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BBC highlights Bermuda’s spoils from the War of 1812

The spoils of war now hanging on the walls of Bermuda’s House of Assembly have been featured by the BBC, after the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the end of the War of 1812. Bermuda served as the staging point for the 1814 British naval at...
Sep 03, 2014
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Ancient tree root and Bermuda’s sea level story

As they cut into the tree root, the strong smell of cedar emerged, which was pretty amazing considering the tree root was over 7,000 years old. The tree root discovered on the seabed off Bermuda’s East End some years ago, forms the focal point of a n...
Aug 27, 2014
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Filling a family void

When Bermuda born adoptee Heather Reece Jewell Desabrais first contacted her biological siblings they were astonished but pleased to meet her. More surprises lay in wait for them all, however, when Ms Desabrais discovered they all had two more siblin...
Aug 22, 2014
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Renovations on historic Moonray Manor begin

The first phase of work to restore and save one of Bermuda’s oldest school buildings has begun. Moonray Manor dates back to the 1840s and had fallen into disrepair over the last two decades. But trustees of the Moonray Manor Trust, David Saul and Fra...
Aug 20, 2014
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Touching ceremony commemorates Pilot Darrell

The Guild of the Holy Compassion held their annual Ceremony at Sea yesterday, honouring the memory of Pilot Jemmy Darrell and remembering those lost at sea. Pilot Darrell, a Bermudian slave, was granted his freedom after successfully guiding HMS Reso...
Aug 09, 2014
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Bermuda’s role in final UK-US conflict 200 years ago

The last battles fought between Britain and America had their origins in Bermuda 200 years ago this month. A massive fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Alexander Cochrane left the island in August 1814 headed for Chesapeake Bay to crack down on ...
Aug 08, 2014
Editorials

Bermuda’s unburied history

RG: In our opinion Just as the unswerving route of the old Bermuda Railway cuts across the landscape like a long, straight scar, so the story of controversial land expropriations mars Bermuda’s modern history. Before construction could begin on that ...
Jul 15, 2014
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Learning their value and their genius

Ashay: Rites of Passage summer programmes are available for the Island’s young people By Nadia Arandjelovic If the only thing you know about African people is that they were enslaved and affected by disease, war and poverty in modern times, then you’...
Jul 15, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Appalling nickname

10 July, 2014 Dear Sir, Skimming through the electronic version of the paper, notices an obituary in which the nickname ‘Hitler’ was mentioned. What an appalling nickname and what poor judgment on the part of The Royal Gazette to print it. Your Jewis...
Jul 12, 2014
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Exhibit a masterclass in philately

Treasures from the early days of Bermuda’s postal history have been brought to the Island by US collector David Pitts — who held a private reception, opened last night by Governor George Fergusson, at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art. The Virgin...
Jul 04, 2014
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African studies programme returning

An African studies programme for children which was axed by the Ministry of Education five years ago is making an independent comeback this summer. Ashay: Rites of Passage, created by award-winning poet Mwalimu [master teacher] Melodye Micere Van Put...
Jun 25, 2014
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