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The Island logged more than 450 cases of sexually transmitted disease last year, including seven cases of HIV, according to the Health Department.
The figures were released as part of a call for residents to open up and discuss sexual health with the...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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A retired US Police officer is scheduled to speak in Bermuda this month about ending the war on drugs.
Jack Cole, Executive Director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), served with the New Jersey State Police for 26 years, including 14 yea...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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A Southampton man has been charged with having possession of more than $50,000 cash knowing the money represented the proceeds of criminal conduct.
Ricardo Walker, 44, of Eastdale Lane, was not required to enter a plea in Magistrates’ Court to the in...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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A Denim Day will be hosted this Friday by Government to raise funds for flood relief efforts in the Caribbean.
Late last year the Eastern Caribbean was battered by heavy rains which caused severe flooding in the region. Fifteen people died, while mor...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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A Pembroke man caught with a pipe used for smoking cocaine has been sent to drug treatment court.
Chesterfield Johnson, 62, of Union Street, told Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner that he was trying to use the drug for medical reasons.
Magistrates’...
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A Sandys man who admitted a series of dishonesty charges was yesterday jailed for 21 months.
Jahroy Simons, 27, pleaded guilty yesterday to five counts of receiving stolen cheques and another five counts of using the stolen cheques to obtain cash and...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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Delta Air Lines and other major carriers cancelled thousands of flights out of Atlanta including all flights to and from Bermuda today and tomorrow.
Forecasters warned of a “catastrophic second blow” due to ice conditions in Georgia and the surroundi...
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Recent attacks on bus operators have sparked concern from the Bermuda Industrial Union, which issued a statement today saying “very little progress” had been made on the issue.
The union is due to meet with Ministry of Transport bosses and Department...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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The Health Department was today congratulated for its efforts to improve students’ oral health.
Screenings for tooth decay are now offered to children entering primary school and a separate programme is targeting tooth decay among high school student...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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Meals on Wheels have received an $11,000 boost as part of Capital G Bank’s Holiday Giving Back programme.
The funds were raised through donations from the community and Capital G Bank staff, and Gibbons Company Charity Shopping Day and Burrows Lightb...
DATE: Feb 11, 2014
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