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The taboo surrounding elder abuse in Bermuda must be eradicated if the issue is to be properly tackled, according to the executive director of Age Concern.
Claudette Fleming told The Royal Gazette that the shocking case of "Auntie Em" — the 95-year-o...
DATE: Sep 11, 2007
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Harrowing details of the abuse allegedly suffered by a 95-year-old widow at the hands of her family can be revealed by The Royal Gazette today.
The nephew of "Auntie Em", whose shocking story was published in this newspaper yesterday, has now disclos...
DATE: Sep 08, 2007
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Cheering teachers pledged to bring about change in the classroom yesterday after a morning of motivational speeches aimed at inspiring them to help students achieve.
Hundreds of public school teachers and other education workers attended the Fairmont...
DATE: Sep 08, 2007
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Vulnerable seniors being abused by their own family are falling through cracks in the system — as the harrowing case of "Auntie Em" reveals.
The neglect and torment suffered by the partially-blind 95-year-old widow was investigated and documented by ...
DATE: Sep 07, 2007
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The stench was the first thing Yvonne Dawson noticed when she stepped into the bedroom of 95-year-old "Auntie Em".
The second was the cockroaches scuttling across her chair and bed. Later, the nurse made the horrifying discovery of roaches crawling a...
DATE: Sep 07, 2007
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"My aunt is a very Godly lady," says Auntie Em's nephew. The 56-year-old father-of-three is deeply religious himself.
The first thing he does when asked about the alleged abuse and neglect of his aged relative by her adopted daughter is to quote the ...
DATE: Sep 07, 2007
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A former education secretary in US president George Bush's administration was unveiled yesterday as the man Government hopes will transform Bermuda's failing public schools.
Henry L. Johnson was named as the Island's new consultant executive officer ...
DATE: Sep 07, 2007
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Confidential documents handed to The Royal Gazette reveal the fears of Government officials about the alleged abuse of "Auntie Em".
An official investigation into her plight led to recommendations that her infested and filthy home be cleaned up and s...
DATE: Sep 07, 2007
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A female prison officer at Westgate was taken to hospital yesterday afternoon after an inmate attacked her with a pointed object.
The woman was treated for a puncture wound to her neck at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital's emergency room and later r...
DATE: Sep 07, 2007
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A former education secretary in George Bush’s administration was unveiled today as the man Government hopes will transform Bermuda’s public schools.
Henry L. Johnson was named as the Island’s new consultant executive officer for education at a press ...
DATE: Sep 06, 2007
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