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A hidden legacy of child sexual abuse has blighted “generations” at the island’s sports clubs and other institutions, according to shadow sports minister Michael Weeks.
Commending football coaches Andrew and David Bascome for going public about their...
DATE: Dec 14, 2016
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Juan Wolffe, the senior magistrate, has ruled that staff at the Summerhaven home subjected residents to “intimidation, harassment, threats and verbal abuse”, along with unfairly imposing financial strain and blocking efforts to remedy the facility’s ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2016
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Brothers Andrew and David Bascome have been applauded for their bravery by the sexual abuse charity Scars.
“I want to praise them for having the courage to reveal this secret that’s probably haunted them for life,” Scars chairman Jon Brunson said aft...
DATE: Dec 13, 2016
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A top football coach is calling for a criminal investigation into fellow coach Andrew Bascome’s claims he was sexually molested as a youngster starting out in the sport.
After revelations by Mr Bascome at a press conference for the ABC Football Foun...
DATE: Dec 13, 2016
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Three times as many voters disapprove of public works minister Craig Cannonier’s performance as those who support him, according to a political opinions poll.
The Devonshire South Central MP had the backing of 23 per cent of voters, compared with 67 ...
DATE: Dec 12, 2016
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John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and whose space capsule went on display in Bermuda after the mission, has died at the age of 95.
The US Air Force veteran and astronaut, who also served as a senator for Ohio, made history in February...
DATE: Dec 10, 2016
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A fresh chapter has begun for the Summerhaven home for the physically challenged, which is seeking to reconnect with its sponsors under a new, government-backed administration.
The first order of business: getting the community involved, particularly...
DATE: Dec 10, 2016
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A pause for quiet reflection on Parliament hill has been called for this Sunday by activist Glenn Fubler in the wake of protesters clashing with police on December 2.
Mr Fubler called it “an experience which calls on all of us to pause”, saying that ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2016
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The Summerhaven home for the physically challenged has been temporarily taken over by the Ministry of Health and Seniors, citing “a serious risk to the health and wellbeing” of residents, along with “undue hardship or the risk of harm”.
Allegations o...
DATE: Dec 09, 2016
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Their mission was to put a smile on children’s faces.
“That’s actually our motto,” said Berkeley Institute S4 student Jahkaya Douglas, who teamed up with six others to design and build an elaborate Christmas display from scratch for charity. It worke...
DATE: Dec 07, 2016
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