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A 61-year-old man has died after being found in a non-responsive state in Hamilton today.
Police and first responders were called to the area of the Bermuda Industrial Union at about 8.30am today, where the man was lying on the ground. He was taken t...
DATE: Jun 25, 2016
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The public is being reminded that Monday is National HIV Testing Day.
“The Department of Health is taking this opportunity to remind everyone of the importance of knowing your HIV status,” a government spokeswoman stated.
“Talk with your physician a...
DATE: Jun 25, 2016
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Physical education teachers have been taught how to use a new computer programme to help empower their students to lead healthy lifestyles.
Teachers from across the island’s public schools took part in the training session about the Spirit System, w...
DATE: Jun 24, 2016
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A review of the island’s correctional facilities has been completed and is being considered by Cabinet, according to Jeff Baron, the new Minister for National Security.
The review, which was conducted by Commissioner of Corrections Edward Lamb, follo...
DATE: Jun 24, 2016
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Bermuda has not evolved and people want to stay in the “dark ages”, activist Tony Brannon claimed last night as people overwhelmingly voted against same-sex marriage and civil unions.
Speaking to The Royal Gazette at midnight, with 11 regions having ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2016
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Developers planning to build a new “family friendly” pub in the old Astwood Dickinson property in Hamilton have been granted a provisional licence to sell alcoholic drinks.
George Heracleous, from Zorba Ltd, told the Liquor Licensing Authority that h...
DATE: Jun 24, 2016
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Bermudians overwhelmingly rejected same-sex marriages and civil unions by a greater than two-to-one margin in the referendum yesterday.
However, the total number of votes cast was 20,804, or 46.89 per cent of the electorate, which is below the 50 per...
DATE: Jun 24, 2016
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Parliamentary registrar Tenia Woolridge warned voters yesterday not to forward potentially “misleading” voice notes and videos that were circulating regarding the referendum.
“The parliamentary registrar has been made aware that there are voice notes...
DATE: Jun 24, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Pensions legislation will go before MPs in today’s House of Assembly session, with consideration of the Contributory Pensions Order 2016.
Two transport Bills are also due before the House: the Bermuda Shipping and Maritime Authority Act 2016, and the...
DATE: Jun 24, 2016
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A senior citizen found on the ground on Middle Road in Warwick over the weekend died in hospital at around noon yesterday.
According to a police spokesman, at around 9am on Sunday officers responded to a report of a man, later identified as 76-year-o...
DATE: Jun 24, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes