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A man stuck with a hefty legal bill after a court battle he views as pointless has been left without a home after his final shelter was seized to cover costs.
“It’s like taking away my tent,” Marcus Williams said of the confiscation of his boat Islan...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
A policy for dealing with urgent medical scans was only put in place at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after a patient with a burst appendix suffered life-threatening damage to his heart and lungs owing to avoidable delays.
Bermuda Hospitals Board...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016
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Sam Strangeways
Dust mites thrive in Bermuda’s warm and humid climate.
While generally harmless to most people, they can cause health problems for asthmatics and those sensitive to their droppings.
Asthma charity Open Airways has been running the Pillows for Preve...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016
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A British travel agency has garnered attention after using its town crier — and a handful of Dark n’ Stormys — to promote travel to Bermuda.
Tickets Travel, in the London borough of Bexley, enlisted its town crier last week to attract customers to it...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016
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The life of Shawn Brangman, who endured a long battle with heart ailments, will be celebrated tomorrow by family and friends.
“He had a good life,” his father, Stanfield Brangman, told The Royal Gazette.
“Not too many people can deal with an aneurysm...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
The Coral Beach and Tennis Club has reported business growth across the board in 2015, with hopes that renovations will provide a further boost going forward.
Nik Bhola, general manager at the Paget club, told The Royal Gazette: “2015 was a great yea...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A police officer could be awarded substantial damages after he suffered chronic health problems from being exposed to toxic mould at Hamilton and Somerset police stations.
Emmerson Donald has received nearly $500,000 in interim payments from the Ber...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016
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Parents are being thrown “into a quandary” as they scramble to hit the deadline for school registration armed with no detailed knowledge of a report that could spell future school closure and consolidation. This is the view of Bermuda Union of Teache...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Efforts by Bermudian volunteers to raise funds for a feeding programme in Haiti have paid off.
More than 700 schoolchildren are now being fed three lunches a week at the school run by Feed My Lambs Ministry at a cost of $3,300 a month.
“We actually ...
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The Bermuda Organ Donor Association is encouraging patients waiting for organ donation to attend its event tomorrow.
The charity will bring together people who are waiting for a transplant with those who have been through the same, or similar, medica...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan