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The following is an account of the 1965 Belco riots from the point of view of police officer David Mulhall, who was injured during the rioting. He has since left Bermuda to live in Canada. Suffering now from Parkinson’s Disease, he has written his me...
DATE: Feb 02, 2013
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The AME Church today called for action to stem the tide of gang activity and traffic collisions that have cost Bermudians their lives.
Reverend Lorne Beane of the AME Church Social Action Committee expressed concern about the “alarming disregard” of ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Possible industrial action could be taken by unionised Nurses Auxiliary workers at the hospital unless a dormant pay rise is acted upon, according to union leader Chris Furbert.
Pointing to annual profits of $18 million in Bermuda Hospitals Board fin...
DATE: Feb 01, 2013
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Jaded from years of uncertainty, residents of Dockyard’s Victoria and Albert Row housing expressed guarded approval for Government’s decision not to demolish the buildings.
But in the absence of information, the occupants of the 150-year-old homes sa...
DATE: Feb 01, 2013
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A charity quiz night will be held next Saturday in memory of Regiment Major Christian Wheddon.
The funds will be used to establish an education trust for the benefit of his young daughter, Katherine Wheddon.
Major Wheddon, 43, was killed in a road ac...
DATE: Feb 01, 2013
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St Mary’s Church in Warwick donated $1,300 to help needy families pay their electricity bills.
The funds will be distributed in $50 vouchers, as part of Government’s Financial Assistance Programme.
“We see a constant stream of people looking for help...
DATE: Feb 01, 2013
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Members of the House of Lords discussed making Bermuda the “capital of the Caribbean” to cut the cost of travel between the UK and the islands to our south.
The conversation took place as the Lords discussed air passenger duty on Monday, a tax on tra...
DATE: Feb 01, 2013
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A ‘Garden of Love’ opens in the Washington Mall today as part of a Valentine’s Day campaign in support of Bermuda Heart Foundation.
Sousa’s Landscaping has helped Washington Mall create an indoor garden with a variety of plants, benches and water fea...
DATE: Feb 01, 2013
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The death of Second World War veteran Owen Darrell brought back some painful memories for Will Scott. The Royal Gazette’s Jessie Moniz spoke to him about torpedoes, depth charges, and surviving the Arctic convoy.
Back in 1943, 20-year-old Will Scott...
DATE: Jan 31, 2013
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Appointing a non-Bermudian to command the Bermuda Regiment was no easy decision, Defence Board head Wendell Hollis acknowledged.
“We were extremely conscious and focused that any appointment in Bermuda of a non-Bermudian is always contentious for any...
DATE: Jan 31, 2013
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