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The charity Tomorrow’s Voices is hosting a workshop next week as it raises awareness of autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities.
The event, “Skill generalisation — what does that really mean?”, will provide strategies and tactics to ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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The Pink Cafe at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital will close at the end of the week for major refurbishment work to be completed.
The café will shut on Friday and the project is expected to completed in March.
“We are very excited about our refurbis...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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A large brush fire broke out shortly before 4pm today just west of Woodland’s Road in Pembroke.
Fire crews responded swiftly with two trucks at the scene dousing flames behind a warehouse off Astwood Close.
Area residents were alerted by popping soun...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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Harneys Bermuda has pledged its financial support to the 2016 Bermuda Agricultural Show.
The Ag Show is being produced through a public-private partnership this year, and the donation from the legal firm will help offset the costs of hosting the even...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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An illegal pitbull was surrendered to the dog wardens over the weekend after it attacked a young child.
The boy was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s emergency room after the attack that occurred on Sunday in Southampton. The Ministry of H...
DATE: Feb 10, 2016
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Progressive Labour Party MP Kim Wilson handed out scores of pancakes last night to raise funds to help a constituent buy a new motorised wheelchair.
Ms Wilson’s annual Shrove Tuesday pancake fundraiser attracted dozens from across Sandys and beyond w...
DATE: Feb 10, 2016
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The virtues of traditional marriage versus equal rights for all prompted plenty of discussion as pressure group Preserve Marriage held its “peaceful demonstration” yesterday lunchtime.
Hundreds packed the grounds of the Cabinet Building as the group ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2016
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The Bermuda Government came under pressure to fortify marriage laws as demonstrators for and against same-sex unions filled the grounds of Cabinet yesterday.
Two town-hall meetings on civil unions have been pledged, with the first to be held tomorrow...
DATE: Feb 10, 2016
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New legislation allowing long-term residents to obtain Bermuda status will inevitably prove discriminatory towards black Bermudians, according to Lynne Winfield of the anti-racism group Curb.
Ms Winfield said the announcement last week by Michael Fah...
DATE: Feb 10, 2016
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A pair of illegal pitbull-type dogs seized in Bermuda have found a new home in the United States.
While the exportation is being celebrated by Punish the Deed not the Breed Bermuda, the animal advocacy group is renewing its call for a dog amnesty.
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DATE: Feb 10, 2016
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