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Two donors have pledged a total of $75,000 to transform a former rest home into a life-changing centre for homeless families since an appeal was launched last month.
The leaders of Habitat for Humanity of Bermuda and the Women’s Resource Centre said ...
DATE: May 15, 2019
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Giant engines and equipment needed to build the new Belco North Power Station has arrived in Bermuda on a massive cargo ship.
The cargo of Jumbo Shipping’s Fairlane, moored at Front Street in Hamilton by the Number One Car Park, included four massive...
DATE: May 15, 2019
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Insurance industry veteran Brian Duperreault has been made the honorary director of the charity that provides transport for the elderly and disabled.
Mr Duperreault, the chief executive officer of global insurance firm AIG, was given the accolade by ...
DATE: May 15, 2019
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A government employee has been accused of assaulting a teenage girl who refused to board a flight to the United States.
The civil servant is alleged in an official document seen by The Royal Gazette to have assaulted the 17-year-old at LF Wade Intern...
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A nursery school shut down after a 12-month-old boy was found to have a serious head injury was told yesterday it can reopen following the conclusion of a police investigation.
Prosecutors found there was “insufficient evidence to support any crimina...
DATE: May 15, 2019
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A family walk across Hamilton at 6pm today celebrates both the International Day of Families — and the tenth anniversary of the local community group Family Forum.
A confidential support circle, Family Forum was created in 2009 by the helping agency ...
DATE: May 15, 2019
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The 911 emergency number was out of service after a power outage at the police communications centre today.
Technology at the Prospect base was disrupted for several hours because the fire system was triggered at about 6am.
Police said the 911 number...
DATE: May 15, 2019
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Dedicated foster parents were celebrated at a special event to recognise the care they provided to dozens of Bermudian children.
The Department of Child and Family Services held its annual appreciation tea for the people who “open their hearts and ho...
DATE: May 15, 2019
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A woman who spent more than a decade working with New York’s underprivileged is the new head of a Bermuda charity that provides food for the disadvantaged.
April Augustus, the executive director of the Eliza DoLittle Society, said the queues she saw ...
DATE: May 14, 2019
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A father-and-daughter wheelchair team who crashed out of MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda last month have inspired a fundraising campaign.
Stephan Couture hopes to be able to buy a new $18,000 wheelchair for his 13-year-old daughter, Chloe, after it ...
DATE: May 14, 2019
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