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A young woman has told of the lasting impact on her after she was the victim at age 14 in a case of unlawful carnal knowledge.
She said she continues to suffer years after her virginity was taken in 2014 by Malik Zuill, now 22, who was sentenced to 1...
DATE: Nov 25, 2019
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A life-changing centre for homeless mothers and children could be open by the middle of next year, its founders have revealed.
The Transformational Living Centre for Families was created because of a need for accommodation and support to help young w...
DATE: Nov 22, 2019
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A “national crisis” of homelessness is a major threat to the welfare of Bermudian children, charity leaders have warned.
Elaine Butterfield, the executive director of the Women’s Resource Centre, said her organisation received calls every day from pe...
DATE: Nov 21, 2019
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A bride-to-be and her friends were booted off a flight to the US yesterday as they headed for a pre-wedding party.
The four were ordered off the American Airlines flight to Miami by cabin crew and the flight was delayed by about an hour. The group la...
DATE: Nov 16, 2019
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Mothers will be offered free advice on how to access child maintenance by an expert in family law tomorrow.
Cristen Suess is to present information and answer questions on the topic at an event hosted by the Women’s Resource Centre.
She said the semi...
DATE: Nov 12, 2019
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Residents were invited to join police for a community hula hoop event today.
Litanya Smith, the Hamilton Parish Constable, will host the activity in the car park of the Shelly Bay MarketPlace on North Shore Road from 11am.
The Bermuda Police Service ...
DATE: Nov 12, 2019
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A man whose bid for belonger status was rejected by London’s Privy Council could have grounds to take his fight to the European Court of Human Rights, his lawyer said last night.
Michael Barbosa was born in Bermuda in 1976 to non-Bermudian parents bu...
DATE: Nov 12, 2019
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A representative of Bermuda laid a wreath on behalf of the country at a remembrance ceremony in Britain for the first time today.
Kimberley Durrant, the director of the government’s London office, took part in the National Service of Remembrance at t...
DATE: Nov 10, 2019
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Members of a 35-year-old gym have been told that the fitness centre will close at the end of this month.
The Athletic Club announced on Thursday that its clients’ memberships will be transferred to Magnum Power Force Gym on Church Street, Hamilton, ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2019
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A British child protection campaigner said last week she envied the progress made by a Bermudian child sex abuse prevention charity.
Marilyn Hawes added that Saving Children and Revealing Secrets had “nailed it”.
She was speaking after she met Scars ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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