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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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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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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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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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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.
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DATE: Oct 06, 2018
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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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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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Technology has helped people with sight problems overcome their disability, the Bermuda Society for the Blind said yesterday.
Vince Godber, a vision rehabilitation therapist, said a woman who was heartbroken that her deteriorating eyesight had stoppe...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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Three derelict vehicles parked at the government quarry caught fire yesterday.
A fire service spokesman said firefighters were called out to the quarry in Hamilton Parish just before 9.30am.
The spokesman said: “Firefighters quickly extinguished the ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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A veteran doctor who practised in Bermuda for more than 50 years has died.
Gordon Black, who was 91, grew up in Glasgow, Scotland, and arrived in Bermuda in 1957 for a residency at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and promptly fell in love with the ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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