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Premier David Burt, with his wife Kristin, members of the Cabinet and Parliamentary colleagues attended the Opening Session of the 134th Session of the Bermuda Annual Conference at St. Paul AME Church earlier today.
The Conference is hosted by the M...
DATE: Mar 05, 2020
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Teen Haven will be in the community this weekend for their annual tag day that starts tomorrow, March 6th. Volunteers will be handing out tags tomorrow and Saturday at various locations across the island. Funds from the tag day support Teen Haven’s ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2020
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The possibility of an on-island centre to treat troubled children is under discussion, the legal affairs minister and Attorney-General has said.
Kathy-Lynn Simmons said: “The ministry is consistently reviewing legislation and services to ensure Bermu...
DATE: Mar 04, 2020
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A 54-year-old man pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexually assaulting a girl aged under 14 in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe released the defendant, from Warwick, on $5,000 bail and adjourned the case until March 30.
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DATE: Mar 04, 2020
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Two inmates on a programme designed to rehabilitate prisoners with drug problems were rushed to hospital with a suspected overdose of fentanyl.
A source close to the prison service said the latest incident of drug abuse at the Right Living House last...
DATE: Mar 04, 2020
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Work to replace East End bridges could start early next year, a public meeting heard last night.
Austin Kenny, a senior structural engineer for the Department of Works and Engineering, told an audience at Penno’s Wharf in St George’s that the structu...
DATE: Mar 04, 2020
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Defendants waited nearly twice as long to have their cases heard in the Supreme Court last year compared with 2018.
Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons said in the annual report of the judiciary, a lack of court space and trial judges had caused the wa...
DATE: Mar 04, 2020
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The vice-president of the Bermuda Industrial Union and a veteran sportsman has died.
Glen Simmons was 67.
A spokeswoman for the BIU said yesterday: “The officers and members of the Bermuda Industrial Union are extremely saddened after learning of the...
DATE: Mar 04, 2020
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A teenager who spent her childhood in foster care said the dedication of social workers and foster families helped her turn her life around.
Tylasha DeSilva, 18, added that the kindness she had experienced had fuelled her desire to work in social ser...
DATE: Mar 04, 2020
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The National Museum of Bermuda (NMB) is offering a free year-long, four-module programme for all local teachers. Entitled “Moving the Needle: Teacher Professional Development,” this museum programme will provide local teachers with the opportunity to...
DATE: Mar 04, 2020
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