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The Island’s Filipino community and guests gathered in fellowship last night to hear that the Association of Filipinos has so far raised $31,000 to help with relief efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.
Despite a wet and gloomy night, more than...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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Two key tax treaties couldn’t proceed in Friday’s House of Assembly as legislative amendments were not provided to the Opposition in time.
Attorney General Mark Pettingill apologised for the situation but asked leave to go ahead with the two acts.
“T...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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Bermuda’s National Pension Scheme requires fine-tuning, independent MP Terry Lister told Parliament.
Pointing out that when the scheme was implemented in 2000, “we were not all at the same place”, the Sandys South MP said in Friday’s House of Assembl...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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Former editor of The Royal Gazette David White reflected in a 1996 interview on the drawbacks of heading the daily of a small country.
“People get angry with me for things that the paper carries — politicians, of course, are always angry with me,” sa...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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Dozens of cars imported into Bermuda breach regulations restricting the size of vehicles allowed on the road, transport authorities have discovered.
But Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell has assured owners of the 2014 Jeep Compass that their cars wi...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
By Chris Gibbons
Longtime former Royal Gazette editor David L. White died on Saturday morning at his home in Paget following a long illness. He was 79 years old.
Best-known as editor of this newspaper from 1976 to 1998, Mr. White also ranked among th...
DATE: Nov 24, 2013
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The City Market: Pier Six Passenger Terminal, Front Street, City of Hamilton. (Photos by Akil Simmons)
DATE: Nov 23, 2013
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Two motorists injured in a collision on East Broadway in Pembroke on Thursday night have been released from hospital.
The accident, involving two motorcycles, took place at around 8.40pm near the Rubis gas station and Blue Water Anglers’ Club. Initia...
DATE: Nov 23, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
More than half of motorists killed on Bermuda’s roads in recent years had been drinking alcohol before they died, according to a new study.
And Government is renewing calls for drinkers to avoid driving after they have consumed alcohol, in a bid to r...
DATE: Nov 23, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
Health Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has refuted claims she misled the public about the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre, maintaining that the facility was not profitable.
Shadow Health Minister Zane DeSilva alleged a $104,000 surplus in the 2012/13 ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
