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A 19-year-old man who was tasered by a police reserve sergeant outside St George’s Cricket Club has been found not guilty of affray by Magistrates’ Court.
However, Bryce Daniels, of Wellington Slip Road, St George’s, was convicted by Senior Magistrat...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Barber shop turned into a hub for health and fitness
By Colin Thompson
A vision of bringing Bermuda’s men together in the interest of health became a reality on Saturday.
Ricky Spence, owner of Spence’s Barber Shop in Pembroke, hosted ‘Ricky’s Healt...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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Opposition Leader Marc Bean has come under fire after he told the House of Assembly he gave his three-year-old daughter “ganja tea” to treat her asthma.
Speaking during a take-note motion on the Cannabis Reform Collaborative Report to potential chang...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The STEPS to a Well Bermuda survey is rapidly approaching its halfway mark, collecting valuable information about the Island’s health.
Health Minister Jeanne Atherden said that almost 1,000 families have been contacted about the survey, which uses th...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Almost 200 turtles have been found dead in Bermuda’s waters in the last six years, with boat strikes accounting for 21 percent of those deaths, according to Conservation Services.
A spokeswoman confirmed that 195 turtles have been killed since 2008. ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A sea of bright-coloured ducks lit up St George’s Harbour yesterday, as the Friends of Hospice 18th annual Rubber Duck Derby took to the waters.
The races, which are the top fundraiser for the Agape House in-patient hospice, got delayed slightly from...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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Other
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Tourism chiefs have unveiled an ambitious drive to double the rounds of golf played in Bermuda.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) wants the number of rounds to increase from 50,000 to 100,000 over the next five years in a bid to boost tourism, part...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A campaign to raise $40 million for a down payment on the new hospital wing is still well short of its target — with the deadline for payment just two weeks away.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) has to come up with the lump sum by June 14, two days...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Two separate vessels, including an unidentified US Navy ship, called on the Island for evacuations of personnel yesterday.
The US warship, which diverted course for Bermuda on Friday, dropped an officer and a contractor ashore at about 8am, as well a...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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Bermuda’s first Relay for Life, a 24-hour charity drive, brought in $300,142 toward the fight against cancer.
Participants started their circuits on Friday night at the National Sports Centre’s North Field perimeter track, and kept going until 6pm on...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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