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That Bermuda's gun crime and murders are growing at an exponential rate is news to no one on the Island.
In 2005 there were 13 gun incidents; four years later there were 42. Just four months into 2010, that total has already been exceeded with 43 inc...
DATE: May 03, 2010
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Back-of-town MP Ashfield DeVent yesterday dubbed consultant Rolfe Commissiong's stance on race "frightening" — and urged young black men to stop looking for excuses for their bad behaviour.
Mr. DeVent said the Premier's adviser's tunnel vision has ca...
DATE: May 03, 2010
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A heartbroken family have spoken of their loss following the death of a man from a bee sting.
And they have called on people to get tested for bee sting allergies to prevent a repeat of the tragedy.
James Prescott (J.P.) Skinner died on Wednesday aft...
DATE: May 03, 2010
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The Department of Health is urging members of the public to keep their vaccinations up to date.
Last week the department observed the eighth annual Vaccination Week. As part of that it urged people of all ages to get vaccinated for preventable diseas...
DATE: May 03, 2010
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Donations to the 2010 Catlin End-to-End are on a par with last year, despite the current economic climate.
Organisers are pleased to report more than $170,000 has been raised so far, and thousands more is expected in the coming weeks as the pledges c...
DATE: May 03, 2010
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The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis will attend the Bermuda Day Parade during an official visit to Bermuda.
Dr. Denzil Douglas, who has led his country for 15 years, will arrive on the island on May 20 and stay for five days.
While here he will...
DATE: May 03, 2010
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Three men were charged with possession of cannabis after Police raided a Devonshire home.
The men appeared in Magistrates' Court on Friday before Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner.
Christopher Parris, 26, was charged with possession of cannabis with...
DATE: May 03, 2010
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The Bermuda Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) for the first time in its 124-year history has a female Presiding Elder.
The appointment of the Rev. Betty L. Furbert-Woolridge was revealed to a packed "Town Hall" meeting...
DATE: May 03, 2010
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The Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) has rented the Grape Bay Hotel on the South Shore in Paget for the next two years.
The property will house nurses while King Edward VII Memorial Hospital upgrades the current nurses’ accommodation at the hospital.
Th...
DATE: May 03, 2010
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Bermuda is on the verge of a "revolution" in health care, Health Minister Walter Roban said yesterday.
Mr. Roban did not provide details but said there could be changes in the standard hospital benefit system, a move towards generic drugs and new leg...
DATE: May 03, 2010
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