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Wayne Scott is not entirely convinced that sending Bermuda’s athletes to the Olympic Games is the best use of the Island’s limited resources.
The Sports Minister also suggested it might be time for Bermuda athletes and their national governing bodies...
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Dock workers Allan Butterfield and Kyle Tucker may be from different generations, but they have more than just a workplace in common.
Both started work on the Hamilton docks on November 26, albeit 35 years apart.
Both were teenagers when they joined ...
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Criminologist and consultant Sylvia Chenery is back in Bermuda to run Police and their community partners through an intensive two weeks of Problem Oriented Policing and Partnership training (POPP).
The good news is that after nearly seven years of c...
DATE: Jan 15, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s student debate team represented the Island with confidence at the Pan American debates held in Claremont, California.
Team coach Gladstone Thompson, principal of St David’s Primary School, also found himself elected to the executive board o...
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Born Michael King Jr on this day in 1929, MLK’s life was a journey of transformation. His father had declared independence as a teen; turning around a challenged background through perseverance and some luck.
Daddy King changed their names to “Martin...
DATE: Jan 15, 2015
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Glenn Fubler
The 50th anniversary of a turning point in the Island’s labour history — the clash at the Belco power plant after the strike — is to be marked.
The occasion on February 2 will include a “night of reflection” at the Bermuda Industrial Union Headquarte...
DATE: Jan 15, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
Work on the aquarium’s new roof is over halfway complete and the project remains well on track, according to Dr Ian Walker.
The Curator of the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo told The Royal Gazette he hoped the major construction work would be compl...
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Speed cameras, sobriety tests and harsher penalties are part of legislative changes being considered by Government to improve road safety.
Premier Michael Dunkley and Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell announced the plans yesterday.
They also said G...
DATE: Jan 15, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
International telecoms firm Digicel has set up a deal to buy the Bermuda Telephone Company — just months after it was sold to Canadian-led Barrie Holdings, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
A spokeswoman for Digicel confirmed: “As a complete communicatio...
DATE: Jan 15, 2015
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor