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The Human Rights Commission last night warned that the row over permanent residents and status should not be allowed to degenerate into hate speech.
And HRC chairman Michael Hanson said that “hateful, vexatious and/or harmful words” about people’s na...
DATE: Jul 11, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Obesity and fatty-liver disease has begun to appear in Pacific Lionfish found in Bermuda waters but scientists have warned the Island must not become complacent in the fight against the invasive species.
And while next week’s Groundswell Lionfish Tou...
DATE: Jul 11, 2014
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A man seriously injured in a car crash told the Supreme Court he believes his friends left him for dead, focusing more on getting the damaged car moved than getting him help.
Taking the stand yesterday, Alexander Doyle said: “I’m almost 100 percent s...
DATE: Jul 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
People’s Pharmacy will operate a retail pharmacy for outpatients and the community in the Acute Care Wing of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) after they unanimously won the bid for the outpatient contract. The current pharmacy in KEMH is run ...
DATE: Jul 11, 2014
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A mother of two who was treated as “a prisoner” by an abusive husband is making a fresh start thanks to the Centre Against Abuse.
After years of suffering she bravely found the strength to seek help for her own sake and that of her two children.
And...
DATE: Jul 11, 2014
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A bid to set up a commission to look at allegations of historic land grabs has been rejected by Governor George Fergusson.
But last night PLP MP Walton Brown — who piloted the motion to set up a probe through the House of Assembly — said he would not...
DATE: Jul 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A drug mule caught trying to smuggle ingested pellets of cocaine and cannabis through the airport has been jailed for 27 months.
“You took a gamble — and you lost,” magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo told Marketa Raynor, 31, before passing sentence.
An emoti...
DATE: Jul 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Bermuda will be hosting a tag day in central locations today.
Money raised from the fundraiser will directly impact the lives of hundreds of local young people, said the programme’s national director Traci...
DATE: Jul 11, 2014
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Newly crowned Miss Bermuda Lillian Lightbourne has big plans to help others and promote Bermuda this year during her reign.
She plans on visiting Bermuda schools and talking to children about “being focused and knowing their self -worth”.
The 24-ye...
DATE: Jul 11, 2014
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Domestic abuse soars by nearly 50 percent during the summer, a support group warned as it urged victims to seek help.
But even though the number of cases being reported spikes, experts believe many more people continue to suffer in silence.
Laurie...
DATE: Jul 11, 2014
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