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An "unsung" army of family caregivers looking after Bermuda's elderly citizens needs much more support, a charity director has declared.
Katherine Carr, programme director of the Aerie Foundation's seniors' programme, told Hamilton Rotary Club that m...
DATE: Sep 20, 2007
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A pregnant teenager claims a Police officer insulted her as she tried to report an attack on her by the father of her unborn child.
The 18-year-old — who asked not to be named — claims the Sergeant asked her why she got pregnant when she attempted to...
DATE: Sep 19, 2007
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Cash was taken during break-ins at two businesses over the weekend. One was on Bermudiana Road, Hamilton, sometime between 5 p.m. on Friday and 7.15 a.m. Saturday and the other was on Park Road, Pembroke, between 5 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday.
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DATE: Sep 17, 2007
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A JetBlue flight travelling from Boston to Bermuda had to return to the US midflight on Saturday morning.
Airline spokesman Bryan Baldwin said the plane departed Boston at 10.36 p.m. and was due to arrive on the Island around 2 p.m.
"After the aircra...
DATE: Sep 17, 2007
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When Claudette Fleming first started work at Age Concern seven years ago, it was, she says, "me and the telephone". "The Royal Gazette did a story and the phone started ringing," she recalls. "Somebody had a health care issue, someone needed the car ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2007
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The nephew of alleged elder abuse victim Auntie Em is calling for on-the-spot checks by social workers in cases where the mistreatment of seniors is suspected.
The father-of-three — whose elderly relative was forced to live in filthy conditions and a...
DATE: Sep 17, 2007
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A budget airline revealed last night that it had boosted passenger numbers travelling between Bermuda and the UK by almost 20 percent by offering an alternative to British Airways.
Zoom Airlines, which launched its service to the Island from London G...
DATE: Sep 17, 2007
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The shocking story of the alleged abuse of Auntie Em — as revealed in The Royal Gazette a week ago — sickened Capri Smith.
But she knows that not all of Bermuda's seniors are being mistreated. As activities coordinator at the King Edward VII Memorial...
DATE: Sep 15, 2007
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An abandoned German sailing boat which may have drifted as far as 1,000 miles across the Atlantic was towed into Bermuda by marine Police last night.
The 40-foot long vessel — called Corrina Frederika — was spotted by the bulk carrier UBC Saiki about...
DATE: Sep 15, 2007
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A group of young women yesterday donated $1,000 to alleged elder abuse victim "Auntie Em" — and now they want others to dig deep in their pockets for the 95-year-old great grandmother.
The Phenomenal Women Association — a recently-formed group of 11 ...
DATE: Sep 14, 2007
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