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Pensions legislation that got turned away from the House of Assembly after the Opposition faulted its wording was approved on Friday after a redraft.
The Bill, brought to the House last month by Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, all...
DATE: Dec 16, 2019
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The grateful family of a Second World War veteran thanked the Bermuda Legion for pledging to help renovate their home after its poppy appeal marked a record year.
The legion raised about $5,000 on the November 6 tag day, with the help of civilian and...
DATE: Dec 16, 2019
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A free concert tomorrow will celebrate the life of an international opera singer who trained many of the island’s artistes.
Michaela Antoinette, the daughter of Marcelle Clamens, said the concert at the Berkeley Institute cafetorium would bring toget...
DATE: Dec 13, 2019
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The new senator for the Progressive Labour Party warned yesterday that care of the island’s growing seniors population will take “more than just money”.
Ianthia Simmons-Wade, a veteran healthcare worker and widow of former PLP leader Frederick Wade, ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2019
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Police have found no evidence of shots fired in the area of St John’s Road, Pembroke, a spokesman said at 1.15pm today.
Police earlier fielded calls in the wake of social media posts about a purported incident at midday near the junction with Woodlan...
DATE: Dec 11, 2019
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A lawyer has raised “serious concerns” over whether funding was in place for a panel of litigation guardians to represent children in court.
Saul Dismont also questioned why the five panel members had not been identified after Kathy Lynn Simmons, th...
DATE: Dec 06, 2019
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Mothers of disabled children are to get a Christmas treat this weekend.
The charity, A New Life, has joined up with the Brio Studio hair and beauty salon in Devonshire to honour 30 mothers with “a day of beauty and pampering”.
LaKiesha Wolffe, head o...
DATE: Dec 06, 2019
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A leading light in the foundation of the Progressive Labour Party has died.
Edith Richardson, 97, was the widow of Hugh Richardson, a former President of the Senate and the first chairman of the PLP.
The Richardson’s home on Serpentine Road in Pembro...
DATE: Dec 06, 2019
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A blind teenager and his single mother on financial assistance said they were in a “desperate” situation owing to lack of cash.
Sarah Fox, who lost her job as a human resources assistant at a law firm in July 2018, said she and 18-year-old son Brande...
DATE: Dec 04, 2019
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A panel of independent guardians to represent children in court has been set up, but it does not include a social worker who has been a litigation guardian and campaigner for children’s rights since 2014.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2019
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