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A school that provides education for young and mature students has benefited from a $10,000 donation.
The Bermuda Rotary Clubs of Pembroke, Hamilton Parish and Sandys came together to provide the Adult Education School (AES) with the funds for secur...
DATE: Oct 02, 2015
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Temporarily shutting down: The Surf Side Beach Club, a hotel on the South Shore in Warwick, has temporarily closed for refurbishments, according to manager Bryony Harvey. Owner Naval Mehra has set aside an undisclosed period of time for renovations a...
DATE: Oct 01, 2015
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Bermuda’s new Catholic Bishop will be ordained at a special ceremony tonight.
Bishop-elect Wieslaw Spiewak, from Poland, will take over as leader of the Island’s Catholic community from Bishop Robert Kurtz, who is retiring after 20 years in Bermuda.
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DATE: Oct 01, 2015
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Authorities in Bermuda will take over an investigation into the death of a Chilean chef believed to have drowned in the North Atlantic.
Favio Ordenes, 26, had been working aboard the ‘Queen Mary 2’ when he went missing on August 16 when the ship was ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2015
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Residents of Smith’s experienced halted electricity service yesterday as Belco worked on utility poles.
The power outage was planned and had been scheduled several weeks ago to enhance service reliability.
Customers who would be affected were sent l...
DATE: Oct 01, 2015
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Today’s fairer weather belies the bluster surrounding Bermuda being caused by Hurricane Joaquín.
The storm was upgraded to a Category 2 hurricane last night, with the National Hurricane Centre recording maximum winds of 105 miles per hour in their 9p...
DATE: Oct 01, 2015
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An American jeweller who came under fire for taking 70lbs of sea glass from the Island has defended her actions, saying she did nothing wrong.
In an article published by the Erie Times-News, Becky Fox said she visited the Island in January and collec...
DATE: Oct 01, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Police Service is not investigating the presentation made by Washington speaker Ayo Kimathi which has been labelled a “hate speech” by some sections of the community.
Commissioner of Police Michael DeSilva said that officers would have t...
DATE: Oct 01, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
Information commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez will take part in a live online question and answer session with The Royal Gazette this morning and she is urging the public to log on and get involved.
Ms Gutierrez proposed the real time discussion to ma...
DATE: Oct 01, 2015
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Sam Strangeways
VSB, a local news source launched in 1981, officially closed yesterday after its broadcaster, DeFontes, ceased operations.
“You have lost a balancing voice in the world of journalism — a voice described by United Bermuda Party, Progressive Labour Par...
DATE: Oct 01, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell