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Former Attorney-General Mark Pettingill said yesterday that a newspaper advertisement taken out by a group opposing same-sex marriage was “totally inappropriate” in light of ongoing legal proceedings.
Preserve Marriage paid to place the half-page adv...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
HIV patients in Bermuda may no longer be facing a death sentence, but the stigma against the condition remains.
Speaking in advance of today’s World Aids Day, Kim Ball, HIV co-ordinator at the Department of Health, said while she has found more peopl...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
David William Burch is intending to run as an independent candidate in the Warwick South Central by-election, it has been reported.
According to Bernews.com, Mr Burch, who was born and raised in Warwick, is declaring as a candidate for Constituency ...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The illness contracted by a local family that ate freshly caught fish earlier this month suggests ciguatera poisoning, although the tests are still under way.
“If confirmed, this is a rare occurrence in Bermuda,” a spokeswoman for the Department of E...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hundreds of “sewage balls” have again been found at Grape Bay with one area resident describing it as the worst occurrence in four years.
However, a government spokeswoman said last night that improvements at Tynes Bay to help tackle the problem that...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Unprecedented funds have been raised by this year’s Poppy Appeal, which has so far taken in more than $30,000 — the most successful of the ten operated by the Bermuda Legion.
Thanks to the community’s support, the group is offering a second round of ...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Appleby participants raised $5,914 for the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre during a Movember challenge.
The firm matched the donation amount raised by the Appleby moustache-growing “Mo Bros” to show their support of the programme.
Timothy Faries, Ap...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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Ewart Brown’s lawyer told the Commission of Inquiry yesterday that if a “rule or two had to be bent” in the awarding of government contracts it had “nothing to do with corruption or backhanders” and “everything to do with redressing the balance”.
Jer...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Court Street will come alive with 14 hours of entertainment this weekend.
Activities run from 1pm on Saturday to 3am on Sunday, beginning with a Christmas Community Outreach and Street Festival from 1pm to 5pm in the Dr E.F. Gordon Square.
According ...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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It is time Bermuda fell in line with its international counterparts to become a more inclusive community for persons with disabilities, according to shadow health minister Kim Wilson.
In a statement issued this evening, Ms Wilson noted that United Na...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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