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Stances on same-sex marriage were among the tough questions fielded by the two candidates for Devonshire North Central as they faced the area’s seniors.
Diallo Rabain of the Progressive Labour Party and Andrew Simons contrasted notably on this and ot...
DATE: Jan 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A five-year plan for reforming Bermuda’s healthcare is to be presented tomorrow at a health symposium.
Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of Health, Seniors and Environment, said the Bermuda Health Strategy lays out 14 goals to be achieved by 2019.
“Movin...
DATE: Jan 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A funeral service is to be held tomorrow for Andrea Burgess, a mother of three who had found a new life abroad after years of tragedy.
Ms Burgess, who died suddenly from a brain haemorrhage on January 4 at the age of 55, had been visiting Bermuda fro...
DATE: Jan 13, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Violent crime has risen with the start of 2016, including violence perpetrated by women, the Centre Against Abuse has noted.
Remarks from the centre’s executive director Laurie Shiell came after police observed there had been a “small uptick in viole...
DATE: Jan 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Michael Dunkley told this year’s recruits for the Royal Bermuda Regiment that he felt proud to be Bermudian after meeting with its first all-volunteer trainees.
“Stay safe, don’t injure yourselves and have fun,” the Minister of National Security advi...
DATE: Jan 12, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The craze for “hoverboards” could make young people a target for thieves, a parent has warned.
A mother from Cedar Hill, Warwick, whose 14-year-old son was robbed of his expensive Christmas gift has called for parents to be extra vigilant.
Requesting...
DATE: Jan 11, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
It was not the tropical storm that some believed but severe weather hit transport from flights to ferries across the Island yesterday.
Gale-force winds from a swirling body of low pressure that passed north of Bermuda caused sporadic power outages, a...
DATE: Jan 09, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tributes have been paid to Iris Davis, an iconic figure who persevered through segregation to become the Island’s senior nurse, who has died at the age of 94.
Miss Davis, well known to generations of families as a midwife and school nurse, was hailed...
DATE: Jan 08, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Older voters stand to present a decisive force in the upcoming contest for Devonshire North Central, according to the advocacy group Age Concern.
Constituency 13 candidates from the governing One Bermuda Alliance and the Opposition have been invited ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The community has been left stunned by the sudden death of Andrea Burgess, 55, whose perseverance in the face of tragedy inspired many others.
Friends said that Ms Burgess, who had sought a new life in Costa Rica but had come home for the Christmas h...
DATE: Jan 07, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell