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Staff at Island Glass this year elected to forego their Christmas party this year in favour of supporting local charities.
A company spokeswoman said: “Island Glass has had its share of challenges this year, with the economic situation the way it has...
DATE: Dec 22, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
To an astute political observer what really happened on Monday December 17, the date of Bermuda's 2012 general election came as no surprise. Note, I stated 'astute' observer. To others it was shocking, incomprehensible.
The victory of now Premier Cra...
DATE: Dec 22, 2012
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“At 07.42 hours, U-653 attacked again and hit the USS Gannet with one torpedo. She sank within four minutes.”
The four hundredth year of the human settlement of this island, AD 2012, is drawing to a close, with Christmas just a few days away, followi...
DATE: Dec 22, 2012
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Being the editor of the Island’s only daily newspaper can often be a challenging and thankless job — but somebody has to do it.
The important role was placed in the hands of Bill Zuill, who has served as The Royal Gazette editor since 1998. He rose ...
DATE: Dec 21, 2012
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Confronting the pitfalls plaguing local cricket and football, uniting the community through sport and helping the Island’s athletes reach their full potential are among the objectives newly appointed Sports Minister Wayne Scott intends to achieve dur...
DATE: Dec 21, 2012
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Colin Thompson
Bermuda’s national drink, the Dark and Stormy, appears to have been poached to the Cayman Islands by the Cooking Channel.
According to popular wisdom, the mudslide is the actual native cocktail of Bermuda’s sister territory in the Caribbean — but the...
DATE: Dec 21, 2012
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An estimated 10,000 passengers have taken advantage of the Let Us Drive Campaign run by the Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
CADA started the campaign five years ago. The charity’s chairman Anthony Santucci yesterday issued the annual call for holi...
DATE: Dec 21, 2012
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Marsh IAS has donated $8,500 to four charities in Bermuda. Photographed (left to right) are: Martha Dismont, executive director at the Family Centre; David Ezekiel, chairman of Marsh IAS and chairman of Marsh’s Bermuda Charity Committee; John Hill, t...
DATE: Dec 21, 2012
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Fire ripped through Hamilton’s derelict Canadian Hotel, causing police to temporarily close off a block of Reid Street to motorists and pedestrians.
No one was injured in the blaze; the building’s owner Thomas Powell laid the blame on intruders.
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DATE: Dec 21, 2012
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Jonathan Bell
Holiday shoppers in Bermuda have a few more dollars in their pockets this month thanks to the falling price of fuel.
Over the last two months, drivers here have seen some of the year’s cheapest prices at the pump.
The price for a regular litre of g...
DATE: Dec 21, 2012
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