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A pioneering scheme just begun on the Island could place Bermuda at the forefront of medical research to identify and treat people who have inherited cancer-causing genes through their family line.
If successful, the benefits from unlocking the knowl...
DATE: Oct 09, 2006
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It was the biggest running and walking event on the Island last year, overshadowing even the May 24 Marathon Derby in terms of the sheer number of participants.
Organisers hope for another spectacular sight at the Botanical Gardens this coming Sunday...
DATE: Oct 09, 2006
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Birthday greetings from the people of Bermuda were sent to Bishop Desmond Tutu in South Africa as the anti-apartheid opponent and Nobel Peace Prize winner celebrated his 75th birthday during the weekend.
Premier Alex Scott and UBP Opposition leader W...
DATE: Oct 09, 2006
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Bermuda is to be represented by two public school principals at a global workshop of 100 ?outstanding school leaders? to be held in China this month.
And they hope to bring back to Bermuda some of the latest ideas and thinking that have been proven t...
DATE: Oct 09, 2006
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The doctor leading a pioneering project to track and treat all women in Bermuda who are at high-risk of carrying hereditary genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer hopes the Island will become an example to the rest of the medical world about what ...
DATE: Oct 09, 2006
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Probe into rest home sex assault closed by Police
An investigation into an alleged sex assault on an elderly care home patient has been completed, Police have confirmed.
Detectives launched the inquiry after a report that an 81-year-old man had been ...
DATE: Oct 09, 2006
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The Government?s Chief Education Officer is recovering in hospital after suffering a stroke at the weekend.
The Ministry of Education said yesterday Dr. Joseph Christopher was resting comfortably at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. Permanent Se...
DATE: Oct 07, 2006
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An extra $100 million cost of rebuilding King Edward VII Memorial Hospital at its present site rather than on part of the Botanical Gardens is not mentioned in financial figures used by Bermuda Hospitals Board and Government to reach their controvers...
DATE: Oct 07, 2006
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The monthly sales of clothing has increased for the first time since the closure of Trimingham's department store last year, according to new figures.
But that trend has been tempered by a small drop in the overall volume of retail sales once the rat...
DATE: Oct 07, 2006
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Bermuda may be only 21 square miles but if you?re a multi-millionaire oil tycoon trying to avoid the long arm of the law, it seems it?s not that hard a place to go missing.
Reclusive Dutch businessman John Deuss ? wanted for questioning in Europe abo...
DATE: Oct 07, 2006
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