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frica?s first Nobel Prize winner for literature fled his native Nigeria to escape the clutches of a dictator who ?would have loved to add to his CV the honour of having executed a Nobel Laureate?.
Political activism has made Akinwande Oluwole ?Wole? ...
DATE: Oct 02, 2006
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Unwanted horses are being passed from owner to owner, often being treated cruelly by those who do not know how to care for them properly.
That is the warning from the animal welfare group, the SPCA, which has dealt with 40 complaints about cruelty to...
DATE: Oct 02, 2006
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Royal Gazette deputy chief photographer Tamell Simons was on board Spirit of Bermuda?s maiden voyage ? although snapping pictures on the high seas was far from straightforward.
?Trying to take still images on a vessel that at times was bouncing and m...
DATE: Oct 02, 2006
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Fourteen-year-old Blake Sonnenfeld is Bermuda's new Youth Tourism Minister.
Blake, a student at Saltus Grammar School, beat eight other finalists to walk away with the coveted title.
As part of the competition the contestants had to prepare and prese...
DATE: Oct 02, 2006
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The PLP would have won a third term in power if an election had been held in the last two weeks, a new poll reveals today.
But the margin of victory would have hung on a knife-edge, with 31 per cent of those polled plumping for the ruling party and 2...
DATE: Oct 02, 2006
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Pub goers gave a mixed reaction last night to the smoking ban which came into full effect on Sunday.
At the Flanagan's Irish Pub and Restaurant one customer told The Royal Gazette: "I think the ban sucks. I know smoking is bad for my health but it is...
DATE: Oct 02, 2006
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Belco took the opportunity of its 100th birthday on Friday to confirm a link-up with a global consultancy group to plan energy production for the next 20 years.
Mott MacDonald Pettit has been awarded a five-year technical services contract to provide...
DATE: Oct 02, 2006
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Government last night opposed Cable & Wireless' proposed acquisition of KeyTech Limited saying it would create a virtual monopoly that other service providers would find impossible to compete with.
The decision is a major setback to Cable & Wireless'...
DATE: Sep 30, 2006
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Opposition race spokesman Jamahl Simmons has questioned whether Government has any real commitment to empowering black people ? despite its radical rhetoric.
He spoke out after Deputy Premier Ewart Brown said Government was constantly forced to defen...
DATE: Sep 30, 2006
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This was the moment a homecoming hero glided gracefully into Bermuda waters for the first time.anchored safely off Ferry Reach at about 6.30 last night, Captain Chris Blake confirmed.
And he described the last few hours of a maiden voyage, that saw t...
DATE: Sep 30, 2006
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