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A world-wide apology has been made by Tony Brannon after comments he posted on the Internet about the demise of Bermuda tourism sparked a maelstrom of anger across the Island.
The entertainer admits the phrase ?black Bermudians? was insensitive when ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2007
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An education expert from the UK is to lead a ?painfully thorough? urgent review into Bermuda?s crisis-hit schools system.
Professor David Hopkins, of the Institute of Education in London, will head a team of at least five investigators carrying out a...
DATE: Feb 10, 2007
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Anticipation ran rampant in the Bermuda Institute gymnasium as kindergarten through P6 squirmed in their seats, eyeing the stage waiting for the assembly they were promised.
The tension broke as the first strains of R. Kelly's I Believe I Can Fly cam...
DATE: Feb 10, 2007
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Anticipation ran rampant in the Bermuda Institute gymnasium as kindergarten through P6 squirmed in their seats, eyeing the stage waiting for the assembly they were promised.
The tension broke as the first strains of R. Kelly's I Believe I Can Fly cam...
DATE: Feb 10, 2007
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Almost half of all guest workers with six-year work permits expiring this year will be expected to leave Bermuda during 2007.
The work permit rule became law in 2001 and will see the first batch of six-year work permit limits expire from April 1.
A w...
DATE: Feb 10, 2007
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Scott Neil
A doctor who wrote a letter to The Royal Gazette questioning the closure of a Government-funded clinic has resigned from her position — two days after the letter was published.
Dr. Catherine Wakely was asked to relinquish her duties at the Medical Cl...
DATE: Feb 10, 2007
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The Pembroke Rest Home will close on March 31. Last year the rest home came under fire after claims were made that residents received sub-standard care and the facility was run down.
Yesterday, Minister of Social Rehabilitation Dale Butler said in th...
DATE: Feb 10, 2007
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Smoke billowing out of a black Rover car on Queen Street, Hamilton yesterday afternoon brought one of the busiest streets in Hamilton to a standstill.
The car was parked across from the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant when the smoke began spilling ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2007
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A 43-year-old man discovered the limits of being Bermudian in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Buford Smith of no fixed abode was charged with disobeying a letter, which banned him from the Washington Mall shopping centre in Hamilton. Crown counsel Nic...
DATE: Feb 09, 2007
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A bigger and better centre to allow more students to study for an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma at Bermuda High School was officially opened on Wednesday.
Education Minister Randy Horton was at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Renaissan...
DATE: Feb 09, 2007
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