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The influential role of Bertram Guishard, one of the Island’s senior educators, has been recalled in the establishment of Bermuda College.
Mr Guishard, who died last week at the age of 87, was “a very upright, trustworthy, honest individual”, said Ge...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016
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The Committee of 25 has handled its finances competently and above board, according to the group’s treasurer.
The charity for handicapped children lost its charitable status in 2013 due to a lack of audited financial statements, but Kent Bascome, who...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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Renee Carter, a founding member of the cancer charity and support group Melange, was recalled as “a superwoman” by her daughter after succumbing to the disease at the age of 56.
“She was a phenomenal woman and a pillar of strength,” Dominique Roberts...
DATE: Feb 19, 2016
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The Committee of 25, one of the island’s oldest charities, has temporarily ceased operations after being taken to court for continuing to run its Bargain Box shop while its charitable status was revoked.
The organisation, which supports handicapped c...
DATE: Feb 18, 2016
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A funeral will be held today for Grace Smith, a “matriarch” of St George’s known to many for her generosity.
Ms Smith, who died on February 10 at the age of 98, “believed in charity more than anything else”, her daughter Rose Douglas recalled.
“She t...
DATE: Feb 18, 2016
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A helicopter rescue in pitch darkness, hundreds of miles out in stormy seas, is not the way local doctor Michael Urdang expected to finish Valentine’s Day.
Just married, Dr Urdang had been grateful for a couple of days off and the chance to spend the...
DATE: Feb 17, 2016
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Economic benefits played no role on introducing civil unions for same-sex partners, according to Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister for Community, Cultural Affairs and Sports.
At last night’s second town hall meeting on the topic, the minister ack...
DATE: Feb 16, 2016
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Marriage equality activist Tony Brannon said his campaigning wore him down to the point of illness, but he recovered sufficiently to attend last night’s public meeting on civil unions.
Securing same-sex marriage for Bermuda has been a priority cause ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2016
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A new administrator starts today at the Summerhaven home for the physically disabled, with chairman John Powell hoping the appointment will settle longstanding complaints over the facility.
“It was mutually agreed between the Government and ourselves...
DATE: Feb 16, 2016
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Traffic is blocked on South Road in Devonshire after a collision between a car and a motorcycle.
The accident, which reportedly left a male motorcyclist with unspecified injuries, happened at the junction with Tee Street.
At about 7.50pm, fire and r...
DATE: Feb 16, 2016
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