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Eggs recalled in the US due to a salmonella scare have not been distributed in Bermuda, the chief medical officer has advised.
Dr. John Cann said eggs imported to the Island come from North Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania and have not been linked...
DATE: Aug 26, 2010
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The policeman who used a Taser to subdue Troy Smith was trained to operate the device, the Police Complaints Authority said yesterday.
The authority is investigating a complaint from Mr. Smith that he was beaten by Police last month, leaving him with...
DATE: Aug 26, 2010
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Shadow Health and Seniors Minister Louise Jackson has blasted Government for claiming that a 76-year-old man who has slept rough for more than a decade is not homeless.
The plight of "Marshall" — not his real name — was revealed earlier this month by...
DATE: Aug 26, 2010
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It will be his final resting place so David Saul was determined to pick the perfect place for his coffin — down at the bottom of the deep blue sea.
The 70-year-old former Premier took a diving trip with friends at the weekend to scout out the right l...
DATE: Aug 25, 2010
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It will be his final resting place so David Saul was determined to pick the perfect place for his coffin — down at the bottom of the deep blue sea.
The 70-year-old former Premier took a diving trip with friends at the weekend to scout out the right l...
DATE: Aug 25, 2010
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Government has no "overarching" strategy to help homeless people, it has admitted — but it hopes data collected in the recent census will help it "plan the way forward".
The authorities also don't keep a record of the number of seniors on the streets...
DATE: Aug 24, 2010
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A story on homeless seniors published in The Royal Gazette on August 9 prompted Health Minister Walter Roban to release a statement insisting that Government was working to help those without shelter.
He cited the National Office for Seniors and the ...
DATE: Aug 24, 2010
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Work has begun on a plan to implement Bermuda's new public access to information (PATI) law, Government announced last night.
Culture and Social Rehabilitation permanent secretary Wayne Carey has been seconded to the Cabinet Office to lead the projec...
DATE: Aug 20, 2010
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A gang interventionist insisted yesterday that Bermuda's gangsters "definitely want peace" but said it couldn't happen without Government funding for mediation.
Pastor Leroy Bean, founder of anti-gang group CARTEL, told The Royal Gazette: "I just lef...
DATE: Aug 18, 2010
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Gangs could be receptive to mediation but it would need to be led by people "on a street level", according to community activist Carlton Simmons.
The Youth on the Move (YOM) president told The Royal Gazette he had spoken to gang members and got posit...
DATE: Aug 17, 2010
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