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Libraries in Minneapolis don’t generally get post from Bermuda; more unlikely is that the letter contained a cheque for $13,500.
That is exactly what happened to Stillwater Public Library when Bermudian residents Patrick and Jane Thiele decided to he...
DATE: Feb 08, 2011
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A Bermudian helping with the distribution of aid in Australia has described communities beset by two different natural disasters.
Grace Peck told The Royal Gazette: “Australians are great people, a lot like Bermudians, when it comes to spirit for the...
DATE: Feb 08, 2011
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Mail sent to Bermuda from Canada will be re-routed through the Caribbean, possibly leading to delays.
Canada Post recently awarded a delivery contract to FedEx for its outbound international letter mail and parcels.
According to the Ministry of Econ...
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A first collection of poetry from Bermuda-born Paul Maddern has made the short list for Ireland’s Eithne and Rupert Strong Awards.
The Irish-based awards go to Irish-domiciled authors writing in either the Irish or English languages.
The winner takes...
DATE: Feb 08, 2011
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Community group Imagine Bermuda is hosting a lunchtime session today in Hamilton on the theme ‘One Goal, One Community’.
The event runs from noon until 2pm at the Hamilton Citadel (North Street) Salvation Army. Representatives of churches, sports clu...
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The Department of Planning has accused construction firm BCM McAlpine of “abusing” its efforts to facilitate emergency foreshore work at an Opposition MP’s home.
But company president Alan Burland refuted the claim and questioned why planners didn’t ...
DATE: Feb 08, 2011
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Sam Strangeways
Retail continues to generate the most complaints from Bermuda consumers, with refunds and returns comprising 23 percent of objections for 2009.
Case investigations by Consumer Affairs are dominated by the car industry: 64 percent of complaints involv...
DATE: Feb 08, 2011
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Equal rights campaigner and former MP Renee Webb said she is pleased Government is going to amend the Human Rights Act to include sexual orientation.
Last week Government released a booklet, ‘Resetting the Dial’, to mark the first 100 days of Premier...
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The Regiment has a disproportionate number of black conscripts, officers who make racist comments and soldiers who visit strip joints and prostitutes, according to Bermudians Against the Draft [BAD].
Members of the campaign group and their lawyer, Eu...
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Popular Paget restaurant Splendido is looking for a new home after being told they can no longer stay at Horizons Cottages.
Yesterday owner Angelo Buglione said they had recently been told the Bermuda Hospital Board (BHB), who rent the majority of th...
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