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How will the Economic Empowerment Zone transform North East Hamilton? The Royal Gazette talks to Roxanne Christopher and Erica Smith of the Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation.
North East Hamilton has had a chequered history. In the 1800s ...
DATE: Nov 19, 2008
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A Court of Appeal panel retired yesterday to consider its ruling over Bermudians Against the Draft's bid to outlaw conscription.
Chaired by President Edward Zacca, the panel has been asked by BAD to overturn Chief Justice Richard Ground's judgment th...
DATE: Nov 19, 2008
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The Royal Gazette is inviting Bermuda’s writers to submit entries for the newspaper’s annual Christmas Short Story Contest. The deadline is Monday, December 8 at 5 p.m.
Stories may be fiction or non-fiction. Cash prizes will be presented in each of t...
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The Opposition have raised concerns about Speaker Stanley Lowe stopping them for touching on the sacking of Education Minister Randy Horton in their reply to the Throne Speech on Friday.
Mr. Horton was fired earlier this month after Premier Ewart Bro...
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Police last night warned the public to be vigilant after a teenager was dragged from his motorcycle and robbed and an elderly tourist couple were accosted in broad daylight by two blade-wielding men.
The teenager, a 17-year-old Saltus Grammar School ...
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PLP press officer Wentworth Christopher has waded into the expatriate ID cards row, reiterating calls for Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards to resign.
Immigration Minister David Burch called for Mr. Richards to stand down on Monday because he like...
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One of Bermuda's leading insurance bosses yesterday issued a stark warning about multiple threats to the Island's future as an international business jurisdiction amid the ongoing global financial crisis.
XL Capital chief executive officer Michael Mc...
DATE: Nov 19, 2008
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Bermuda is aiming to become a world leader among small island nations in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), according to Telecommunications Minister Terry Lister.
Police and Fire Services use the technology to quickly determine the loca...
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A two-day conference has been set up by the Centre on Philanthropy to help motivate people to keep giving.
'The Power of One' will highlight how each person has the power to be a vehicle for change and will be attended by volunteers from all walks of...
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A high school teacher presented his idea to start a private technical school to Hamilton Rotarians yesterday.
Colin Palmer, the operations manager for one of the Island's private schools, said that the future of Bermuda's young people could be fixed ...
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