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By Ira Philip
When Mrs Gloria Melvina Bean of East Shore Lane, Somerset celebrated her 90th birthday on November 2, she was content allowing it to be an at-home historic milestone luncheon filled with pleasant memories and laughter. She was surrounde...
DATE: Nov 16, 2013
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Bermuda should have just three Post Offices in a bid to stem losses predicted to amount to $134 million over the next decade.
And the SAGE Commission said direct delivery to homes and businesses should end, with people picking up their mail at centra...
DATE: Nov 16, 2013
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“Splendid. One of the best affairs I’ve attended!” That’s the essence of a special delivery letter Mrs Cynthia Postlewaite of Deep Dale, Pembroke found in her box the day after more than 150 guests from near and far, joined in celebration of her 80th...
DATE: Nov 16, 2013
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Special to RG
By Ira for Nov 16, 13
The Bermuda Progressive Labour Party continuing the celebration of its founding 50 years ago as the country’s first political party, cited 50 grassroots members at a Golden Jubilee Honorary Dinner a week ago.
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DATE: Nov 16, 2013
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“One round hit her quarterdeck, slightly wounding [Admiral Sir Peter] Parker in the knee and thigh. The shot also tore off part of his britches, leaving his backside exposed.” - Battle of Sullivan’s Fort, 28 June 1776.
In the new plan for the future ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2013
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The Island’s Civil Service needs urgent reform to cuts costs and boost performance, a major report into Government spending said yesterday.
And the 140-page SAGE report recommended the need for a strategic plan, while saying other parts of the public...
DATE: Nov 16, 2013
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute should be shut down and the site sold off, a commission into Government agency has recommended.
The SAGE Commission said upgrading the Devonshire psychiatric hospital would cost around $40 million — and that the ho...
DATE: Nov 16, 2013
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
There will be a “slight delay” in the move into the new acute care wing at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, according to Health Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin.
The Minister told MPs yesterday that the Bermuda Hospitals Board would give more detai...
DATE: Nov 16, 2013
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A foundation charged with planning and building a $100 million state-of-the-art opera house in Lucerne Switzerland was prevented from formally learning the source of the money, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
The $100 million case opened yesterday...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013
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A UK MP has questioned why Bermuda’s flag was taken down from London’s Parliament Square days before Remembrance Day.
Andrew Rosindell, the chairman of the British Overseas Territories All Party Parliamentary Group, said in a letter to Prime Minister...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
