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A two-day work stoppage hit the vector control division of the Department of Health this week, with services subsequently returning to normal.
The industrial dispute affected vector control on Monday and Tuesday, according to a department spokeswoman...
DATE: Jan 21, 2017
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The Reverend Nicholas Tweed was applauded last night, on the very day he would have had to leave the island, as the People’s Campaign held its second public forum, with economic empowerment high on the evening’s agenda.
Bermuda Industrial Union presi...
DATE: Jan 20, 2017
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As the cancer support charity Pals continues to grow, the organisation has taken on social worker Richard Smith on a trial basis to assist with its social support and bereavement services.
Karen Dyer, executive director of Pals, updated Hamilton Rota...
DATE: Jan 20, 2017
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It has been 55 years since Hattieann Gilbert went out on a whim for the night of bowling that swiftly launched her as a surprise champion.
Now she is pulling together the story of a sensational bowling career that propelled her in 2005 to the Bermuda...
DATE: Jan 19, 2017
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The Coalition for the Protection of Children has given its thanks to the island’s Catholic churches, who rallied last month for what founder Sheelagh Cooper called “one of our single biggest donations of food”.
Churchgoers from six parishes donated b...
DATE: Jan 18, 2017
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In a first for the island, a team from the charity Scars Bermuda today heads overseas to deliver the group’s sexual abuse prevention training to another jurisdiction.
Scars chairman Jon Brunson is to deliver the course with Debi Ray-Rivers, executive...
DATE: Jan 18, 2017
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Graduates of the departed Bermuda Technical Institute are continuing their push for a revival of technical education to support the island’s young men.
In the wake of the 60th anniversary of the “Tech” this year, the Bermuda Technical Institute Alumn...
DATE: Jan 17, 2017
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Professional golfer and respected teacher Edwin Jackson, known for his skill in the vanishing art of repairing and restoring clubs, has died at the age of 79.
London-born Mr Jackson settled in Bermuda 46 years ago on a whim and initiated generations ...
DATE: Jan 17, 2017
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John Powell, the chairman of the board of trustees for the Summerhaven home for the physically challenged, has been effectively deposed by the appointment of a receiver for the facility, The Royal Gazette understands.
While trustees technically retai...
DATE: Jan 17, 2017
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Hard work has paid off for 17-year-old Matthew Brady as the honour roll Mount St Agnes senior prepares for college abroad on a scholarship.
“I have a life path, and it probably comes from my parents,” Matthew told The Royal Gazette. “If you put in th...
DATE: Jan 16, 2017
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