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The television channel VSB 11 is to cease broadcasting on Monday, according to operator DeFontes Broadcasting.
The cut is not expected to be permanent, and the company emphasised yesterday that its radio stations and radio news broadcasts would conti...
DATE: Aug 30, 2014
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Former Premier Dr Ewart Brown last night came out punching at the annual BIU Labour Day banquet.
The star speaker used the occasion to defend his reputation and record as leader of the country — and to take a swipe at the ruling OBA.
And Dr Brown sig...
DATE: Aug 30, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A Norwegian Airlines plane last night diverted to Bermuda due a medical emergency.
The plane touched down in Bermuda just after 7pm after a passenger became ill.
The passenger was transferred to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
The Boeing 787 w...
DATE: Aug 30, 2014
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An unspecified mechanical failure knocked out the Pink route of the ferry early yesterday morning, putting the vessel out of commission for several hours.
The route, serving Paget and Warwick, was back up and running as of 1.45pm, according to the Mi...
DATE: Aug 30, 2014
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Health chiefs have defended their decision to house a quadriplegic on a ward for geriatrics with mental conditions for 40 years, insisting that there was no other place for him until now.
And, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has also criticised the quali...
DATE: Aug 29, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s human rights legislation lags years behind the legal framework of other comparable jurisdictions, according to the Human Rights Commission (HRC) — especially in cases of mental illness.
HRC chairman Michael Hanson told The Royal Gazette it ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2014
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The Bermuda Hospitals Board has defended the quality of care quadriplegic Luke Caines has received during his 40 years at the Continuing Care Unit, claiming that he does not have any bed sores, is allowed to wait outside the CCU elevator to greet peo...
DATE: Aug 29, 2014
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A 47-year-old man arrested following the death of a woman in Southampton has been released on bail.
The man was detained by officers yesterday after the 48-year-old Southampton woman was found in an unresponsive state at a home in the Atlantic View h...
DATE: Aug 29, 2014
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The motorcyclist killed after colliding with a car driven by a Bermudian in the UK has been named as William Ruewell.
Mr Ruewell, 20, died when his Honda VFR 800F crashed into a Volvo V40 hatchback on Sunday around 4:30pm.
The driver of the car, a 69...
DATE: Aug 29, 2014
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Portuguese speakers are being encouraged to volunteer to help at the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Organisers are looking for 70,000 people to assist at the Games — and about 300,000 are expected to apply.
Rio volunteer manager Fla...
DATE: Aug 29, 2014
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