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The introduction of on-island radiation therapy has made treatment more accessible and saved the public more than $35 million over the past five years, according to the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre.
A BCHC spokeswoman said that between 80 and 100...
DATE: Jun 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Visiting instructors from England have begun to train staff from several local organisations about horticulture and arboriculture in an effort to bolster local talent.
Trainers from Kingston Maurward College in Dorset began training sessions at the B...
DATE: Jun 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s Baha’i community joined with thousands of others to host a conference intended to improve the conditions that face society.
The conference, held on Friday and Saturday at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, was one of many organis...
DATE: Jun 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Public Works hopes to improve public access to an east end beach, according to a recent request for quotation.
The RFQ, issued on June 24 and available on the government website, said the ministry wanted to engage with a contractor to...
DATE: Jun 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
After almost a decade promoting local books and authors, Martin Buckley is set to leave Brown & Co and return to Britain.
Mr Buckley said that he came to the island after responding to a job advertisement in a trade magazine and quickly realised that...
DATE: Jun 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
St George’s residents are set to return to the polls next month to fill a vacancy within the Corporation of St George.
A spokeswoman for the corporation confirmed that the election will fill the resident councillor position formerly held by Cyniqua A...
DATE: Jun 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A broken sewage main has caused a partial closure of Point Finger Road with residents complaining of foul smells in the area.
A spokeswoman for the City of Hamilton said that the break happened opposite the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
“The cit...
DATE: Jun 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A St George’s man was yesterday remanded in custody after he was charged with gun and drug offences.
Gregory Outerbridge, 40, was charged in Magistrates Court with possession of a black Taurus revolver, six rounds of ammunition and cannabis with inte...
DATE: Jun 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The captain of a luxury yacht was fined $8,000 in Magistrates Court after he admitted that the vessel released sewage into St George’s Harbour over the Bermuda Heroes Weekend.
Marc Pearson, 38, pleaded guilty to both discharging sewage in a no-discha...
DATE: Jun 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Island nations can lead by example to show the impact that even a small handful of people can have on an environment, according to a conservationist from the Isle of Man.
Bill Dale said that the clean-up work of himself and a former partner had snowb...
DATE: Jun 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes