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The father of a daughter with Down’s syndrome has said that he has continued to make child maintenance payments after she turned 18 — and has offered to take full financial responsibility for her further education.
Meanwhile, his lawyer has said that...
DATE: Dec 15, 2016
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Jeanne Atherden has stood by the Bermuda Government’s temporary takeover of Summerhaven, explaining the move came after months attempting to address issues at the care home.
Speaking at a press conference, Ms Atherden said that the situation at the f...
DATE: Dec 15, 2016
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The distraught mother of a daughter with Down’s syndrome has called for help after the courts ruled that the teenager had got too old for child maintenance payments.
While Latisha Lightbourne said 19-year-old Solay needed continuing care, the Supreme...
DATE: Dec 14, 2016
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Bermuda Hospitals Board this afternoon announced that Gordon Kooiman has been named the new director of urology at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
According to a statement, the appointment of a urologist was needed to meet demand for services, inc...
DATE: Dec 14, 2016
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Two Canadian women this morning denied a plot to import more that 10kg of cannabis to the island.
Amanda Huggins, 29, from Brampton, Ontario, and Mekeela Lye, 28, from Mississauga, Ontario, both pleaded not guilty to conspiring with others to import ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2016
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A 66-year-old woman was charged yesterday with the fatal crash that took the life of Dennikia Lambert.
Appearing in Magistrates’ Court, Madeline Santucci was charged with causing the death of the 14-year-old by driving along Frog Lane, Devonshire, wi...
DATE: Dec 14, 2016
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For the tenth year, Regina Peniston is planning to give back this holiday season.
In what has become a holiday tradition, Mrs Peniston will be offering a free Christmas dinner on Boxing Day for those less fortunate, outside of Jamaican Grill on Court...
DATE: Dec 14, 2016
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The subject of this month’s clash between police and protesters heated up at the final sitting of the Senate yesterday.
While Opposition senate leader Renee Ming said the peaceful protests were a result of a failure to listen to the people, OBA senat...
DATE: Dec 13, 2016
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Legislation to introduce rental minicars was approved unanimously by the Senate yesterday.
The Motor Car Amendment (No 2), presented by Michael Fahy, Minister of Tourism, Transport and Municipalities, paved the way for introducing vehicles, which hav...
DATE: Dec 13, 2016
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The Bermuda College is preparing to launch a new programme aimed at giving Bermudians the opportunity to work in restaurants.
Romeo Ruddock, programme co-ordinator at the Bermuda College’s Division of Professional and Career Education, said the Certi...
DATE: Dec 12, 2016
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