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British billionaire Sir Richard Branson sailed into Bermuda grinning and waving last night – undefeated by a "hellish" failed attempt to break a trans-Atlantic speed record.
"We won't give up," said the 58-year-old adventurer and entrepreneur as he s...
DATE: Oct 25, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) — British billionaire Sir Richard Branson is headed to Bermuda today after being forced to abandon his trans-Atlantic speed record.
Two days after setting sail from New York City, Sir Richard abandoned his bid after his 99-foot racing y...
DATE: Oct 24, 2008
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Government will pay registered child caregivers $800 per child each month, according to the Department of Financial Assistance.
But registered caregivers, who are limited to watching three children by the Children's Act 1998, say they are worried the...
DATE: Oct 24, 2008
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Poverty campaigner Sheelagh Cooper has called on the Department of Financial Assistance to be more compassionate and respectful to people in need who request help.
Mrs. Cooper, from the Coalition for the Protection of Children, told The Royal Gazette...
DATE: Oct 24, 2008
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Parents and children are invited to attend Girlguiding Bermuda's annual fair today to help raise funds for new projects.
The FUNd Fair, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St Paul's Christian Education Centre, in Paget, will be officially opened by Lady Gozney...
DATE: Oct 24, 2008
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A CHALLENGE to Ewart Brown's leadership of the PLP is imminent, according to a delegate of this week's conference, and is certain to take place over the next few months if not days.
A Progressive Labour Party delegate and political insider spoke to ...
DATE: Oct 24, 2008
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Some truckers are failing to secure their loads on public roads – placing other motorists at risk, as this photograph reveals.
The picture, sent to The Royal Gazette by a concerned reader, shows a small dumpster truck on the roads of St. George's loa...
DATE: Oct 24, 2008
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PARENTS looking for something fun to do with their children this weekend need look no further as Girlguiding Bermuda is holding its annual fundraising fair tomorrow at St. Paul's Christian Education Centre in Paget.
This year the funds raised will go...
DATE: Oct 24, 2008
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A hospital orderly who committed multiple traffic violations and then claimed he was rushing to an emergency at work has been fined.
Carvel Wallace, 35, agreed with Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner that he should not use his job as a reason for bre...
DATE: Oct 24, 2008
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THE United Bermuda Party has called on Government to "stop playing favourites" in the wake of this week's high-profile trucker protest, asking that the Premier and his colleagues "spread the wealth" to contractors of all sizes in fair, open tenders.
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DATE: Oct 24, 2008
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