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The Bermuda Health Council has spoken out against on-island kidney transplants due to safety and cost concerns.
In a statement, the BHC said that it does not support proposed live donor kidney transplant on the island “at this time”.
Tawanna Wedderbu...
DATE: Nov 20, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An ageing well committee chaired by Government MP Derrick Burgess was announced this afternoon by David Burt, the Premier.
Comprising members of the private sector as well as the civil service, the committee is to produce is to produce a Bermudian ch...
DATE: Nov 20, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Activist and artist Dany Pen will be the speaker at the final ThinkFest on Sunday.
Ms Pen will deliver a presentation entitled “Mental Health of Cambodian Survivors After the Khmer Rouge Genocide, Enslavement and Imprisonment: The Ethics of the Cambo...
DATE: Nov 20, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A deal to give government workers a 2.5 per cent pay rise was struck yesterday with the Bermuda Public Services Union.
The new three-year collective bargaining agreement was signed between the public sector negotiating team and the BPSU.
Lovitta Fogg...
DATE: Nov 20, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A sailboat was towed into St George’s after losing its mast, boom and propeller in a squall.
A member of the public called Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre at around 1am last Wednesday to report that the 44ft sloop Stormy Weather was in difficulty ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Inequality activist Chuck Collins will take part in a breakfast panel discussion hosted by the Bermuda Community Foundation next week.
The BCF has brought Mr Collins, an international author, to Bermuda to meet with students, philanthropists, financi...
DATE: Nov 20, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A children’s charity has called on parents to invest in their children’s development over material possessions.
Marking Universal Children’s Day today, the BSMART Foundation said early childhood development is crucial for building a foundation for fu...
DATE: Nov 20, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A human rights watchdog is warning that the passage of the Domestic Partnership Act will remove rights from same-sex couples and potentially make their unions unrecognisable overseas.
In a statement released this morning, the Human Rights Commission...
DATE: Nov 20, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
New One Bermuda Alliance leader Jeanne Atherden has pledged to increase diversity within her party and to connect with the public.
Ms Atherden defeated Craig Cannonier and Patricia Gordon-Pamplin — two former OBA leaders — in a vote by party members ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
One Bermuda Alliance leadership hopeful Craig Cannonier said yesterday he was given “terrible advice” from senior political colleagues during the Jetgate row that ended his term as premier.
Mr Cannonier added that there was a culture of agendas and h...
DATE: Nov 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan