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Eye surgeon Leonard Teye-Botchway has been appointed the first-ever honorary consul for Ghana in Bermuda.
Dr Teye-Botchway, 55, hails from the west African country, but has lived in Bermuda for 13 years. He’s married to Ronita and has three sons.
His...
DATE: Jan 24, 2011
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High winds swept across Bermuda at the weekend causing an unusual incident with a trampoline for one family.
Sally Topley, 45, was convinced a tornado had swept through her back garden in the early hours of Saturday after she woke to find her childre...
DATE: Jan 24, 2011
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A Southampton resident has told how she woke to find eight-foot flames and a pillar of black smoke outside her home.
“The firefighters told me they could see the smoke from Barnes’ Corner,” said Ianthia Wade.
“I’m just lucky the fire didn’t start at ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2011
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A German patient who broke his neck in a mental hospital will continue his 14-year legal battle against the hospital after a court decision in his favour.
Thomas Hofer, 47, was rendered quadriplegic by the accident at St Brendan’s now renamed the Mid...
DATE: Jan 24, 2011
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Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons believes Government does not have credibility when it comes to education reform.
Dr Gibbons spoke out after the latest Ministry of Education shake-up. He said Government has made too many personnel changes sin...
DATE: Jan 24, 2011
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The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has described Bermuda's coral reefs as a”‘canary in the coal mine” for increased ocean acidity.
And though ocean acidity has in the past been directly linked to reduced coral growth, a new study has suggested t...
DATE: Jan 24, 2011
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Spirit Of Bermuda briefly was grounded off of St George’s last week. The educational sailing vessel had Whitney Middle School boys aboard when it struck reefs on January 18. One passenger was taken to the King Edward Memorial Hospital as a precau...
DATE: Jan 24, 2011
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Government’s smoking ban has been credited with helping to reduce Bermuda’s smoking rate.
Anti-smoking campaigner Charles Jeffers said Bermuda should now take the next step and ban smoking in the entrance of buildings and doorways.
The Bermuda Healt...
DATE: Jan 24, 2011
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A new poll has found most persons approve of Paula Cox's performance as Premier.
The poll, released today by Research Innovations, also found 84.3 percent of respondents had a favourable opinion of Ms Cox.
And it revealed 57.6 percent of voters were ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2011
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St Paul AME Church has invited the public to join a “provocative conversation” on the plight of the black male in Bermuda.
The discussion will be moderated by Llewellyn Simmons, director of academics for Bermuda public schools.
The panel will include...
DATE: Jan 24, 2011
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