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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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AUTHOR:
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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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A workmate of murder victim Colford Ferguson warned him to hide minutes before he was shot dead, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
A statement from Ryan Furbert read out in court said he and Mr Ferguson were both sent to work at a site near the junc...
DATE: Oct 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Friends of Hospice, the charity that supports Agape House, has been granted provisional approval to build a new hospice in Paget.
The purpose-built facility would be erected on Berry Hill Road, Paget, but must first get final approval from the direct...
DATE: Oct 08, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Today’s reopening of Hamilton Health Centre has been postponed for another week for urgent building repairs.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Health said that the clinic had been expected to be open this morning, but plumbing problems meant furthe...
DATE: Oct 08, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Heroes Weekend Carnival next year will run over ten days instead of only four, organisers announced yesterday.
A spokesman for BHW Ltd said the fifth annual carnival would also be used to highlight people who helped form modern Bermuda.
J...
DATE: Oct 06, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Directors at under-fire power firm Belco are prepared to meet union and government representatives to try to end industrial action at the firm.
A spokesman for Ascendant Group, Belco’s parent company, said the board wanted talks to end a work-to-rule...
DATE: Oct 06, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man pulled over by police for poor driving was caught with cocaine, Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday.
Omar Young, 44, was stopped on North Shore Road in Pembroke after officers saw him driving on the wrong side of the road and overtaking other ve...
DATE: Oct 06, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A knife-wielding robber gambled and lost when he tried to rob a bookmaker’s shop yesterday.
For the man was confronted by a woman staff member and two other men helped wrestle him to the ground before he cut his losses and ran off empty-handed.
A man...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes