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Regulations are on the way for the Island’s unmonitored summer camps, according to Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Community, Culture and Sports.
In the meantime, the minister said, a “safe camp committee” is issuing parents with a “top ten ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
A nurse who lost her consultancy with the hospital amid controversy over a conflict of interest has rebutted allegations of an improper inside deal.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) also came to the defence of Irene Ashton, who had to back out of he...
DATE: Jun 24, 2015
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Sensitivity is paramount when dealing with the loaded issue of contraception in Bermuda, according to activist Lynne Winfield.
Ms Winfield spoke in the wake of the Coalition for the Protection of Children launching an advertising campaign for its pro...
DATE: Jun 24, 2015
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A breakfast programme for schoolchildren that served almost 50,000 meals this year is going on summer break tomorrow with the close of the academic year.
The initiative, which grew by three more schools this year to eight, is already courting volunte...
DATE: Jun 24, 2015
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Advertisements promoting family planning, and reminding would-be parents of the burden of responsibility entailed in child-rearing, have begun broadcasting courtesy of the Coalition for the Protection of Children.
Based on “the reality of life in Ber...
DATE: Jun 23, 2015
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A programme that served 447 high-risk children struggling with antisocial behaviour is no longer in operation, according to Nandi Outerbridge, the Junior Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs.
The High Risk Programme, set up in August 2010, also...
DATE: Jun 22, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
Attorney-General Trevor Moniz has defended anticipated reforms of the Island’s “broken” legal system against Progressive Labour Party concerns over sweeping changes to the law.
Shadow Attorney-General Kim Wilson told The Royal Gazette there were two ...
DATE: Jun 22, 2015
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It has been 800 years since England’s unpopular King John signed the first Magna Carta at the behest of a group of rebel barons.
For 12-year-old Bermuda High School student Isabella Henderson, the occasion was a chance to reflect on one of the world’...
DATE: Jun 22, 2015
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Even though he has no children of his own yet, Pastor Jahkimmo Smith stands out as a shining example of the transformation fathers can create in the lives of others.
With Father’s Day tomorrow, the community group Imagine Bermuda is saluting local me...
DATE: Jun 20, 2015
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Time limits are set to be imposed on clients of the Island’s burgeoning financial assistance programme.
Able-bodied recipients will be able to claim up to a maximum of five years, with payments reducing annually after the first year.
The amendments, ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2015
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