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A magistrate has renewed calls for better mental health resources on the island.
Maxanne Anderson said that a dual-diagnosis centre was needed to help those in Bermuda who suffered both psychological and drug problems.
She added that while there were...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
During a ceremony to mark the Mental Health Treatment Court’s final session of the year, some of those being helped shared what they were thankful for.
For legal reasons, they cannot be named.
DD is still facing challenges, but he said that he co...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Glittering fireworks displays could light up the skies over the island as early as May next year after an absence of almost five years.
Kyle Swan, a qualified pyrotechnician who lives in New Mexico in the US, made plans to return to his homeland to r...
DATE: Dec 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Shoppers can receive a ten cent discount on their purchases if they bring a reusable shopping bag, a grocery store chain announced.
The discount will be effective immediately at all MarketPlace and Price Rite stores as part of a move to become more e...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A radiation therapy unit has had its accreditation renewed by a top oncology institute.
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre (BCHC) announced its accreditation from the American College of Radiology today.
David Serratore, the medical physicist at th...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man bit off more than he could chew after he tried to use a fake price tag to buy an expensive steak for less than half its price.
Now Naeem Alom, 30, will have to adhere to a year-long conditional discharge after he admitted the attempted theft fr...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Piles of trash have grown around the Botanical Gardens for months as Government staff ignored the mess, members of the public have claimed.
A woman who walks her dog through the gardens, who asked not to be named, said two piles of trash had formed o...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A footbridge that will carry the Railway Trail over Flatts Inlet is on track to be finished before the end of the winter, a spokesman for the group that funded the work said yesterday.
Colin Campbell, an architect and member of Friends of the Railway...
DATE: Dec 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A 54-year-old man turned to drugs after a string of family tragedies, including the death of his son, a court heard.
Andre Simmons’s father died in 2015 and his son, Royal Bermuda Regiment Sergeant Dejion Stange-Simmons, was murdered soon afterwards,...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermudian children who presented their research projects at a youth summit were yesterday praised for their hard work and enthusiasm.
The five youngsters completed projects designed to inspire young people to take control of their future, which they ...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson