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A teenager seriously injured in a three-vehicle collision last year said he remembers nothing of the crash that hospitalised him.
While 17-year-old Rashaun Zuill remains overseas receiving treatment for his injuries more than a year after the crash, ...
DATE: Nov 27, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman left waiting for weeks to obtain medicine for her son’s schizophrenia has had her prescription filled — with an apology from the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
The single mother, who is caregiver for her 26-year-old son, said she resorted to contac...
DATE: Nov 27, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Rules limiting the height of buildings in Hamilton should stay in place, according to members of the public surveyed by the Department of Planning.
The Department staff recently reached out to the public regarding potential changes to the City of Ham...
DATE: Nov 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The harsh realities facing Bermuda’s most vulnerable populations — children and seniors due to economic hard times — dominated discussion at the Well Bermuda Annual Meeting.
The meeting’s theme this year stressed the importance of collaboration betwe...
DATE: Nov 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The Bermuda Music Users Group is calling on representatives for the Island’s businesses and charities to meet tomorrow to discuss music licencing rates on the Island.
Group spokesman Ben Fairn said yesterday that it was understood that representative...
DATE: Nov 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman whose schizophrenic son has been left without his full course of medication is complaining that she’s receiving the silent treatment from the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB).
“It’s not fair to him — and I can’t understand why I can’t get an exp...
DATE: Nov 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The number of patients needing dialysis treatment has tripled in the last ten years, according to the latest statistics.
And the 200 percent increase in patients needing the life-saving but costly treatment means that a “disproportionately high” numb...
DATE: Nov 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Gina Spence Productions in Christ (GSPIC) is hoping to raise $20,000 to support needy seniors and children during the holiday season.
The charity formally launched its “Gift of Giving” campaign yesterday in an effort to raise funds for healthy food i...
DATE: Nov 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A police officer who arrested two of three men accused of a home invasion with an imitation gun described seeing a firearm pointed from the alleged getaway vehicle.
But Pc Keith Senior also sparred with defence lawyers who questioned his description ...
DATE: Nov 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Trial has begun for a teenager accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm on another teen in a multi-vehicle crash on South Shore Road, Warwick.
Jahni Holder, 19, of Ridgeway Road, Pembroke, admits driving a motorcycle without a licence or valid insu...
DATE: Nov 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
