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Government has significantly stepped up its seizures of illegal dogs in the past year, according to figures released by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Animal wardens seized 136 dogs in 2013, compared to just 69 in 2012. And already this ...
DATE: Mar 04, 2014
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Sam Strangeways
An organisation set to hold its annual conference in Bermuda later this year racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills during earlier conventions, according to US news reports.
The Atlanta-based National Conference of Black Mayors, w...
DATE: Mar 03, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
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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Sam Strangeways
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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Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
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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Sam Strangeways
Premier Craig Cannonier is suing Opposition leader Marc Bean and Shadow Finance Minister David Burt for slander in view of their “reckless allegations” about him.
Mr Cannonier announced the decision at a press conference yesterday, before walking out...
DATE: Feb 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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Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Activist Jonathan Starling has delayed plans to deliver a petition calling for a Gaming Referendum in an effort to gather more signatures — and verify the thousands already collected.
Speaking outside of the House of Assembly, Mr Starling said he wan...
DATE: Feb 17, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 67-year-old man attempting to be the first person to cross the Atlantic from Europe to North America in a kayak is expected to arrive in Bermuda today for repairs after his kayak’s rudder broke.
Aleksander Doba’s rudder broke last Thursday during a...
DATE: Feb 17, 2014
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Cinamin Lovell, the woman accused of assaulting a bus operator on February 10, appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning.
Ms Lovell, of Malabar Road, Sandys, was also accused of using threatening words against bus operator Fabian Harris on November...
DATE: Feb 17, 2014
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