robbery.
The Sandys resident was with a friend in the Clocktower area of Dockyard around 4 a.m. on Tuesday when they were approached by two strangers.
"One of t...
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The United Bermuda Party has fallen further behind the Progressive Labour Party despite widespread public opposition to Premier Ewart Brown.
Forty-three percent of people said they would vote for the PLP in a General Election, compared to 35 percent ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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