26 results returned for search: "independence AND " category "Other" author Gareth Finighan
Quadriplegic Luke Caines’ dream of leaving a hospital ward for geriatric patients after 40 years has moved a step closer thanks to the generosity of the community.
For Summerhaven — the purpose-built home for people in wheelchairs — has received $20,...
DATE: Sep 04, 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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Two charities are better off to the tune of almost $5,000 each thanks to the fundraising efforts of a local law firm over Cup Match.
Appleby staff formed two teams — St George’s and Somerset — to compete in a number of fundraising competitions in the...
DATE: Aug 12, 2014
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Opposition leader Marc Bean launched what appeared to be a thinly disguised campaign for Independence on the grounds of Government House last night, claiming it was time for Bermudians to become “the masters of our own destiny”.
An estimated 2,000 p...
DATE: Jul 16, 2014
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The Corporation of Hamilton will be shut down and replaced by a board of administrators if it continues to challenge Government’s authority through the courts.
And the threat looks likely to lead to a head-on collision between the municipality and Ho...
DATE: Apr 21, 2014
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Community Minister Wayne Scott says Government is tackling the Island’s social ills with initiatives that “lay the groundwork for Bermudians to earn a better life”.
And he told a Sandys Rotary Club meeting last night that the administration had “iden...
DATE: Nov 07, 2013
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Tributes have flooded in for promoter and businessman Eddy DeMello, who died yesterday morning after a long illness at the age of 75.
Mr DeMello owned the popular Music Box store on Reid Street and organised many music concerts and boxing tournament...
DATE: Mar 07, 2013
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Members of Parliament reacted with shock and sadness to news of the death of Eddie DeMello yesterday.
Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz made the announcement to fellow Parliamentarians in the House of Assembly at the start of the morning session.
“H...
DATE: Mar 07, 2013
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BUSINESSMAN Harold Darrell has vowed to continue his human rights battle against the Bank of Bermuda ¿ despite having his case thrown out by a Supreme Court judge earlier this week.
And he has received further support in his quest for justice by a fo...
DATE: Oct 03, 2008
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AT first glance, 17-year-old Joseph could be a typical teenager. Hanging around the local market with his friends, the young man fits the stereotypical image of carefree youth.
Yet Joseph's life is far from ordinary. The tough streets of Kampala, the...
DATE: Oct 07, 2007
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