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Nurses who developed a procedure to treat and prevent pressure wounds in patients at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital will see their work published in a British journal on geriatric medicine.
The method was shared already with hundreds of people...
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Commissioner of Police said he was trying to develop a speak up culture where officers were held to a “robust” set of standards.
Darrin Simons highlighted the importance of employees challenging any improper conduct by their colleagues but added ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Reducing violent and serious crime as well as road casualties will continue to be top priorities for the Bermuda Police Service, its leader said.
Darrin Simons added that improving the organisation’s response to domestic abuse reports and building co...
DATE: Dec 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The head of the Bermuda Police Service hoped more money will be available in next year’s Budget to boost officer numbers.
Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons said the organisation was funded for 400 but would ideally have about 425 in its ranks.
He ...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The chief executive of the island’s gambling watchdog appears to have left the post after two years, according to his professional networking account.
Jean Major’s LinkedIn page said his tenure at the helm of the Bermuda Gaming Commission ran until D...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An urgent appeal has been made for people to donate O positive blood because levels were “running low”.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board repeated a call made last month when stocks of the type were reduced after an emergency.
Donors and potential donors o...
DATE: Dec 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An international adviser on self-governance suggested the island cannot afford to delay its political evolution, which would include “removal of the final vestiges of colonialism”.
Carlyle Corbin said that the level of delegation to Bermuda by the UK...
DATE: Dec 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A report showed that Bermuda is unprepared for the “full measure of self-governance” according to a series of indicators against which the island’s readiness was measured, the House of Assembly heard today.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Minister of Legal A...
DATE: Dec 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The island’s first Olympic gold champion and a record-breaking sportswoman was officially honoured by the Princess Royal yesterday.
Dame Flora Duffy was recognised for her services to sport.
She was appointed a Dame in the New Year’s Honours list 11 ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
One of the island’s best-known landscaping businesses was ordered yesterday to hand over proceeds from asset sales to help to cover rent arrears.
A court heard that Sousa’s Landscape Management Company owed about $130,000 and it was hoped the money c...
DATE: Dec 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter