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The Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute has organised a free showing of a documentary about the aftermath of suicide as part of a mental health awareness campaign.
The film, Evelyn, follows a family’s efforts to come to terms with the suicide of their so...
DATE: Nov 29, 2019
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A busier-than-average hurricane season will come to a close on Sunday with no other tropical storms on the horizon.
James Dodgson, director of the Bermuda Weather Service, said yesterday: “Hurricane Humberto was indeed our main event of the season, w...
DATE: Nov 28, 2019
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The maximum allowed waiting time for routine medical imaging services has doubled from three weeks to six weeks at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital because of funding changes, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
New imaging services triage guidelines said...
DATE: Nov 28, 2019
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A plan to turn a former preschool into studio apartments and lofts has been given the green light by planning officials.
The proposal to the Development Applications Board, submitted by the Bermuda Housing Corporation, suggested turning the old St Da...
DATE: Nov 27, 2019
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The health minister will not attend a public forum organised by a pressure group about the Bermuda Health Plan today.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said she was pleased by the level of public involvement in the debate on the future of Bermuda’s...
DATE: Nov 26, 2019
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Health
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A coalition of social services agencies has called for restorative justice in cases where young people are convicted of sexual offences.
The Inter-Agency Committee for Children and Families said people convicted of sexual offences, particularly those...
DATE: Nov 26, 2019
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A man who spent three years behind bars could soon be released after the Supreme Court ruled he was treated unfairly by the parole board.
The parole board recalled Dennis Robinson to prison in November 2016 after he was arrested on drug charges, but ...
DATE: Nov 26, 2019
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Court
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Buses will take an alternate route through Hamilton on Sunday afternoon as the City celebrates the annual MarketPlace Christmas Parade.
A spokesman for the Department of Public Transportation said that King Street will become a two-way road.
The spok...
DATE: Nov 26, 2019
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An art and architecture historian has been unveiled as the new executive director of the Lifelong Learning Centre at Bermuda College.
Sylvia Shorto replaced Janet Ferguson, who stepped down as head of the LLC, formerly the Seniors Learning Centre, af...
DATE: Nov 25, 2019
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Education
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermuda College publication has been made available to a new audience through the University of Florida’s Digital Library of the Caribbean.
BC Journal: Voices in Education, Bermuda’s first peer-reviewed academic journal series, is already available...
DATE: Nov 25, 2019
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Education
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Owain Johnston-Barnes