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The MP who played a pivotal role in the abolition of slavery in the British Empire was born in England in 1759.
The son of a wealthy merchant, he became an MP for Hull, a city on the east cost of England, at the age of 21, before emerging as parliame...
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A man accused of importing cocaine has shared details of his tangled love life with the jury and explained away his Police statements, saying he was suffering from heroin withdrawal.
Shannon Dwayne Julian Tucker gave the unusual information in a bid ...
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As former military man, who did a stint in civil-war torn Northern Ireland, you might have thought John Drinkwater would have found civil service life a tad mundane.
But Mr. Drinkwater, who retired as Cabinet Secretary last month, has clearly relishe...
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When the horrific transatlantic trade in human life was finally abolished in the early 19th century, anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce could never have imagined the scale of the modern day slavery problem that would grip the world 200 years...
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There are at least 12 million men, women and children around the world currently trapped in the modern slave trade — that’s why today The Royal Gazette launches our Break The Chains campaign.
We are urging our readers to add their names to an on-line...
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Premier Dr. Ewart Brown has been accused of debasing the office of the Premier and Bermudians have been asked to consider if Dr. Brown is the kind of person the country can trust to be the Premier of Bermuda.
Former Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons ? ...
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Premier Dr. Ewart Brown has been accused of debasing the office of the Premier and Bermudians have been asked to consider if Dr. Brown is the kind of person the country can trust to be the Premier of Bermuda.
Former Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons — ...
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Drinkers were evacuated from a Hamilton bar after an electrical fire sparked a ?brilliant light show?.
Firefighters were called to an alleyway off Reid Street on Saturday night after a passer-by spotted a shower of sparks flying from a cable hub.
A H...
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MPs on both sides of the House were in agreement that technical education at Bermuda College needs to be improved to help more young Bermudians into jobs.
Speaking during the Motion to Adjourn on Friday, United Bermuda Party MP Grant Gibbons opened t...
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Compassion was sought in the courtroom for a convicted man suffering toothache who is unable to have dental treatment until he is formally sentenced.
The likelihood of remandee Malik Dill, 32, of Seagull Lane, Pembroke, becoming a bona fide prisoner ...
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