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Food charity the Eliza DoLittle Society has received a $5,000 windfall from Rubis Energy Bermuda, as the group struggles to meet unprecedented levels of need.
“We’re rushed off our feet,” said Eliza DoLittle head Margaret Ward. “The best example I ca...
DATE: Dec 18, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
A fundraising concert has raised more than $10,000 to support those impacted by a deadly typhoon, according to organisers.
Live BDA, organised by the Whitfield Group and the Association of Filipinos in Bermuda, raised around $10,740 for the Red Cross...
DATE: Dec 18, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Kim Wilson first suspected something was up when her son Kent started learning to read.
He would sound a word out with her assistance, but not recognise the same word if it appeared in the next sentence. It was puzzling as Kent was very bright.
“He ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2013
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
A new principal has been appointed to the Berkeley Institute, and will take over as the school’s seventh head at the start of next year.
Phyllis Curtis-Tweed will take up the post on January 2. Term commences on January 6.
She will succeed acting pri...
DATE: Dec 18, 2013
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From treating a man with a bullet lodged in his skull in Perth, Scotland, to a young Bermudian vomiting copious amounts of blood — there’s no denying Gordon Black’s 57-year medical career has been an interesting one.
Now retired, he has decided to sh...
DATE: Dec 18, 2013
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Staff and students from the Department of Health and The Berkeley Institute united to pay tribute to nurse Rachael Andrade, who died a year ago this week after losing her battle with cancer.
A memorial service was held at the Berkeley Institute on Tu...
DATE: Dec 18, 2013
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Single parent households account for a 19 percent increase in the number of families seeking help from the Salvation Army this Christmas.
Following the launch of the Red Shield Appeal last month, Divisional Commander Major Shawn Critch said they were...
DATE: Dec 18, 2013
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Local charities have reaped the benefits of a Christmas food drive backed by school choirs from around the Island.
The carol concert was hosted by Premier Craig Cannonier and Bermuda CableVision, as part of the company’s “Open Hands Loving Hearts” fo...
DATE: Dec 18, 2013
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One morning Samantha Soares awoke to find an elf had been riding her parents’ vacuum cleaner around the house during the night.
And no, this is not the beginning of a Christmas short story, this is true (well mostly).
The seven-year-old and her fami...
DATE: Dec 18, 2013
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
Professional services firm PwC is to offer students a head start in the sector.
The global company has invited students attending or considering university to attend a special networking event on Friday.
PwC Bermuda director David Gibbons said: “In a...
DATE: Dec 18, 2013
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
