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Land has been cleared for a team of young people to grow crops in a scheme designed to keep them away from crime.
Three acres are now ready for planting as part of the Government’s “Redemption Farm” scheme.
Wayne Caines, the national security ministe...
DATE: Nov 07, 2018
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Dancers and singers entertained some of Bermuda’s older people at an event hosted by the Bermuda Housing Trust.
The organisation held its Annual Seniors’ Tea at St John’s Church hall, in Pembroke, to “celebrate the contributions” its tenants have mad...
DATE: Nov 07, 2018
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A nursery shut down after a 12-month-old boy suffered a serious head injury was named by the health minister yesterday.
Kim Wilson said Heavenly Blessings Nursery and Preschool, in Pembroke, remained closed and inquiries continued.
The Royal Gazette ...
DATE: Nov 02, 2018
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Public perception of the elderly should change in an attempt to stop them feeling “invisible”, the chairman of a specialist housing trust has said.
John Barritt, the Bermuda Housing Trust chairman, added it was important to pay attention to seniors a...
DATE: Nov 01, 2018
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Former drug users and activists said a community effort is needed to steer young people away from violence and drugs.
Ronald Butterfield said he sold drugs as a teenager but became a committed Christian and minister while being treated for heroin abu...
DATE: Oct 30, 2018
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A new halfway housing development for elderly people designed to let them lead independent lives but with professional back-up is being considered.
John Barritt, chairman of the Bermuda Housing Trust which has 184 homes spread across five locations, ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2018
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Shirt pressed, shoes shined, but with a head hanging in shame, the surroundings were alien.
Having lived a life according to the law, he never imagined himself standing in a courtroom.
When companies collapsed all over the world, nightmare became a r...
DATE: Oct 29, 2018
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A conference heard how Bermuda is a centre for innovation with a “world-class reputation” on Friday.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, delivered the keynote address at an Association of Certified Anti Money-Laundering Specialists event...
DATE: Oct 29, 2018
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A scorpion was caught after it stowed away in cargo for Bermuda, it was revealed yesterday.
The arachnid was spotted by staff in a warehouse run by Fast Forward Freight, who contacted environmental officers. A check by professionals found no more sco...
DATE: Oct 27, 2018
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A humanitarian trip to help eye surgeons working in Haiti inspired a Bermudian woman to launch an appeal for sunglasses to help protect people’s eyesight on the poverty-stricken island.
Now Lucy Willitts, a retired bank worker and after-school care ...
DATE: Oct 27, 2018
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