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A US conference will hear next week how Bermuda has become a beacon in the fight against child sexual abuse.
Debi Ray-Rivers, the founder and executive director of Saving Children and Revealing Secrets, and Jon Brunson, the charity’s chairman, are to...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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Fiona McWhirter
A member of the public looking to provide police with information has reported a roadblock.
The Royal Gazette was alerted last night that the Crime Stoppers telephone line was not in service.
The information came from a woman who said she had unsuc...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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The chief executive of the Bermuda Land Development Company will be out of his post this month under sweeping changes to Government quangos, the Minister of Public Works said yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch added that a hiring freeze had a...
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Police are reminding runners and walkers to remain vigilant and avoid dimly lit areas while exercising after an alleged incident yesterday morning.
The advice this evening comes after an alleged encounter involving a female jogger near Trimingham ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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Technology has helped people with sight problems overcome their disability, the Bermuda Society for the Blind said yesterday.
Vince Godber, a vision rehabilitation therapist, said a woman who was heartbroken that her deteriorating eyesight had stoppe...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three derelict vehicles parked at the government quarry caught fire yesterday.
A fire service spokesman said firefighters were called out to the quarry in Hamilton Parish just before 9.30am.
The spokesman said: “Firefighters quickly extinguished the ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A veteran doctor who practised in Bermuda for more than 50 years has died.
Gordon Black, who was 91, grew up in Glasgow, Scotland, and arrived in Bermuda in 1957 for a residency at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and promptly fell in love with the ...
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Power firm Belco has asked permission to create an electric vehicle showroom and workshop in one of its buildings.
The showroom is planned for an existing building at the junction of Cemetery Lane and Serpentine Road in Pembroke.
A planning applicati...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have made a fresh appeal for witnesses to the Friswells Hill shooting on Tuesday evening to come forward.
The incident is believed to have been gang related and detectives continue to investigate its circumstances.
A spokesman said: “We would...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
Fire Safety Awareness Week is to start on Monday.
The theme of this year’s event is “Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware fire can happen anywhere.”
A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service said: “We look forward to sharing this time in coming t...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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