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The latest winter storm to hit the US East Coast has resulted in just one flight cancellation so far for LF Wade International Airport.
This morning’s JetBlue flight from JFK was halted, according to airport manager Aaron Adderley. The airport’s webs...
DATE: Mar 03, 2014
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A champion Bermuda dog is heading to Crufts for the second time this week — with an entourage of local supporters.
Four-year-old Kali — whose full show name is Bermuda Champion Ulmarra Tropical Ice at Winton — will be cheered on at the world’s larges...
DATE: Mar 03, 2014
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Bermuda has been thanked for being a “friend” to the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan by the latter country’s top diplomat in Washington.
Arlene Magno, Consul at the Philippine Embassy in DC, was on the Island last week for the embassy’s fir...
DATE: Feb 27, 2014
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A shortage of vital children’s vaccines has hit the Island — for the second time in nine months.
Paediatricians are telling patients they are out of supplies of a number of different jabs for infants, including those that prevent meningitis, chickenp...
DATE: Feb 27, 2014
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Local charities are being urged to “get certified” under a scheme designed to improve standards and accountability in the not-for-profit sector.
The Bermuda National Standards Committee (BNSC) says 12 charities — including Bermuda National Gallery, t...
DATE: Feb 27, 2014
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Health and Environment Minister Trevor Moniz has no plans to take pit bulls off the prohibited breeds list, despite a recommendation from dog experts to do just that.
The Canine Advisory Committee advised his predecessor Sylvan Richards to take the m...
DATE: Feb 27, 2014
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Breastfeeding mothers are being sought to take part in an awareness campaign this summer.
The La Leche League of Bermuda and the Department of Health plan to run adverts on the back of buses during World Breastfeeding Week in August promoting the mes...
DATE: Feb 26, 2014
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The owners of a confiscated pit bull which was put down amid public protest at the end of last year have had two more dogs seized and killed by Government wardens.
Gina Davis and her son Reyel Bowen were devastated when chocolate brown puppy Hershey ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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A man who escaped his flooded basement apartment through a tiny window as water rose to his neck says it was the “most terrifying” experience of his life.
Paddy Furlong thought he was going to die after a loud explosion woke him at about 4.30am on Fr...
DATE: Feb 19, 2014
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An insurance company has pledged to make sure a speech-impaired toddler gets the medical help she needs — after the child’s mother was made redundant twice in the past year.
Single mother Alvina Brangman had begun fundraising to ensure her two-year-o...
DATE: Feb 19, 2014
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