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Restaurants that thwart waste disposal regulations risk losing their licence, according to Health and Environment Minister Trevor Moniz.
Government has implemented the crackdown after waves of sewage washed up on a number of south shore beaches in re...
DATE: May 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Multiple Sclerosis Society will be marking MS International Awareness Month with a tag day tomorrow.
Fundraisers will be stationed at around 30 locations across the Island offering carnations in exchange for a donation.
The Bermuda branc...
DATE: May 09, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A primary school has delayed giving its students a controversial test to find out if they are gifted after teachers complained.
Thousands of primary school students were scheduled to sit the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) this week in order ...
DATE: May 09, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermudian motocross rider Dale Boorman has died in an accident during a race in Florida, his family have confirmed.
Mr Boorman, 20, was killed at the Moto X Raceway in Pinellas Park last night after colliding head-on with 23-year-old Matthew Gardner ...
DATE: May 08, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Progressive Labour Party spokesman Jamahl Simmons has been accused of inciting violence and hate by making “irresponsible” comments on the social media network Twitter.
And Mr Simmons claimed late yesterday, via Twitter, to have resigned from his pos...
DATE: May 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A section of the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital will be closed off to the public while construction work on a new wing continues.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Hospitals Board this morning said that a portion of the ground floor corridor between the...
DATE: May 08, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Wards at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s new acute care wing are “state-of-the-art” that will enable patients to recover as quickly as possible, according to health chiefs.
The wing, which is scheduled to open in September at a cost of $247 ...
DATE: May 08, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Scores of sporting and cultural events have been given a cash boost of almost $1 million to help them attract more visitors to the Island.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) has awarded the grants to 33 “tourism experiences” that enhance Bermuda’s o...
DATE: May 07, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Scores of residents and visitors yesterday joined in the search for tourist William Grange, who has been missing for more than four days.
The 67-year-old retired lawyer from Ontario, Canada, disappeared last Friday night from the Cambridge Beaches re...
DATE: May 07, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s high standards of healthcare meant that the Island recorded no maternal or neonatal deaths last year, it has been claimed.
In addition, a low prematurity of around eight percent, indicated women in Bermuda receive a high standard of prenata...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
