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It may not be technically accurate on all three fronts, but the vineyards of Bordeaux cover 264,000 acres; wines have been made there since the first century and there are close to 10,000 producers. The fact that our Lafite Rothschild 1989 lists fo...

Bermudians have learnt lessons from severe hurricanes in the recent past — and their thorough preparation is one of the reasons why damage from Hurricane Nicole appears to be relatively light. That is the view of John Wight, chief executive officer o...

Pauletta Francis has an uplifting message for her students at Elliot Primary School every day. It’s been her practice to have her primary five class use words such as “smart” and “strong” to describe themselves. She’s so confident about the effect th...

The Bermuda Government is in the process of refinancing about $276 million of debt. It made a cash tender offer to holders of its 5.603 per cent senior notes, which are due in 2020, and is set to pay out early on about half of the $500 million of not...

Ethiopia’s rulers have redoubled a repressive policy that is failing. Instead of looking for ways to alleviate the pent-up frustrations of the ethnic Oromo and Amhara populations that spilt out in demonstrations over the past 11 months, a six-month s...

Nowhere in Bermuda escaped the wrath of Hurricane Nicole — but the collective sigh of relief could be heard from St George’s to Dockyard. While many roofs, trees and walls were badly damaged, and homes and roads flooded, the most common response from...

Ten years after the Coalition for the Protection of Children began serving breakfasts to needy students at a single school, the programme has grown to cover a dozen facilities. Sheelagh Cooper, founder of the organisation, said the group was “thrille...

Michael Dunkley praised the resilience of the people as Bermuda weathered one of its toughest ever storms. Winds of more than 120mph may have been a shock to many — as Hurricane Nicole leapt quickly from Category 1 to Category 4 — but the Premier sai...

Telecoms companies have reported that the majority of their networks are back in operation following Hurricane Nicole. Eleven of Digicel Bermuda’s cell tower sites have been repaired, with only Sentinel Hill without service as of 4pm. That means 97 p...

Insurance firm Argus rose 20 cents to $4.60 on The Royal Gazette/BSX Index. The move, equivalent to a 4.5 per cent increase, came after 1,300 shares changed hands. On the New York Stock Exchange, the Bank of Butterfield rose seven cents, or 0.27 per ...

All schools and Government offices will remain closed today, however some businesses will be open. During the course of the day The Royal Gazette will be posting information about which stores, firms and establishments are open, and which will be clo...

Seven people were taken to the hospital’s emergency ward with hurricane-related injuries yesterday. None of them were life-threatening, according to a Bermuda Hospitals Board spokeswoman, who also reported there were no visits to the Lamb Foggo Urgen...