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A busier-than-average hurricane season will come to a close on Sunday with no other tropical storms on the horizon.
James Dodgson, director of the Bermuda Weather Service, said yesterday: “Hurricane Humberto was indeed our main event of the season, w...
DATE: Nov 28, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man yesterday admitted nine drug-related charges at Magistrates’ Court.
Pepe Outerbridge, 44, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of money from criminal conduct and two counts of possession of cocaine with intent to supply.
He also pleaded g...
DATE: Nov 28, 2019
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Court
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A buddy system could be set up to help women affected by violence after the Deputy Governor brought together community leaders to discuss how they could tackle the problem.
Alison Crocket invited people from the worlds of business, charity and politi...
DATE: Nov 28, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The first woman bishop of an international church group will be installed on Sunday.
The Reverend Roxanne Haynes, 61, said that she would take on the role as the Bishop of Bermuda and the Caribbean for the United Fellowship of Churches International ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2019
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Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre received an $11,500 boost thanks to a Birdies For Bermuda sponsorship scheme.
Goslings International, an arm of the rum firm, donated $500 for every birdie scored by a Bermudian at the PGA Tour Bermuda Championship at...
DATE: Nov 28, 2019
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News Staff
Almost 3,000 people have signed a petition to demand that controversial proposals to change the way health insurance is funded are scrapped.
The petition against the Bermuda Health Plan was set up just after a public forum that called for the propose...
DATE: Nov 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former president of Bermuda’s white-collar union will be back in the post from March, a union representative confirmed yesterday.
Ed Ball, the general secretary of the Bermuda Public Services Union, confirmed that Armell Thomas will be sworn in as...
DATE: Nov 28, 2019
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Politics
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The maximum allowed waiting time for routine medical imaging services has doubled from three weeks to six weeks at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital because of funding changes, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
New imaging services triage guidelines said...
DATE: Nov 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A supply problem has forced a dental health programme in schools to be scaled back.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health said that the programme was told in August that its usual supplier could no longer provide fluoride, used to prevent tooth d...
DATE: Nov 28, 2019
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Health
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News Staff
A new $11 million building designed to prepare pupils for the high-tech modern world has had a traditional roof-wetting ceremony.
The Bermuda High School Innovation Centre, due to open next September, will feature five new science labs, a...
DATE: Nov 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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