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Eighteen-year-old Willis Steede plans to march twice in the Bermuda Day Parade next month: once in his school’s band, and again with the Warner Gombey Troupe.
A long-serving member of the Bermuda Cadet Corps, Willis is accustomed to going the extra m...
DATE: Apr 21, 2012
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Local authorities have stepped in to probe a fatal accident at sea where a Bermuda-registered cruise ship was accused of ignoring a fishing boat in distress.
Two Panamanian fishermen died in the incident off the Pacific coast of Panama last month. It...
DATE: Apr 21, 2012
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Local supplies of Carlsberg Elephant beer are dwindling due to shipping delays out of Denmark.
Distributor Burrows Lightbourn Limited has been out of the popular beverage for just over a week.
Said Vice President of Sales and Marketing Derek Emery: ...
DATE: Apr 21, 2012
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A new team dedicated to enforcing customs controls at ports of entry for all cruise ships has been established to help stop drugs getting into the Island.
National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief made the announcement in the House of Assembly t...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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The Royal Gazette asked members of our Readers’ Forum how they have been affected by the rising cost of living in Bermuda. If you want to join our forum, e-mail jdeacon@royalgazette.bm
Danny Matthews
I accepted the call for everyone to pull together...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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Lawmakers will today be asked by Premier Paula Cox to approve changes to the Parliamentary Election Act aimed at improving the electoral system.
If passed into law the measures will allow the Parliamentary Registrar to conduct research to determine w...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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Two marathons in two days on two continents.
It’s an incredible feat that has left Mark Harris with countless blisters, and his running mate, Greg Tyers, equally as sore.
The 34-year-olds tackled the Paris International Marathon on Sunday. Two flight...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government last night responded to Age Concern’s call for tax breaks for seniors struggling to cope with the soaring cost of living.
In Monday’s Royal Gazette, the charity said some elderly people desperately need help as staple food prices have clim...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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Students are carrying guns into schools, according to a Government survey of the Island’s youth.
The National School Survey found 1.4 percent of students had taken a handgun to school in the past year; 2.9 percent said they’d carried a gun in that sa...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda Regiment soldiers’ exposure to contaminated water at a United States camp was not enough to affect their health, according to the commanding officer.
An Oscar-shortlisted documentary set to be shown in Bermuda claims soldiers and their famili...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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