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A Bermudian doctor described the devastation in the Caribbean island of Dominica yesterday after it was hammered by Hurricane Maria.
Roslyn Bascombe-Adams, sent to the island as part of a Pan American Health Organisation aid mission, said: “Every Dom...
DATE: Oct 13, 2017
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Captain Mark Crabb of the Salvation Army was stunned by not only the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, but by the spirit of the people who came together after the disaster.
“It was overwhelming,” Captain Crabb said. “I didn’t know what to expect becau...
DATE: Oct 13, 2017
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The West Indian Association’s Give From the Heart telethon for hurricane-ravaged regions in the Caribbean enjoyed a successful evening as the community came together to help our neighbours to the south.
The phone lines were ringing off the hook duri...
DATE: Oct 13, 2017
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People are encouraged to visit a Department of Statistics booth in the lower level of the Washington Mall today.
Officers from the Department will be on hand from noon to 2pm in observation of Caricom Statistics Day.
This year, the theme of the day i...
DATE: Oct 13, 2017
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Bermuda’s information commissioner wants to step up scrutiny of the outsourcing of public services.
Gitanjali Guterriez was at the International Conference of Information Commissioners in Manchester, Britain, where a resolution was passed calling for...
DATE: Oct 13, 2017
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Roadworks will take place in the area of the roundabout at Frog Lane and Montpelier Road on Monday.
Frog Lane will be closed from BFA Way to the roundabout; Parsons Road will be closed from Roberts Avenue to the roundabout; and Montpelier Road will b...
DATE: Oct 13, 2017
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1st Annual CBA Wildcats Breast Cancer 2 Mile Walkathon. (Photographs by Akil Simmons)
DATE: Oct 12, 2017
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Adults with autism need more support to help them lead independent lives, a campaigner said yesterday.
Thea Furbert, co-founder of autism charity Tomorrow’s Voices, added that its services for young people with autism should be better integrated with...
DATE: Oct 12, 2017
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A telethon to support hurricane relief efforts in the Caribbean will tonight hit the airwaves in a bid to raise at least $100,000.
The island’s West Indian Association organised the event after the region was devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria l...
DATE: Oct 12, 2017
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Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, said yesterday he hoped that Bermuda passports will be printed on the island again within a year.
The UK Government took over responsibility for printing passports for British Overseas Territories Citizens ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2017
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