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The Island’s sharply divided debate over same-sex marriage has prompted a 15-year-old CedarBridge Academy student to step forward as “a voice for others”.
“The way our society is now, people who are gay or bisexual have been silent,” said Debre Evans...
DATE: Dec 19, 2015
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Retired Cabinet ministers are set to have their pension pots restored, after a resolution proposed by the Premier passed at the House of Assembly.
Michael Dunkley explained on Wednesday night that ministers’ salaries were reduced by 10 per cent in Ma...
DATE: Dec 19, 2015
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Parking fines are set to rise from $50 to $75 thanks to new legislation, while loopholes allowing non-payment will also be closed.
Shawn Crockwell, the Minister of Tourism Development and Transport, put forward his plans at the House of Assembly on W...
DATE: Dec 19, 2015
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The Island is rife with “incomplete, wrong and misleading” comments about the role of Correia Construction in the building of Heritage Wharf, according to the company’s head. Contractor Dennis Correia said his business had built the Dockyard cruise s...
DATE: Dec 19, 2015
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About 100 police officers amassed on Cabinet Grounds yesterday to present complaints to Michael Dunkley — with many telling The Royal Gazette that morale was at rock bottom.
Bermuda Police Association members were protesting about an impasse over bud...
DATE: Dec 19, 2015
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Miss Bermuda Alyssa Rose took to the stage in the Miss World competition this weekend in an international live broadcast from China.
While Ms Rose scored high in both the fitness and the talent rounds, with her modern tap performance bringing her to ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2015
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Police have identified the man who died yesterday after falling from Gibbs Hill Lighthouse as George Ward of Sandys.
The 72-year-old reportedly fell more than 100ft from the top railing of the lighthouse, however police were unable to confirm whether...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Speciality Cinema was packed last night as Star Wars fans rushed to see the latest instalment of the iconic film series.
Among the fans were more than a dozen who donned Star Wars costumes and brandished lightsabers to celebrate the event.
Asked why ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
It has been going for more than half a century and is as popular as ever.
The Royal Gazette’s Christmas Short Story Contest — now renamed the Dr Stanley Ratteray Memorial Christmas Short Story Contest — attracted 125 entries this year from writers in...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015
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Alyssa Rose is planning to be front and centre when the Miss World finals take place tomorrow morning.
Miss Bermuda, who has spent the past several weeks in China competing in a series of events in the lead-up to the final show, urged the Bermudian p...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes