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Big-hearted Bermudians have helped a father-and-daughter wheelchair team return to racing after the duo crashed out of MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda last month.
Now Stephan Couture will be able to buy new equipment for his 13-year-old daughter, Ch...
DATE: May 18, 2019
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Caped superheroes and Roman soldiers were among the army of fundraisers who turned out to take part in Relay for Life yesterday.
About 120 teams were expected to take part in the anticancer event, which was held for the sixth year in Bermuda. The ope...
DATE: May 18, 2019
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The Speaker of the House of Assembly admitted last night that he was perhaps wrong to allow comments from a Progressive Labour Party backbencher, who claimed that Bermuda’s longest-serving premier “tap-danced” for the “most reactionary and racist ele...
DATE: May 18, 2019
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Politics
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Fiona McWhirter
More than 130 members of the Catholic Church have taken child sex abuse prevention training after their leader made it mandatory for anyone who worked with young people, it was revealed yesterday.
The Most Reverend Wesley Spiewak, Bishop of the Dioce...
DATE: May 17, 2019
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A $65 million reserve fund will be available for the hospital if costs run over the block grant to be provided by the Government, a public meeting heard last night.
Jennifer Attride-Stirling, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, said sh...
DATE: May 17, 2019
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Health
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Fiona McWhirter
Crowds lined the streets of Hamilton to watch as a giant engine for the new Belco North Power Station was transported through the city.
The 280-tonne machine inched its way to the construction site on the back of a remote-controlled transporter, whil...
DATE: May 16, 2019
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The International Day of Families and the tenth anniversary of the local community group Family Forum were both marked with a walk across Hamilton yesterday.
Families and friends were invited to join the event, which had the theme “Walking With A Pur...
DATE: May 16, 2019
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Surveillance cameras could help clamp down on illegal dumping at a public dock, a nature enthusiast said yesterday.
Jessica Riederer added that “repeat offenders” disposed of waste and that more education would make people think twice before they dis...
DATE: May 16, 2019
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Environment
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Fiona McWhirter
Police said no data was lost after a system breakdown yesterday.
The 911 emergency service number was knocked out of service when the communications centre at Prospect suffered a power cut.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said this afternoon that ...
DATE: May 16, 2019
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Two donors have pledged a total of $75,000 to transform a former rest home into a life-changing centre for homeless families since an appeal was launched last month.
The leaders of Habitat for Humanity of Bermuda and the Women’s Resource Centre said ...
DATE: May 15, 2019
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