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Naimah Frith may not be the only sufferer of Marfan syndrome in Bermuda — but she believes she is one of just a handful.
The 17-year-old was diagnosed with the life-threatening and rare disorder aged just two and has since had to grapple with a serie...
DATE: Feb 06, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A pit bull was destroyed by dog wardens yesterday after it killed a Yorkshire terrier in St David’s.
The attack — in front of the Yorkshire terrier’s owner and her nine-year-old daughter — happened at about 3.30pm on Sunday on Texas Road, according t...
DATE: Jan 28, 2014
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Sam Strangeways
Education no longer has a dedicated permanent secretary in government following the departure last month of Warren Jones.
Civil servant Mr Jones stepped down from the post after three years to take up a job as a chief executive officer of Polaris Hol...
DATE: Jan 22, 2014
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Sam Strangeways
The Department of Immigration has granted Bermudian status to a six-year-old boy whose mother had been told he didn’t qualify.
The child was born on the Island to Bermudian parents, allegedly as the result of a rape, as revealed by The Royal Gazette ...
DATE: Nov 27, 2013
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A six-year-old boy born on the Island to Bermudian parents allegedly as the result of a rape has been refused Bermudian status by the Department of Immigration — leaving him stateless and unable to travel.
The child’s unemployed mother wants to go to...
DATE: Nov 26, 2013
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Sam Strangeways
Bermuda needs to relax its immigration policies and vastly improve the education level of locals if it is to remain competitive in the global job market, according to employment expert Doug Soares.
He told Hamilton Rotarians that the Island needed to...
DATE: Nov 13, 2013
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Bermuda needs to relax its immigration policies and vastly improve the education level of locals if it is to remain competitive in the global job market, a meeting heard today.
Employment expert Doug Soares told Hamilton Rotarians that the Island nee...
DATE: Nov 12, 2013
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Sam Strangeways
Seven swimming enthusiasts are about to attempt the challenge of a lifetime — and help the nine-year-old son of a gun murder victim in the process.
The men, including an Olympian, are planning to swim eight miles across open water from North Rock to ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2013
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Sam Strangeways
Men are often reluctant to go to the doctor for fear of hearing bad news or looking weak but they need to “know their numbers” when it comes to health, a meeting heard yesterday.
Rhonda Smith-Simmons, education officer for Bermuda Cancer and Health C...
DATE: Jun 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A fundraising drive has been launched at Bermuda High School for Girls to help students who can’t afford their tuition fees.
Head of School Linda Parker said there were between 20 and 30 pupils who may not be able to return to the school in September...
DATE: May 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
