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A dating abuse awareness programme for teenagers, run by the Centre Against Abuse, has been given a boost by a donation from the Argus Group.
One out of three teenage girls has been the victim of some form of dating violence, according to the Centre....
DATE: Mar 06, 2014
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Around 200 unionised bus and ferry workers marched on Parliament in protest of Government plans to make public transport an essential service.
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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A analysis technique invented by local archaeologist Edward Harris has been introduced in a forensics textbook.
The Harris Matrix has long been used to forensically investigate sites as varied as mass graves and monuments but its inclusion in the thi...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Public transportation should be deemed essential because so many rely on the service, several residents agreed yesterday when polled by The Royal Gazette.
But some said the move by Government to classify buses and ferries as essential — tabled as am...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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Budget
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Health and Environment Minister Trevor Moniz told MPs he had an “open mind” about how best to deal with Bermuda’s dangerous dogs and is “sympathetic to the idea that there should be some change”.
Mr Moniz said he didn’t propose to make any changes to...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Island will host an international gathering of physicians and academics, commencing tomorrow, for the annual conference of the Caribbean Association of Otolaryngology, or head and neck surgery.
The CAO conference is to be formally welcomed to the...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A rethink on cuts in hospital benefits for older people has been called for by Shadow Health Minister Zane DeSilva.
Mr DeSilva said: “These type of cuts are affecting a segment of society that is often the most vulnerable financially.
“These are the ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The “Baby Clinic” usually held at the Somerset Clinic on Friday afternoons will instead take place at St James Church Hall until further notice.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Health said that the Somerset Clinic has experienced flooding as a re...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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Health
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Chris Furbert invoked the spirit of the 1981 General Strike and warned Government “to be careful what you ask for” as he hit back at proposed changes to labour regulations.
Bermuda Industrial Union workers will meet today to discuss the controversia...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
MPs to debate teenage drinking bill today
By Raymond Hainey
A bid to crack down on under-age drinking will today be debated by MPs.
The amendment to the liquor licencing laws will make ID checks at the doors of bars and nightclubs mandatory — with c...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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