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A “true Somerset girl” has been remembered for her dedication to her family and community.
Leila Joan Gooden was 80 years old when she passed away last Thursday.
The popular nurse, who worked at Lefroy House for more than 20 years, devoted much of he...
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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Tall Ship the Lord Nelson arrived in St George yesterday morning, partially crewed by physically challenged sailors.
The ship is docked at Penno’s Wharf and is due to sail from the Old Town to Hamilton today.
The Lord Nelson is one of two tall ships...
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Sarah Lagan
Bermuda was called “the Isles of the Blest” by Mark Twain, who often holidayed here in his later years — deeming the Island “the right place for a jaded man to loaf in”.
Those Bermudian sojourns are among the travels commemorated at the Mark Twain Ho...
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An updated schedule has been posted for today’s bus service cancellations.
Meanwhile, Government has advised that the only run that will be cancelled tomorrow is route 10 at 7.15am from St George’s to Hamilton.
A ban on overtime has been cited as the...
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The threat of measles is over for one family whose nursery school-aged child had been in quarantine, along with his mother, for eight days while awaiting blood test results.
Last night, a Government spokesperson said that tests for the first two susp...
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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Rebecca Zuill
Premier Michael Dunkley has offered his condolences to a longtime friend and colleague who helped “take Cup Match to another level”.
Colin Smith, the former president of Somerset Cricket Club, died from a heart attack at the age of 56.
The Premier’s...
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Colin Thompson
The trial of a man accused or repeatedly having sex with a schoolgirl ended this week with a hung jury.
The defendant, a 46-year-old Paget man, denies four counts of sexually exploiting the complainant, who is under the age of 13, and one count of se...
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Problems within the Department of Public Transport featured strongly as Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell delivered his budget brief yesterday.
Mr Crockwell said Government hopes to introduce a new bus schedule this summer — the first new schedule in...
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An increase in payroll taxes was approved by the House of Assembly early yesterday morning following a fierce debate on the state of the economy.
The Payroll Tax Amendment Act increased payroll tax from 14 per cent to 14.5 per cent and rolls back som...
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The Ministry of Public Works has confirmed there will be a temporary lane closure on the two Mabey Bridges situated at the eastern end of the Causeway on Sunday from 6.30am until 11.30am.
The purpose of the lane closure is to enable public works per...
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