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A CAMPAIGN to reduce the stigma of mental illness has had a positive effect, according to a recent poll.
A survey conducted by the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute (MWI) suggests that most people do not regard mental illness sufferers as a threat to s...
DATE: Oct 13, 2006
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Gareth Finighan
FIVE experts who work in child and family development will fly out of Bermuda this weekend on a learning expedition as guests of the United States.
This is the second group of local representatives to take part in the US Consulate's "VolVis" (Volunta...
DATE: Oct 13, 2006
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IN last week’s column we looked at the start of the 12-game match for the World Championship, in which Vladimir Kramnik had taken an early 3-1 lead over Veselin Topalov. Clearly an exciting contest was in prospect, but nobody, with the possible excep...
DATE: Oct 13, 2006
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RenaissanceRe, which has been battered by hurricanes and regulatory inquiries, yesterday had its all-important A ratings affirmed for its major operating subsidiaries.
Ratings agency AM Best affirmed the A financial strength ratings and ?a? issuer cr...
DATE: Oct 13, 2006
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MORE than 1,400 people have signed an online petition launched this week to oppose plans to build a new hospital on the Botanical Gardens.
The petition is being run in conjunction with a paper petition and organisers have advised supporters to sign o...
DATE: Oct 13, 2006
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Jonathan Kent
T falls to dietician Sara McKittrick to set a healthy eating plan for women diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
She regulates their foods for healthy eating, dividing a pre-determined amount of carbohydrates and calories between several small meals ...
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A STAGGERING statistic reported by the Bermuda Diabetes Association (BDA) was that a quarter of all residents pregnant last year developed gestational diabetes.
A condition caused by several factors, it serves as a warning to women at risk for Type 2...
DATE: Oct 13, 2006
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Government could be forced to intervene to help resolve the nearly month-long contract dispute involving Bermuda Cricket Board and national team cricketers, has learned.
Hours after the players rejected the Board's latest contract proposal, Sports Mi...
DATE: Oct 13, 2006
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Colin Thompson
Officials at a Bermuda course set to hold a major golf event say the deal is virtually signed and sealed.
But the Hawaiian golf club that has hosted the PGA Grand Slam event for the last 11 years say they believe no decision on who will stage the tou...
DATE: Oct 13, 2006
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Scott Neil
Blythe Walker was the toast of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club yesterday afternoon. And for good reason.
The 38-year-old Bermudian skipper entered yesterday?s final series of King Edward VII Gold Cup preliminaries with a two and three record needing to ...
DATE: Oct 13, 2006
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