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The Captain and First Officer of the Farley Mowat have been released on bail, but its crew are reportedly now on hunger strike.
The crew are protesting the seizure of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society flagship at gunpoint by Royal Canadian Mounte...
DATE: Apr 15, 2008
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Progressive Labour Party Senator Walton Brown has hit out at threats made to The Royal Gazette Sports Editor Adrian Robson — labelling them "juvenile".
Last month Derrick Burgess, Minister of Works and Engineering, called for Mr. Robson's deportation...
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l The West End Development Corporation (Wedco) was set up in 1982 to manage and develop 214 acres of Government-owned land in the West End, including Watford Island, Boaz Island, Ireland Island South and North, the small islands forming the Crawl off...
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Talks to avert a teachers' strike on Thursday offered a glimmer of hope yesterday, according to a union leader.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers met with officials from the Ministry of Education in a bid to resolve a row over staffing levels. The 900-st...
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An arts charity has praised the West End Development Corporation (Wedco) for listening to tenants' concerns and shelving plans to impose a marketing fee on commercial Dockyard tenants.
The Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard would have struggled to survi...
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Eleven members of the Victor Scott Primary School choir gave passersby a musical treat yesterday as they performed an impromptu song outside The Royal Gazette offices.
The student choir is leaving the Island today to perform in Atlanta, Georgia where...
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The two quangos which manage the West End and the former Baselands are likely to merge, according to the chairman of both bodies.
Walter Lister told The Royal Gazette that the West End Development Corporation (Wedco) and Bermuda Land Development Corp...
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A blend of technical and academic education is likely to be implemented in Bermuda's public schools.
Minister for Education Randy Horton described the method as helpful to advanced and struggling students alike.
He and a delegation of experts travell...
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Operators of Bermuda's only emergency aircraft say the Island needs a second full-time plane after a seriously ill patient had to wait overnight to receive treatment abroad.
A well-known philanthropist, David Barber, donated $2 million in 2005, in me...
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Outstanding achievers in the hospitality industry have been honoured with Excellence Awards.
Hundreds attended a weekend banquet that saw a host of gongs handed out — culminating with the "best of the best" award.
That went to Miriam Johnston-Fox, an...
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