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Rumours of a departure from the airwaves by Kelly Zuill, known to Bermudian listeners as “Mr Gospel”, have been gently put to rest.
“I am the acting CEO of the Bermuda Broadcasting Company, so if it was happening I think I’d know it,” David Hills tol...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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Popular caterer Bervin Ernest Pitt has been remembered as a loyal and humble “giant of man” by his grieving family.
Mr Pitt passed away suddenly at his home at the end of last month at the age of 62.
His girlfriend Cynthia Minors told The Royal Gazet...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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The high cost of keeping children in uniform has been illustrated by mothers struggling to make ends meet.
Speaking anonymously to protect her privacy, one parent said she had no idea how to get her child ready for her school’s winter uniform on Frid...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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Hundreds applied for a course launched this week to train the public in looking after persons with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, according to the Bermuda Legion.
Carol Everson, a welfare case worker for the veterans’ charity, said more than 300 p...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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Public officials violated the rules on the spending of taxpayers’ money so often that it became the “norm for which there are no consequences”, according to the latest report from Auditor-General Heather Jacobs Matthews.
The Island’s independent fisc...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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Niall Aitken, a family doctor known for his love of the sea, has died at the age of 64.
Dr Aitken passed away suddenly on Sunday.
An avid member of the Bermuda Board Sailing Association for many years, he was a friend of the late veterinarian Neil B...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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Proposed updates to the Human Rights Act — offering protection on the grounds of mental health — will be discussed at a lunch and learn event on Friday.
Guidelines in support of existing and forthcoming legislation regarding disability, employment a...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Public Accounts will conduct a public hearing tomorrow.
Members will discuss the proposed redevelopment of LF Wade International Airport, and receive an update from the Accountant General regarding the move...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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The Men’s Treatment Centre at the Nelson Bascome Substance Abuse Centre has received international accreditation.
The centre, which is under the auspices of the Department for National Drug Control, has been given a one-year International Accreditati...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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The waiting period for routine oral health services is now up to eight months, the Ministry of Health, Seniors and Environment has admitted.
Ten days ago, Government dentists stopped accepting new patients, as two employees finished their list of ac...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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