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Red tape has delayed carers’ payments and caused hardship for war veterans’ families, a campaigner has claimed.
Caregivers said a decision to send paperwork to the United States for processing had led to delays of up to three months in the payment of...
DATE: Jan 14, 2019
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A 74-year-old woman who died after a fire in her apartment was yesterday identified by police as Cheryl Eve.
Ms Eve, the sister of LaVerne Furbert, a trade union official and former Progressive Labour Party senator, was found unconscious by a relativ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2019
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A poker bet 50 years ago started an annual Lions Club fundraiser that has raised $1 million for charity over the years.
Now members of Hamilton Lions are preparing for their golden anniversary “Gasorama” next month at the Terceira’s North Shore Rubis...
DATE: Jan 12, 2019
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A show tonight to highlight the talent of a Bermudian actress who has performed in London’s West End has been postponed until March.
Candace Furbert was due to have performed at the Ruth Seaton James Centre at CedarBridge Academy in Memoirs of the En...
DATE: Jan 12, 2019
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Calvin Lynch, a daredevil TV cameraman with a passion for speedboats, has died. Mr Lynch was 70.
Rick Richardson, the former chief executive at the Bermuda Broadcasting Company, said Mr Lynch was a meticulous photojournalist who “liked to live danger...
DATE: Jan 11, 2019
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Berkeley Institute pupils have been given counselling after the death of 15-year-old schoolmate Kiara Paiva, it was revealed yesterday.
The Berkeley Board of Governors added the school’s flag was flown at half-mast in the wake of the sudden death of ...
DATE: Jan 10, 2019
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Education
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Bermuda’s former prison is to be reborn as a history research centre, the executive director of the National Museum of Bermuda said yesterday.
Elena Strong said the Casemates buildings in Dockyard would be used to focus on “the Atlantic World from 14...
DATE: Jan 09, 2019
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Trauma inflicted by racism has left a legacy of hidden pain, a campaigner has said.
Lynn Winfield, president of Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda, said that historic and recent incidents had left people “traumatised and stressed”, which surprised ...
DATE: Jan 09, 2019
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A 15-year-old girl died yesterday after she was found unconscious at her home.
A police spokesman said the girl was found “unresponsive” about noon at a house in My Lord’s Bay Road in Hamilton Parish.
He added: “Despite life-saving efforts at the sce...
DATE: Jan 08, 2019
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A “walkabout” through locations troubled by gang violence is planned for this week by Stephen Corbishley, the Commissioner of Police.
Mr Corbishley said he organised the visit in tandem with Gina Spence, a community activist, after the two met last w...
DATE: Jan 07, 2019
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Crime
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Jonathan Bell