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Children as young as three are taking part in substance abuse prevention programmes.
Joanne Dean, from the Department of National Drug Control (DNDC), said the programmes started in preschool and were aimed at steering youngsters away from making the...
DATE: May 20, 2014
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Thousands of primary school students are sitting a controversial test to determine if they are gifted and talented this week — but teachers in at least one school are considering boycotting the exam.
Educators at Port Royal Primary School in Southamp...
DATE: May 08, 2014
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A man who successfully sued hospital bosses after facing an “inordinate” wait for a desperately-needed operation is to share his compensation with a teenage brain cancer survivor.
Kamal Williams told The Royal Gazette he was so touched by the story o...
DATE: May 01, 2014
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More than three-quarters of Bermuda’s residents want to see a protected marine reserve around the Island, according to a poll commissioned by global activist network Avaaz.
The organisation, which this week launched an online letter-writing campaign ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2014
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Students at an English university can take a break from their studies and enjoy some modern literature in a new reading room, thanks to a former Premier of Bermuda.
David Saul has made a donation to his alma mater, Loughborough University in Leiceste...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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Landlords and other property owners who break the law by failing to regularly clean water tanks are escaping prosecution, despite concerns about the risk to public health posed by Bermuda’s rainwater catchment system.
Government admitted yesterday th...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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Hamilton mayor Graeme Outerbridge has called for the Island to follow the UK’s example and outlaw the practice of keeping captive dolphins.
The environmentalist spoke out as animal lovers raised concerns about whether Dolphin Quest is becoming overcr...
DATE: Apr 08, 2014
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When Althea Overbey read about teenager N’Keema Virgil’s battle with brain cancer, she knew she had to meet her.
The 62-year-old was diagnosed with a tumour the size of a grapefruit at the base of her skull almost 30 years ago — and is still here to ...
DATE: Apr 03, 2014
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More than 1,000 youngsters will benefit this year from a free education programme being run by Bermuda International Film Festival.
The BIFF Film Academy — part of the 17th annual film festival being held from March 21 to 27 and sponsored by Montpeli...
DATE: Mar 20, 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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