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A new guidebook book to help identify children at risk from potential health and well-being problems has been launched in Bermuda.
The Child Development Programme (CDP) has spent the last two years getting the Red Flags Guidebook approved and into pr...
DATE: Mar 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Department of Health’s Warwick Clinic is set to reopen on Monday after damage caused by flooding has been repaired.
However, the Somerset Clinic remains closed as the Department of Public Works continued repair work at the facility.
Both faciliti...
DATE: Mar 08, 2014
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Other
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Bermuda’s own “miracle” twins, born eight days apart, have finally been allowed to go home.
After a month spent at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, mother Edonna Bean said her twins, Esai and Emyr, have been given a clean bill of health and are gro...
DATE: Mar 08, 2014
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The Centre on Philanthropy is welcoming new legislation recently tabled to replace the “outdated” Charities Act 1978.
Executive director Elaine Williams said yesterday: “The new Act is a vital part of the charitable sector’s management and accountabi...
DATE: Mar 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Following a “critical analysis” of expenditure, the Ministry of Legal Affairs has been dealt a nine percent cut in funding.
Delivering the budget brief before the House of Assembly, Attorney General Mark Pettingill told MPs the 2014/15 budget for Leg...
DATE: Mar 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Cannoth Roberts and Ron-Michel Davis have been sworn in as Commandant and Deputy Commandant of the Bermuda Reserve Police.
Mr Roberts was formerly Deputy Commandant, while Mr Davis had served as Reserve Police Chief Inspector.
Along with friends, fa...
DATE: Mar 08, 2014
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Other
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A corroded pipe in the Gosling Ward area caused a flood at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital this morning, impacting a number of areas, including Maternity and Emergency.
Work was quickly undertaken by the hospitals’ Facility Department to identify...
DATE: Mar 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Free books to help children cope with bereavement after road crashes have been brought to the Island in memory of Major Chris Wheddon.
The book was unveiled this morning by Major Wheddon’s ex-wife, Sarah Wheddon, and his daughter Katherine, who turns...
DATE: Mar 07, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An anticipated 700 or more runners and walkers will be out on the roads on Sunday morning for one of the Island’s biggest mass participation events.
As the Lindo’s to Lindo’s 10K Road Race and Walk gets underway, the man who helped start the whole th...
DATE: Mar 07, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
GP plates have been removed from Government Ministers’ cars due to security threats, a Minister has revealed.
The plates — which identify official cars — have been swapped for ordinary licence numbers to make the cars harder to spot. The news came af...
DATE: Mar 07, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
