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The City of Hamilton will be hosting the 2018 Bermuda Christmas Boat Parade on Saturday, December 8.
The corporation committed to taking over the organisation and execution of the parade which will remain under the remit of the Bermuda Boat Parade Ch...
DATE: Aug 21, 2018
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A woman swimmer was chased by a three-foot-long sucker fish for an hour in a bizarre game of tag that left her with a bite on her toe.
Rachel Ann Garbett said the remora fish stalked her as she swam from a boat in the waters off Admiralty Park House ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2018
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Chemical castration should be considered for paedophiles “to take the urge away”, a former government minister has said.
Zane DeSilva, a Progressive Labour Party backbencher, added: “If you can stop a paedophile from offending a young child I will ag...
DATE: Aug 16, 2018
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Child protection experts warned yesterday that a register of sex offenders was not “a silver bullet” and that the public should still guard against the risk of abuse.
Jon Brunson, chairman of child abuse prevention charity Scars, highlighted that abo...
DATE: Aug 16, 2018
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A fundraising drive to help a seriously ill schoolboy get treatment in Britain has beaten its original $5,000 target.
Masante Maryam launched a GoFundMe page two weeks ago for her son Shadoni Place, 6, whose rare condition — idiopathic thrombocytope...
DATE: Aug 15, 2018
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A 50-year-old cyclist injured in a crash this month has died.
Keith Trott passed away yesterday in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, where he had been treated since the crash on August 2, the first day of Cup Match.
The crash happened at about 1...
DATE: Aug 15, 2018
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A mother is raising cash to take her sick six-year-old son to Britain for treatment for a rare blood problem that could cause massive internal bleeding and death.
Masante Maryam said that her son, Shadoni Place, who has suffered severe health problem...
DATE: Aug 14, 2018
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The Centre on Philanthropy has appointed its former programme manager as its executive director.
Danielle Riviere said: “This feels like coming home. The charitable sector is very important to me personally and I am really excited to bring my energy...
DATE: Aug 14, 2018
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Britain would breach international obligations if it failed to enforce legal recognition for same-sex unions in its Overseas Territories, a former Cayman Islands lawyer has said.
Leonardo Raznovich, joint vice-chairman of the International Bar Associ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2018
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Two men were fined and banned from the road for drink driving-related offences.
Rui Mendes, 31, admitted driving a bike while over the legal alcohol limit.
Magistrates’ Court heard on Friday that police saw Mendes, of Pembroke, try to overtake anoth...
DATE: Aug 13, 2018
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