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A series of public information sessions will be held on a new law aimed at protecting seniors from abuse from professional carers.
The Senior Abuse Register Act 2008 was recently passed by Parliament and will mean the names of those working in reside...
DATE: Apr 16, 2008
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This month the migration of Humpback Whales past the Island offers the chance to see these wonders of nature up close — but not too close.
With the growing popularity of whale watching, more boats than ever before are giving people the opportunity of...
DATE: Apr 16, 2008
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TB facts from the World Health Organisation
Someone in the world is newly infected with TB bacilli every second and one third of the world's population is now infected with TB.
However only five to ten percent of people who are infected with TB bacil...
DATE: Apr 16, 2008
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US Coast Guard documents have revealed the final moments of two sailors lost at sea when the ill-fated yacht, the Albatross, foundered in a tropical storm off Bermuda.
The sailboat was travelling from Long Island to the Caribbean when it got caught i...
DATE: Apr 16, 2008
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A total of 215 Regiment soldiers head to Jamaica on Saturday for annual training that will see them battle "international terrorists" during an exercise.
According to Training Officer and Second-in-Command Major Brian Gonsalves: "Our training objecti...
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Wire transfer company Western Union is back — but money launderers won't find it an easy route to funnel cash for overseas drug deals without being detected.
After Western Union closed in Bermuda in 2002, there was a sharp drop in suspicious activity...
DATE: Apr 16, 2008
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Three men were charged with the murder of 31-year-old father-of-two Matthew Charles Clarke yesterday in Magistrates' Court.
Kyle Sousa, 17, Vernon Michael Simons, 23, and Shannon Jerome Tucker, 32, were charged with murdering Mr. Clarke on April 9.
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DATE: Apr 16, 2008
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Spy cameras should be set up to catch people in the act when they dump garbage by the side of the road, according to Royal Gazette readers.
Angry residents got in touch with us yesterday after our front page photograph highlighted fridges, air condit...
DATE: Apr 16, 2008
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A new $90 million bridge to replace the Causeway moved a step closer as Works Minister Derrick Burgess announced a contract has been granted to carry out a technical study.
Golder Associates will investigate how the fixed structure across Castle Harb...
DATE: Apr 16, 2008
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Almost three months after promising to continue publishing their meeting minutes, Linda Merritt, chair of the Bermuda Health Council, remains tight-lipped about the updates.
The BHeC had published minutes on their website for meetings between January...
DATE: Apr 16, 2008
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