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A gas station cashier who was injured by a fleeing robber is “shaken up but OK”, according to her boss.
Joseph Marable, co-owner of Esso Tigermarket on Crawl Hill, said the female employee went to the emergency room at King Edward VII Memorial Hospit...
DATE: Feb 03, 2016
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Sam Strangeways
A policy for dealing with urgent medical scans was only put in place at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after a patient with a burst appendix suffered life-threatening damage to his heart and lungs owing to avoidable delays.
Bermuda Hospitals Board...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016
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Sam Strangeways
Hospital authorities insisted last night that their decision to pursue a costly lawsuit against a patient to Bermuda’s highest court of appeal, where they lost this week, would not have an effect on taxpayers.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board took its cas...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016
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Sam Strangeways
Researchers have identified how a specific strain of salmonella is getting into Bermuda’s drinking water system, prompting environmental health officials to reiterate advice on how to avoid getting ill.
The research team, led by doctoral student Sher...
DATE: Jan 22, 2016
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Sam Strangeways
A glossy magazine dedicated to same-sex marriage is to feature a couple from Bermuda in its next edition, along with the celebration they held on the Island after tying the knot abroad.
Adrian Beasley and Shane Hartnett, who wed last August, will app...
DATE: Jan 22, 2016
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Sam Strangeways
An inquiry into an alleged breach of confidentiality in connection with public access to information is complete, according to information commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez.
Ms Gutierrez told The Royal Gazette this week she expected to release the out...
DATE: Jan 21, 2016
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Sam Strangeways
Many of Bermuda’s public school buildings are “worse than Third World” and the Bermuda Government should focus on fixing them rather than closing or consolidating schools, according to the leader of a teachers’ union.
Mike Charles, general secretary ...
DATE: Jan 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
New figures showing public school application and enrolment numbers have been obtained by The Royal Gazette, as parents await the results of a reorganisation of the state education system.
An announcement on which schools are being considered for clo...
DATE: Jan 18, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda’s murder rate has halved over the past five years but it is too early to say the Island has turned a corner on violent crime among young black men, according to commentators.
There were four murders on the Island in 2015, compared with a peak...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The state lottery in Florida has issued a warning to people in Bermuda buying tickets for the multimillion-dollar Powerball draw from a local bookmaker.
Paradise Games, on Court Street, offers tickets for the Powerball Lottery, telling customers on i...
DATE: Jan 14, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways