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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Increasingly vocal calls for taxes on sugary drinks and junk food are fuelling a behind-the-scenes battle that public health officials say is reminiscent of America's war on cigarettes.
The US obesity epidemic has blossomed in...
DATE: Sep 03, 2009
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Bermuda is facing an uphill battle in trying to deal with serious attitude problems with some of our youth today, and any attempt to sugarcoat an issue that threatens our future could be dangerous.
If a survey was carried out on how parents view the ...
DATE: Sep 03, 2009
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August 27, 2009
Dear Sir,
Today's Royal Gazette reported on an individual who had been spared a jail sentence for impaired driving …and causing severe injuries to another road user the morning of August 16, 2009 at 3 a.m.
The Jud...
DATE: Sep 02, 2009
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The new head of school at Somersfield Academy believes Government is on the right track in choosing the internationally recognised Cambridge curriculum for public schools.
Jim Christopher, who has taught in the public school system in Canada for year...
DATE: Sep 02, 2009
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The Ministry of Education is considering keeping schools open throughout the year as part of an effort to stamp out gang violence and get young men off the streets.
Although just an idea at the moment, Education Minister El James said it could move f...
DATE: Sep 01, 2009
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Rachel Furbert has been named by the Bermuda Society of Arts as the 2009 Art Bursary Award winner.
The members of the BSoA Selection Committee said they "very impressed" with the very high standard of work of the award applicants this year, however: ...
DATE: Sep 01, 2009
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Armed with our paralyser-tip spears we headed out into the big blue.
Taking part in the Island's first Lionfish Tournament, I joined fellow members of Bermuda Sub Aqua Club on a hunting trip to track down the Mohican marauder of the deep.
These greed...
DATE: Sep 01, 2009
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The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre is to highlight ovarian cancer with a host of activities during September
The organisation is to sell cards as a means of spreading information during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month about the disease which kills 1...
DATE: Sep 01, 2009
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The Progressive Labour Party has some reason to be pleased that Michael Weeks was re-elected with a great deal of ease – and increased his party's share of the vote in Thursday's Pembroke East Central by-election.
Given that Mr. Weeks, a relative pol...
DATE: Aug 31, 2009
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El James is back as Education Minister, determined to face the challenges of the Island's education system head on.
The 59-year-old former educator walked away from Cabinet in July after calling for Premier Ewart Brown's resignation following several...
DATE: Aug 31, 2009
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