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They’ve held breast cancer patients while they cried, walked miles to raise money to fight breast cancer and tirelessly promoted better awareness of the disease, sometimes themselves battling it.
They are the recipients of this quarter’s Bermuda Cabl...
DATE: Oct 14, 2011
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In an age when we expect instant results, Richard Lee has learned that some things still take their time.
On October 3, Mr Lee was surprised to receive an envelope of black and white postcards almost seven years after they were mailed to him from New...
DATE: Oct 14, 2011
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Writers, it’s that time again we’re asking you to submit your entries to the annual The Royal Gazette Christmas Short Story Contest.
The deadline is Monday, December 5 at 5pm. Stories may be fiction or non-fiction. Cash prizes will be presented in ea...
DATE: Oct 14, 2011
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The opening day of the seventh annual Career Fair drew hundreds of private and public school students to Bermuda College.
From the electric plasma globe at Belco’s stall, to a spinning wheel of career choices from Conyers Dill and Pearman, around 80 ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2011
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The 100th birthday of Glebe Road resident Vivienne Jones today is cause for celebration in her tight-knit Pembroke community.
It is also an occasion to rally around Jones Dry Goods Store. Ms Jones once supervised the business and lives a few doors do...
DATE: Oct 14, 2011
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Bermuda’s anti-abuse charities believe the latest health trends survey underestimates the true extent of people suffering behind closed doors.
Health Minister Zane DeSilva said it was a “shocking statistic” that one in three people have been physical...
DATE: Oct 14, 2011
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Digicel Bermuda this afternoon announced the launch of a long-distance call service for its post-paid customers.
It means the cellular provider will go into direct competition with licensed long-distance call providers TeleBermuda International and L...
DATE: Oct 13, 2011
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Trucker Richard Foggo was given a six-month conditional discharge this afternoon for using threatening behaviour towards Health Minister Zane DeSilva.
Magistrate Juan Wolffe found Foggo not guilty of using threatening words towards the Minister.
Mr D...
DATE: Oct 13, 2011
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Technical issues that affected BlackBerry smartphones on the Island yesterday have been resolved.
Digicel and CellOne both said today that their BlackBerry customers’ phones should now be operating as normal.
Said a Digicel spokesperson: “Digicel wis...
DATE: Oct 13, 2011
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Hundreds of students were urged to be bold, discover their interests, and not to sell themselves short, at the opening day of the seventh annual Career Fair.
Students from public and private schools filled two halls of career booths, hosted by the Be...
DATE: Oct 13, 2011
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