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Two charities aimed at improving the lives of the disabled in Bermuda have merged.
WindReach Recreational Village and Bermuda Riding for the Disabled (BRD) have joined.
They will now be known as WindReach Bermuda. A board, consisting of directors fro...
DATE: Sep 10, 2009
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The line-up of this year’s Bermuda Music Festival — being headlined by legend Quincy Jones — was this afternoon unveiled.
Patti Austin, Erykah Badu, James Ingram, Wyclef Jean, John Legend, Michael McDonald, Kenny Rogers and Naturally Seven are the ac...
DATE: Sep 10, 2009
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A Customs officer is due to appear in court after being arrested for conspiracy to import drugs, it emerged today.
Speaking at a press conference this afternoon on measures to stop drugs coming into Bermuda, Finance Minister Paula Cox said a Customs ...
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Fifteen cannabis plants some more than six feet tall were seized by Police yesterday on land in Somerset.
Police received information that the plants were growing and said they responded as part of their "proactive policing" initiative.
Yesterday's s...
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Shooting victim Richard Gaglio is expected to be flown off the Island today, with his family hopeful he is making a miraculous recovery.
On Sunday night, doctors said Mr. Gaglio was showing no brain activity after he was shot at close range in the ch...
DATE: Sep 10, 2009
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A doctor who built a clinic in a small Haitian village has received a donation from the Sandys Rotary Club to continue her work.
The club gave $5,120 to Haiti Village Health (HVH), a charity founded by Bermuda resident Tiffany Keenan.
Funds were rais...
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Shooting victim Richard Gaglio is expected to be flown off the Island today, with his family hopeful he is making a miraculous recovery.
On Sunday night, doctors said Mr. Gaglio was showing no brain activity after he was shot at close range in the ch...
DATE: Sep 10, 2009
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Charities affected by the recession are calling on residents to help them stay afloat.
According to Danielle Riviere, programme manager for the Centre on Philanthropy, charities dealing with the arts and the environment including Bermuda National Tru...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009
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A man caught smuggling more than $10,000 worth of cannabis claimed he needed the drug to alleviate his own mental health problems, a court heard.
Defence lawyer Llewellyn Peniston said Jamal Manders imported 103.2 grams of the drug for his own person...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009
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Now would be the ideal time for a gun amnesty as Police receive new powers to search for weapons, says Shadow Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley.
Speaking after the shooting of poker host Richard Gaglio, Sen. Dunkley said people should be given t...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009
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