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Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre broke ground on a new Radiation Therapy Treatment facility this morning at its Point Finger Road headquarters.
The equipment will be suitable for the treatment of more than 90 per cent of cancer patients who require r...
DATE: Jul 13, 2016
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Alan Dunch, the chairman of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission, has spoken out in defence of the organisation’s executive director, Richard Schuetz.
In a statement released yesterday afternoon, Mr Dunch said: “The commission deplores the fact that ...
DATE: Jul 12, 2016
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A Canadian national has been remanded into custody after being accused of importing an estimated 4kg of cannabis.
Marcus Snow, 40, from Toronto, was charged of both importing the controlled drug on July 8 and possessing the drug in St George’s with i...
DATE: Jul 11, 2016
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A Hamilton Parish man this morning admitted stealing a woman’s motorcycle in front of her along with a series of other offences.
Jamaka Gibbons, 40, pleaded guilty to taking a vehicle without consent during an incident on May 17 and stealing two bott...
DATE: Jul 11, 2016
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The US Coast Guard training vessel Eagle is set to return to the island next week with a new cadre of cadets.
The 295ft sailing vessel, originally built for the German navy but claimed by the United States as a war reparation after the Second World ...
DATE: Jul 07, 2016
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Legislation to create a mental health treatment court and two new quangos have been approved by the Senate with broad support.
The Criminal Code Amendment Act 2016 will formally create a mental health court, solidifying a successful pilot programme l...
DATE: Jul 07, 2016
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Poor communication between the Bermuda Government and applicants for civil servant posts were targeted by the Ombudsman in her most recent report.
According to the 2015 Annual Report, the Ombudsman wrote that her office received a complaint from an a...
DATE: Jul 07, 2016
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A longstanding volunteer at Project Action has urged the community to help save the charity, which will close this month if it cannot find support.
Speaking at the charity’s St George office, Ms Rose Douglas said: “It’s really sad. It would be a comm...
DATE: Jul 06, 2016
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Half of the City Hall Car Park is expected to reopen today, with work on the second half hoped to be completed by the end of the week.
While Mayor Charles Gosling had expressed hopes that work on the parking lot would be completed before the end of J...
DATE: Jul 06, 2016
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A mother who consented to giving up her child for adoption has lost a legal plea to regain custody.
According to a Supreme Court judgment, directed to protect the identity of the child involved both the biological mother and the father signed formal ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2016
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