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Big-hearted Tyshon Nosakhere, 10, is spending Christmas this year in a new home abroad — but his biggest wish was to make a difference for children back in Bermuda.
“We were talking about children in need and Tyshon wanted to help someone,” mother-of...
DATE: Dec 24, 2016
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Ciguatera, an elusive food poisoning carried by fish, has been confirmed in 16 cases from November 22 to December 20, according to the Ministry of Health and Seniors.
A further three people fell ill with ciguatera in January 2016 by eating portions o...
DATE: Dec 23, 2016
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Former classmates of the late Malinda Binns have banded together to help her family cover the cost of her cancer treatment.
The Whitney Bulls class of ’77 to ’82 is a group of Whitney Institute graduates who “pull together as a unit during good times...
DATE: Dec 20, 2016
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Legislators are expected to debate two Acts key to the airport development plans on February 3 — the first day of Parliament after protesters against the project blocked the House of Assembly on December 2.
Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, conf...
DATE: Dec 20, 2016
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A 15-year labour of love by educator and folklorist Shirley Pearman has resulted in Bermuda’s first definitive compendium of the island’s traditional arts and crafts.
“I hope teachers and parents will not look at it as a how-to-do book, but as a vehi...
DATE: Dec 20, 2016
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As a direct descendant of veterans, Michael Levon Sr takes special pride in delivering Christmas hampers to Bermuda’s war heroes and their families.
“The response is amazing — they reminisce about old times but also just appreciate the fact that some...
DATE: Dec 16, 2016
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Responding to an Opposition complaint that the Ministry of Health and Seniors had been slow in exploring concerns of mismanagement at the Summerhaven residence for the physically disabled, a spokesman last night said investigations dated back to 2015...
DATE: Dec 14, 2016
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Support has poured in for football coaches Andrew and David Bascome after their revelation of suffering sexual abuse as young players.
Numerous community members yesterday rallied around the brothers by backing a Facebook campaign urging them to post...
DATE: Dec 14, 2016
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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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