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A benevolent fund for children traumatised by gang violence must embrace the families of shooters as well as their victims, according to community activist Gina Spence.
Optimistic that her charity is close to creating the fund for 37 children whose l...
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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A further $10 million in fundraising is needed to cover a $40 million payment for Bermuda’s new hospital wing before next year’s impending deadline.
However, Health Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said she was “completely optimistic and confident” t...
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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Health issues and the ongoing furore over the proposed closure of the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre are likely to dominate today’s Motion to Adjourn in Parliament.
Today’s House of Assembly will also see the tabling of the National Drug Control Act 2...
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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Volunteer Dominique Smith has travelled to the storm-devastated Philippines to help orchestrate “massive” relief efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.
Ms Smith, who arrived in the capital Manila on Tuesday, is a director of finance for the inte...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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A march in protest at plans to shut down the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre has been called for tomorrow at noon.
The east end facility, run by Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB), is to be closed due to high costs and low usage.
However, according to Progr...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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Larry Woolgar is lucky to be alive after being repeatedly hacked by a machete-wielding home intruder he believes intended to kill him.
“I honestly didn’t think I was going to live to see another day,” said Mr Woolgar, 61, of the February 26 attack in...
DATE: Nov 20, 2013
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Ombudsman for Bermuda Arlene Brock believes a lawsuit against her by the Corporation of Hamilton potentially threatens the existence of her office in Bermuda.
Appearing in the Supreme Court before Puisne Judge Stephen Hellman, who is debating whether...
DATE: Nov 19, 2013
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An initiative to survey the Island’s chronic disease risk has seen nearly 60 people trained as interviewers and sent out into the field.
Health Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin told MPs the team would be joined by 30 healthcare professionals to test ...
DATE: Nov 18, 2013
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Health
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A habitual thief who hacked a man in the neck with a machete after being surprised during a break-in has been jailed for 13 years.
Kimlo Charles Webb fled the scene of the attack — but was caught on home security footage.
The Supreme Court heard that...
DATE: Nov 16, 2013
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Court
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The City of Hamilton has launched a legal suit against Ombudsman Arlene Brock, in the continuing battle over Hamilton’s secretive project for the redevelopment of the city’s waterfront.
The application for a judicial review cites the Ombudsman’s “dec...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013
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