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A sailboat crossing the Atlantic from Canada was last night adrift 350 miles north of the Island, after the pilot was picked up by a cargo carrier as he diverted to Bermuda.
The 42ft Vagrent was thought by its inexperienced pilot to be taking on wate...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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Football fans heading to Brazil for this month’s World Cup are being advised to make sure their vaccinations are up-to-date.
According to a Department of Health spokesman, one of the vaccines may include a second dose of measles, mumps and rubella. A...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Builders are on target to complete a new hospital wing before handing over the project to health chiefs next week.
According to a spokeswoman for the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB), all heavy construction work is complete and building teams are now wo...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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St George’s residents will get chance to attend a second “community clinic” with police tomorrow, between 4pm and 6pm at the St George’s Esso Service Station on Rose Hill Street.
The station is expected to remain the venue for future meetings to be h...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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A St George’s man who slapped his friend has been fined $2,000.
Aaron Crockwell, 31, of Estates Road, pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawful wounding after he split open Jacal Minors’ lower lip.
The incident happened around 10.30pm on May 29, durin...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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An international treaty regulating aircraft will be expanded later this year to include Bermuda, according to Tourism Development and Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell.
In the House of Assembly he said the issue of the Cape Town Treaty was broached ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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A Bermudian patient was last year granted permission to legally bring cannabinoid oil to the Island for cancer treatment, according to former Health Minister Patricia Gordon- Pamplin.
During a debate on the recently released Cannabis Reform Collabora...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Random drug testing is set to be introduced for MPs and Senators, with repeat offenders facing suspension and public disclosure.
If the move is backed by Parliamentarians at least 15 legislators will be tested every quarter.
The report states: “As me...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Three young Bermudian stars are on the rise thanks to drama scholarships from the Bermuda Shakespeare Schools Festival (BSSF) committee.
Rowan Vickers, 20, Marcus Smith, 18, and Brittney Wall, 17, are the latest recipients of the annual scholarship a...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
A group of 20 middle school teachers have completed leadership training as part of a programme to raise professional standards within the Island’s public schools.
Education Minister Grant Gibbons said that improving teaching and learning in the class...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
