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"Last Post for Bandmaster Gibbons"

A noonday funeral today with full military honours will be accorded former Bermuda Regiment Music Director Captain Horace Richard Stanley Gibbons at historic St. Peter’s Church, Sr.George’s. He died on April 5 at age 91. Capt Gibbons was aged 15 when...
Apr 16, 2011
Politics

"Leading politicians’ favourability ratings plunge"

Public opinion on Bermuda’s leading politicians has plunged in the first quarter of 2011. Premier Paula Cox, Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess, United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan and Bermuda Democratic Alliance leader Craig Cannonier all took a hit in...
Apr 15, 2011
Politics

"PLP lead over UBP cut to just four points"

The Progressive Labour Party’s lead over the United Bermuda Party has been cut to four percentage points in the latest poll by Mindmaps. Thirty-two percent of people said they would vote PLP if an election was called today, down from 44 percent in th...
Apr 15, 2011
Politics

"Premier Cox’s poll numbers plummet"

Premier Paula Cox and the Progressive Labour Party’s performance approval ratings have come down with a bump in a new poll by Mindmaps. Just 28 percent of people believe Ms Cox is doing a good job as Premier, while only 16 percent are impressed with...
Apr 15, 2011
Politics

"Senior civil servants given new ministries"

Several senior civil servants have been given new workloads in an attempt to “deliver on the promise” of Premier Paula Cox. The Government reshuffle has seen permanent secretaries awarded new ministries and the number of departments falling under the...
Apr 14, 2011
Other

"Hamilton business owners plan protest against voting changes"

Business owners are being urged to “make as much noise as they can” in protest of the new city voting system. Angry business leaders are threatening to launch what they hope will be a large protest against the controversial voting changes. They say t...
Apr 14, 2011
Editorials

"Relations with Britain"

The Royal Gazette’s exclusive interview last week with Henry Bellingham, the UK Minister responsible for British Overseas Territories, suggests that relations between the Island the UK are improving. The Conservative Party, the senior partner in the...
Apr 14, 2011
Opinion Writer

"A troubling mood brewing"

A growing number of Bermudians are very unhappy about the state of the country, and are questioning whether the authorities of the day are really in touch with what is happening. This unease is not restricted to any particular section of our communit...
Apr 14, 2011
Opinion Writer

"When art becomes political"

In his brilliant little book, Ways of Seeing, John Berger focuses on the social and political construction of art and the extent to which social values are reflected. Art matters in part because it offers some commentary about society, past or prese...
Apr 14, 2011
Other

"Senator seeks update on Regiment sexual misconduct probe"

Opposition Senator Michael Dunkley has asked Government to reveal the outcome of an investigation launched 18 months ago by the Human Rights Commission into sexual misconduct allegations at the Bermuda Regiment. The Shadow National Security Minister ...
Apr 13, 2011
Editorials

"Money– for guns"

Had someone suggested in 2006 that people should be offered money for turning in guns, they would have been laughed out of the room. That’s because the idea of rewarding a person for criminal behaviour the possession of a firearm goes against all the...
Apr 12, 2011
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