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The Bermuda Society of the Blind took top honours at this year’s Charity Christmas Tree event, receiving a $2,500 donation.
The fifth annual event, sponsored by Sun Life Financial International, tasked several of the island’s charities to decorate Ch...
DATE: Dec 19, 2016
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The Bermuda Referees Association has expressed its sadness over the death of stalwart Gregory Grimes.
Sgt Grimes — a police officer and long-serving football referee — died suddenly last week at the age of 55.
Speaking on behalf of the BRA, associati...
DATE: Dec 19, 2016
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War veterans at Westmeath received a delivery of Christmas spirit yesterday as the Bermuda Legion continued its drive to hand out hampers to the island’s heroes.
Major Warren Furbert, a member of the Bermuda Legion executive committee and soldier in ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2016
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The Ministry of Health and Seniors has released the Health Insurance Department’s annual report for FutureCare and the Health Insurance Plan.
According to the report, which covers the period from April 2015 to March 2016, the number of policyholders ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2016
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Gregory Grimes, a man who enforced the rules as both a police officer and a football referee, has died at the age of 55.
His passing early yesterday, which will be marked with a moment of silence at matches this weekend, came after a medical emergenc...
DATE: Dec 16, 2016
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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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