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Addicts are being urged to get treatment for substance abuse this month, which is National Recovery Month.
And Premier Michael Dunkley has pointed out that the wider community can play a vital role in supporting addicts on their road to recovery.
Gov...
DATE: Sep 04, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Former Tourism chief Billy Griffith has landed a new job heading up the industry in his native Barbados, according to news reports.
Mr Griffith served as director of the Department of Tourism here for six years until the body was disbanded and replac...
DATE: Sep 04, 2014
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Fire engines rushed to the Belco plant on Serpentine Road this afternoon after a fire broke at the facility.
A company spokesman later confirmed that the insulation around the exhaust system of an engine had caught fire at around 3pm, but was quickly...
DATE: Sep 04, 2014
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Caribbean postal administrators will be on the Island next week when Bermuda hosts a conference examining the sustainability of the service.
And the four-day Annual Caribbean Postal Union conference could also kick-start major changes in the Island’s...
DATE: Sep 04, 2014
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The leadership of the One Bermuda Alliance remains unchanged after nobody stepped forward to challenge Premier Michael Dunkley.
There has also been no challenger for the position of deputy leader, currently filled by Bob Richards, and only one nomina...
DATE: Sep 03, 2014
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A downpour on Sunday resulted in last month being the wettest August on record, according to Bermuda Weather Service figures.
A total of 14.09 inches of rain fell in the month, beating the previous record of 13 inches set in August, 1997. The average...
DATE: Sep 02, 2014
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Health chiefs have defended their decision to house a quadriplegic on a ward for geriatrics with mental conditions for 40 years, insisting that there was no other place for him until now.
And, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has also criticised the quali...
DATE: Aug 29, 2014
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The Bermuda Hospitals Board has defended the quality of care quadriplegic Luke Caines has received during his 40 years at the Continuing Care Unit, claiming that he does not have any bed sores, is allowed to wait outside the CCU elevator to greet peo...
DATE: Aug 29, 2014
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Plans to move a quadriplegic out of a hospital ward that he has called home for 40 years to a facility for people in wheelchairs has hit a $6,000 stumbling block.
And the charity that hopes to take over the care of Luke Caines after his ordeal at the...
DATE: Aug 28, 2014
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Taxi chief Derek Young has defended his members in the wake of complaints about the industry.
Last week, restaurant owners and patrons in St George accused drivers of giving the East End a wide berth, claiming it was almost impossible to get a cab la...
DATE: Aug 27, 2014
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