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Donald Thomas III was hired as King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s highly paid chief of staff without thorough checks being made into his background, according to the new Bermuda Hospitals Board.
BHB chairman Jonathan Brewin told Health Minister Patr...
DATE: Jun 26, 2013
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
It was a bittersweet graduation ceremony by the Adult Education School (AES) to pay homage to a student who died before he found that that he passed his General Education Development diploma (GED).
School head Donna Daniels requested a moment of sile...
DATE: Jun 26, 2013
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The local business community has criticised the Bermuda Industrial Union for the “unacceptable” garbage backlog situation.
Chamber of Commerce President Ronnie Viera told The Royal Gazette that the union “needs a reality check”.
“Either they are goin...
DATE: Jun 26, 2013
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The Island’s hospitals are facing a cash crisis that could see the Bermuda Hospitals Board go into debt within the year, according to health chiefs.
And while an increased “utilisation” of health services is partially to blame for the Island’s skyroc...
DATE: Jun 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A single vehicle collision on North Shore Road in Devonshire has caused some traffic holdups in the area late this afternoon. The accident, involving a van, happened between the Jennings Lane and Store Hill junctions.
DATE: Jun 25, 2013
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Free HIV screenings will be offered on Thursday by the Department of Health, as part of HIV Testing Day.
The confidential testing will be available from 8.30am to 3.30pm at the Hamilton Health Centre on Victoria Street.
Public health nurse Kim Ball s...
DATE: Jun 25, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police are investigating the attempted theft of a Jet Ski near the Boaz Island Rubis Service Station.
Officers were called to the scene around 3.30pm on Saturday, a police spokesman said.
“It appears that four males in a small motorboat attempted to...
DATE: Jun 25, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public testimony of HIV-positive speaker Lolisa Gibson-Hunte was met with tears and applause — plus encouragement from Bermudians who live with the virus.
“You can go for many years without knowing you have it,” Ms Gibson-Hunte advised a teen in ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Would-be lawyers have been given an insight into potential career paths from Bermuda’s top judge, Chief Justice Ian Kawaley.
He was the keynote speaker at a conference for high school students held by the Law Students Association of Bermuda at XL yes...
DATE: Jun 25, 2013
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A backlog of garbage uncollected from residential areas across the Island is now being cleared after Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz approved overtime for refuse collectors.
The Public Works Ministry made the announcement in a press statement foll...
DATE: Jun 25, 2013
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