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Bermudians will this Sunday join millions of people across the world celebrating the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade.
On March 25, 1807, decades of campaigning finally paid off when the Trans-Atlantic slave trade was banned — signalli...
DATE: Mar 23, 2007
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A former sergeant major who raises cash for charity each year by walking solo around the Island for 24 hours is going it alone again next week.
Marilyn Steede will set out on her walkathon in aid of Meals on Wheels at 6 a.m. on March 31 and will keep...
DATE: Mar 23, 2007
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PREMIER Ewart Brown has hinted Government is prepared to hold a referendum on Independence — but only after Bermudians are “educated” on the issue.And the British Broadcasting Corporation has also quoted Dr. Brown as claiming Bermudians wanted a Prem...
DATE: Mar 23, 2007
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COMING up to the end of the month now and April beckons. The weather has been markedly spring-like, the Longtails are back and the flowers are starting to bloom. There might be a couple surprises in store for us but it is probably time to start think...
DATE: Mar 23, 2007
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BERMUDA’S national cricket coach Gus Logie hailed Bangladesh’s teenage players this week after watching them help beat powerhouse India in their first Group B game. And although Bangladesh were thoroughly beaten by Sri Lanka on Wednesday, Logie said ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2007
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Visitors to Sunday’s Slave Trade Act commemorative service at the Cathedral will get the chance to show their support for The Royal Gazette’s Break The Chains campaign.
Our petition — which supports Anti-Slavery International’s on-line campaign to en...
DATE: Mar 23, 2007
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BERMUDIAN dancehall artist Collie Buddz (pictured)will make music history when he appears on the first reggae/soca bill to perform before sell-out audiences at New York’s Madison Square Garden in New York.Buddz, whose debut single Come Around topped...
DATE: Mar 23, 2007
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Photos show:
1: HMS Argonaut after repairs at Philadelphia
2: The second HMS Argonau> about 1900
3: Argona$> at Bermuda, AFD1 left background
4: Damaged bow of Argon, Cross Island left background
5: Argot in AFD1, surviving two of four propellers
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DATE: Mar 23, 2007
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HABITAT for Humanity is hoping residents will turn out in droves — and in a generous spirit — to a free concert showcasing Harvard’s glee clubs on Tuesday.At the request of the American Consulate, the Harvard Krokodiloes, the Din and Tonics and the R...
DATE: Mar 23, 2007
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Premier Ewart Brown’s Sustainable Development Roundtable consists of 13 members. Seven are new, six are returning from the previous panel.New MembersARTHUR HODGSON — Former Environment Minister who was named Chairman of the roundtable a few weeks ago...
DATE: Mar 23, 2007
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