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A damning independent report on the restoration of the Port Royal Golf Course was criticised by former members of its board of trustees, who defended the project going more than $10 million over budget.
“We built a course that Bermuda could be proud ...
DATE: May 01, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
Westgate inmates should not be denied the opportunity to donate blood, according to prison group head Kenneth Burgess.
“We are constantly pushing to get the antiquated laws changed that prohibit us from donating blood,” the Lifeline member told The R...
DATE: May 01, 2015
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Former Premiers Alex Scott and Sir John Swan, friends from across the political divide, have both been ranked “heroes of hospitality” by Glenn Fubler, of the community group Imagine Bermuda.
Both are businessmen nudged into politics by the heads of t...
DATE: Apr 30, 2015
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“Your wallet is likely to take a small hit this year and next — but it could see some improvement by 2017.”
Even so, the Island stands to lose hundreds more jobs this year.
Offering the “brutal facts” from the 2015-16 Budget — plus some tentative pro...
DATE: Apr 29, 2015
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The Paget sub-post office was closed by Government without any union consultation, fuelling “extremely low” morale among postal workers.
Branding the surprise move disrespectful, Chris Furbert, president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, pointed out t...
DATE: Apr 28, 2015
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Budget
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Jonathan Bell
“If you’re Bermudian, you look out for one another — because you’re proud to be Bermudian,” is a credo for addiction counsellor Sandy Butterfield.
The head of the drug treatment service Focus fondly traces her ethos back to the Girl Guides, the Sea R...
DATE: Apr 23, 2015
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Tourism
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Jonathan Bell
The Board of Governors at CedarBridge Academy is falling short on the school’s educational priorities, according to a group of longstanding staff who approached The Royal Gazette with their concerns.
The staff members — including parents and educator...
DATE: Apr 22, 2015
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Education
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Jonathan Bell
A penniless, single mother of three threatened with jail over a hospital bill has spoken out over the “senseless, harassing, bullying” procedures used to chase down debts.
Once reasonably employed through an office job, she was made redundant. Four y...
DATE: Apr 22, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
A striking Bermuda watercolour by the lauded American artist Andrew Wyeth, who appears to have forgotten that he had painted it, is soon to go on display at a museum in the United States.
“On the arts scale of things, this is as big as it gets,” sai...
DATE: Apr 21, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
A man accused of a hit-and-run while impaired appeared this morning in Magistrates’ Court.
Patrick Richardson Jr, 26, of Duck’s Puddle, Hamilton Parish was not required to enter a plea, as his charges are indictable and must be heard before the Supre...
DATE: Apr 21, 2015
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell