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A long-awaited freedom of information bill was last night unveiled by Government and could become law during the next parliamentary session.
Premier Ewart Brown announced in a televised speech that the draft public access to information (PATI) legisl...
DATE: Oct 16, 2009
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As Bermuda celebrates its 400th anniversary, The Royal Gazette is once again inviting Bermuda's writers to submit entries for the newspaper's annual Christmas Short Story Contest. The deadline is Monday, December 7 at 5 p.m. Stories may be fiction or...
DATE: Oct 16, 2009
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Allegations of sexual misconduct at the Bermuda Regiment are to be investigated by the Human Rights Commission.
The commissioners decided at a meeting yesterday afternoon to immediately launch their own inquiry into revelations by The Royal Gazette t...
DATE: Oct 16, 2009
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A car driver told Police "do not mess with a rich man" after he was pulled over for driving past a stop sign.
Author and doctor Francisco Martins, 60, of Sandys, was seen by officers driving past the sign at the intersection of Middle Road and South ...
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Crash victim Larry Thomas had more than twice the legal amount of alcohol and a "fairly high amount" of cannabis in his bloodstream when he died, Supreme Court heard yesterday.
The evidence came from an expert who testified for the prosecution in the...
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A missing teenager has been found safe and well. The Bermuda Police Service yesterday thanked the public for their assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 15-year-old Aliyah Philpott.
A spokesperson said: "Police have received confirmation that Aliy...
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The Minister of the Environment has explained why he overruled Planning officials in approving a ten-storey housing block for Southlands Ltd.
Glenn Blakeney gave the development in Hunt's Quarry, Warwick, the go-ahead despite rejection of the plannin...
DATE: Oct 16, 2009
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Business owners are to team up with Government to tackle flooding in the Mill Creek area. Works and Engineering Minister Derrick Burgess yesterday gave an update on the problem which has irritated residents and businesses in that part of Hamilton for...
DATE: Oct 16, 2009
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The Royal Gazette has learned that a Hollywood comedian and friend of the late Michael Jackson is on the bill for the last night of the Bermuda Music Festival.
Chris Tucker, who is known for his performances in the 'Rush Hour' series and the 'Fifth E...
DATE: Oct 16, 2009
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Workers have settled their differences with the Corporation of Hamilton, said secretary Edward Benevides yesterday.
Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU) representatives met with Corporation management on Tuesday and Wednesday in an attempt to stave off ind...
DATE: Oct 16, 2009
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