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Governor Laffan's Fern
Named after Governor Sir Robert Laffan's fondness for this plant, this fern was found in the Walsingham-Harrington Sound area but it died out at the start of the 1900s.
Several specimens were housed at the Botanical Gardens un...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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Man robbed at Dockyard
A 24-year-old man lost personal items and cash in an early morning robbery.
The Sandys resident was with a friend in the Clocktower area of Dockyard around 4 a.m. on Tuesday when they were approached by two strangers.
"One of t...
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The United Bermuda Party has fallen further behind the Progressive Labour Party despite widespread public opposition to Premier Ewart Brown.
Forty-three percent of people said they would vote for the PLP in a General Election, compared to 35 percent ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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Mayoral vote:
Charles Gosling = 158
Sonia Grant = 123
Kathryn Gibbons = 89
Alderman vote:
John Harvey = 297
Glen Smith = 281
Pamela Ferreira = 273
David Dunkley = 105
Common councillor vote:
Dennis Tucker = 287
Marshall Minors = 263
Walter...
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The Queen of Bermuda has thrown down the gauntlet to the Premier and Governor to dig in their heels for charity.
Mark Anderson, aka Sybil Barrington, is also challenging the Opposition Leader, Police Commissioner and Public Safety Minister David Burc...
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Concern has been expressed over the lengthy project to shore up the Pembroke canal on Woodlands Road.
The Royal Gazette reported earlier this month how the project, which began in February, is not due to be completed until the end of next month.
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A teenaged girl assaulted a female Police officer by putting her in a headlock until she couldn't breathe, a court heard yesterday.
Tanya Taylor, 17, went on to pull Sergeant Devon Richardson's hair during the fracas in Queen Street on Wednesday nigh...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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In honour of Bermuda's 400th anniversary March Limited doubled its donations to two local institutions.
The private investment company, which was set up in 1976, decided to donate $10,000 to both the Bermuda Sloop Foundation and the Bermuda National ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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Premier Ewart Brown is now more unpopular with the public than any Premier since Royal Gazette polling began in 2004.
Twenty-seven percent of people said they were in favour of Dr. Brown — with 57 percent against — in the Research.bm survey carried o...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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Missing tean
Police are searching for 17-year-old Chantice Butterfield, who has been missing since Tuesday. She was last seen at 8.30 a.m. and is described as medium brown skinned, 5ft 5ins tall, weighing 180 lbs with brown hair and eyes.
She is kno...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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