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Two students pursuing medical careers have been awarded scholarships of $7,500 each by the Bermuda Health Foundation.
The awards went to University of Leeds scholar Isaac James, who is studying paediatric medicine, and Bermuda Hospitals Board technic...
DATE: Jul 21, 2014
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Not many eight-year-olds can boast of breaking a world record, but Gillian Ricks may have done just that during a family fishing trip in Bermuda.
For the ‘small fry’ angler managed to single-handedly land a monster 336 pound blue marlin during the Be...
DATE: Jul 21, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A young boy who nearly drowned at Admiralty House Park is still recovering, but is now in stable condition.
The nine-year-old was swimming in Clarence Cove on Friday afternoon when he encountered difficulties. The boy was pulled from the water and gi...
DATE: Jul 21, 2014
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Road crash fatality Meshach Swan was a loyal, genuine man with a great sense of fun, his best friend has said.
Mr Swan was one of two young men killed on the Island’s roads in the early hours of yesterday morning in separate accidents.
The 23-year-ol...
DATE: Jul 21, 2014
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A 36-year-old policeman has been arrested on suspicion of committing sexual offences and suspended from duty, according to a press statement from Bermuda Police Service.
Detective Superintendent James Howard said: “Because of the nature of the offenc...
DATE: Jul 21, 2014
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A Sandys man has been remanded into custody after attempting to use counterfeited money.
In Magistrates Court this morning, Lo’Nikco Burgess-Durrant, 24 of Scotts Hill Road, pleaded guilty to having in his possession a $50 Bermudian note which he kne...
DATE: Jul 21, 2014
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(Photos by Nicola Muirhead)
DATE: Jul 20, 2014
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Sports Minister Wayne Scott will be attending the seventh Commonwealth Sports Ministers’ meeting in Glasgow, Scotland tomorrow prior to the start of the Commonmwealth Games this week.
The meeting, which is held every two years, will focus on issues a...
DATE: Jul 20, 2014
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A quick-thinking bystander who broke the lock on a park gate to allow an ambulance through has been credited for helping save a young boy from drowning at Admiralty House Park.
According to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, the nine-year-old, who li...
DATE: Jul 19, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than a quarter of residents surveyed for health have been found to have elevated blood sugar — but the community is showing “surprising resistance” to taking part in the study.
Health Minister Jeanne Atherden reported an “unanticipated drop” in ...
DATE: Jul 19, 2014
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