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Prominent retailer and North Village stalwart Vivienne Jones, who presided over the iconic Jones Dry Goods Store, has died at the age of 102.
Ms Jones, fondly known as “Aunt V”, passed away on Friday night. Her funeral is planned for Thursday in Hami...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Environmentalists claim a recent fire at a yard in Warwick has highlighted health risks allegedly faced by residents living near the industrial site.
Stuart Hayward, from Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce (BEST), said the blaze at Dy...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Sam Strangeways
Bermuda’s famous cahows have 50 new purpose-built homes ready and waiting for them on Nonsuch Island.
The artificial nest boxes were designed by former conservation officer David Wingate and donated to the Cahow Recovery Project by Bermuda Audubon So...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Filipinos in Bermuda are treated like “indentured servants”, taken advantage of, and discriminated against because of their nationality.
This according to sources who spoke with The Royal Gazette following a recent case in which a Bermudian man was c...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Bermuda-Gibraltar cooperation possibilities could take some work
By David Fox
Gibraltar authorities may have a hard time convincing local government and business officials that there is a mutual commercial benefit to working together.
And the CEO of...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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There was a wonderful flow of attendees to the Bermuda Society of Arts’ opening at the City Hall on Friday, June 6th and the five distinct exhibitions in the Onions and Edinburgh Galleries and Studios A, B and C amply rewarded this enthusiastic crowd...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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An Electoral Commission could settle arguments over whether election candidates’ are eligible to take their seats in Parliament, a civil liberties group said last night.
And the Centre for Justice pledged to draw up a list of proposals to restructure...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermudian pianist James Richardson is hoping to take his career to the next level, but first he needs your support.
Mr Richardson has launched an online fundraising campaign on Indiegogo with the goal of raising $32,700 to allow him to move to the UK...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group of islanders will fly the flag for Bermuda at the WorldPride festival in Toronto this month.
Organisers estimate that 1.5 million visitors from across the globe will attend the ten-day event, which culminates in a giant parade on June 29.
At ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd yesterday made good on last week’s pledge to seek acquisition of all Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited common stock for a combination of common stock and cash at an improved offer of $49.50 a share.
Aspen closed up two...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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David Fox, Business Editor
