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Last month ophthalmic surgeon, Dr. Leonard Teye-Botchway, operated on the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo’s Parma Wallaby, Mandu, removing his luxated lens that was causing fluid build-up and dangerous pressure to form in his eye.
“We had noticed th...
DATE: Oct 09, 2018
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Press Release
No checks are made to ensure taxis are on the roads for the required 16 hours a day, the Transport Control Department has admitted.
The department confirmed that it had not kept records since 2010 as a result of “a policy decision”.
A TCD spokeswoma...
DATE: Oct 09, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
Seniors struggling with debt are appearing in court more and more, a top judge has warned.
Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe said he was “concerned” by an apparent increase in elderly debtors landing in court.
He added that limited pensions to cover heal...
DATE: Oct 08, 2018
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Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda hosted its first Disney Cruise Line vessel at the weekend.
Disney Magic docked at Kings Wharf, on its way from New York to the Bahamas.
The 966ft vessel brought with it about 2,376 passengers and 945 crew.
A special run of the ferry from Dock...
DATE: Oct 08, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
The Gombey Festival showcase filled the main show ring at the Botanical Gardens with drumming, whistling and whirling regalia as troupes and international guests performed for an audience of hundreds.
For a gallery of pictures from the night, click h...
DATE: Oct 08, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Simone Barton has been acclaimed as chairwoman of the One Bermuda Alliance.
Mrs Barton, who ran for the OBA in Hamilton West for the 2017 General Election, was confirmed as chairwoman after Nandi Outerbridge withdrew from the election.
She said the p...
DATE: Oct 08, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The new head boy and girl at a middle school stood out as natural leaders, their head teacher said.
Keidel Astwood and Michael Simons took over their new roles at a ceremony held at Warwick’s TN Tatem Middle School last week.
The M3 pupils said it ...
DATE: Oct 08, 2018
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Friends of Hospice, the charity that supports Agape House, has been granted provisional approval to build a new hospice in Paget.
The purpose-built facility would be erected on Berry Hill Road, Paget, but must first get final approval from the direct...
DATE: Oct 08, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Professional debtors play the legal system and exploit the reluctance of creditors to attend court in an attempt to avoid payment, it has been claimed.
Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe said only the prospect of prison could force some people to hand ove...
DATE: Oct 08, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Today’s reopening of Hamilton Health Centre has been postponed for another week for urgent building repairs.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Health said that the clinic had been expected to be open this morning, but plumbing problems meant furthe...
DATE: Oct 08, 2018
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes