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A social programme helping fathers to connect with their children is to launch with a pancake breakfast.
All Pro Dads’ new Bermuda chapter is an offshoot of the American programme of the same name, founded in 1997 by Super Bowl-winning American foot...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016
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Twelve charities have received more than $29,000, after benefiting from a commitment from a Bermuda law firm and their staff to helping organisations across the Island.
The Conyers Dill & Pearman Staff Benevolent Fund has raised more than $400,000 fo...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016
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A group opposed to same-sex marriage has removed an online appeal for campaign funds after a request from the Charities Commission.
Preserve Marriage was seeking donations on its website to “succeed” in its “mandate to preserve marriage in our countr...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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Sam Strangeways
A new marble gravestone was unveiled on Saturday at the annual commemorative service for Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale.
The ceremony marked the continuation of an 80-year tradition and the 201st anniversary of the death of Midshipman Dale — the ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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A cut in the budget for the Bermuda Health Council means it will have to juggle priorities, the new CEO said at the weekend.
Tawanna Wedderburn said “creative solutions” were needed so the BHeC can continue to manage growing demands with tighter reso...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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The use in Bermuda of glyphosate herbicides, which some studies have linked to cancer, is still being reviewed.
Technical officers met with representatives of Monsanto, which markets the weedkiller under the brand name Roundup, this month to discuss ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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Bermuda resident John “Bradshaw” Layfield has been named a Beyond Sport Ambassador for his work with Bermuda’s youth.
However, Mr Layfield said on Friday: “I really don’t see this as recognition for myself, but rather of the quality of the programme ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The future of the Salvation Army is in doubt after its government funding was slashed by $50,000.
Divisional commander Major Frank Pittman told The Royal Gazette that another cut meant the organisation would have to make some changes to how it was r...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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Student Gabriel Jones is quickly honing his talent for software development, thanks to an internship at Bermuda IT business Fireminds.
The 14-year-old, who attends Saltus Grammar School, spends every Thursday afternoon in the company’s Reid Street o...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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The Committee of 25 has handled its finances competently and above board, according to the group’s treasurer.
The charity for handicapped children lost its charitable status in 2013 due to a lack of audited financial statements, but Kent Bascome, who...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
