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Bermuda has been voted top choice in island destinations in the Caribbean and Atlantic by readers of an upmarket tourism magazine.
The Condé Nast Traveler 2018 Readers Choice Awards ranked Bermuda above competitors St Vincent, Aruba, the Cayman Islan...
DATE: Oct 15, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Operations at the island’s hospital were cancelled on Friday after the air-conditioning system broke down.
A spokeswoman confirmed that more than a dozen non-urgent operations were put off at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after the air condit...
DATE: Oct 15, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Post Office has marked the 50th anniversary of the Bermuda Turtle Project with a series of postal panels featuring special stamps.
The panels, on display on the Church Street side of the General Post Office in Hamilton, was unveiled by Lo...
DATE: Oct 13, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Organisations have to work together to strengthen communities and tackle the impact of past traumas, an American expert said yesterday.
Wendy Ellis added that to improve the health of the community networks had to be built to deal with adverse childh...
DATE: Oct 13, 2018
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A teenager was arrested at the Hamilton bus terminal after a fight broke out among school pupils yesterday afternoon.
A police spokesman said a 16-year-old boy believed to have been involved in the incident was arrested and later released, pending fu...
DATE: Oct 13, 2018
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Charles Hunt had problems in his childhood, but it taught him a lot about resilience.
Mr Hunt, who is due to speak this morning at an Adverse Childhood Experiences conference at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, said that people needed to help one ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new documentary featuring international celebrities and Bermudian figures, which is backed by Hollywood superstar Sharon Stone, will be screened next week.
We the People: A Re-evolution of Economics and Politics features interviews with Deepak Chop...
DATE: Oct 12, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Work is to be carried out to fix a range of problems at an ageing health clinic in Hamilton, the health minister promised yesterday.
Kim Wilson said that the ministry had been in talks with staff and was working with the Ministry of Public Works to c...
DATE: Oct 11, 2018
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A stroll through Hamilton can be an enjoyable experience — but not when you can barely see across the road.
It’s an experience I “enjoyed” yesterday before today’s World Sight Day — with the assistance of the Bermuda Society for the Blind.
To highlig...
DATE: Oct 11, 2018
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Health
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Post Office celebrated 123 longstanding employees yesterday as part of World Post Day.
The employees had each been with the post office for more than five years, and had worked for a combined total of 2,460 years.
All of the honoured empl...
DATE: Oct 11, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes