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Nomination papers for the 2020 General Election were released to a requester despite an initial refusal to disclose them, the Parliamentary Registrar said.
Tenia Woolridge also confirmed that certain information was redacted from the records.
Gitanj...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The “far-reaching impact” of rights to access information from public bodies will be in focus for International Right to Know Day tomorrow.
Campaigners from around the world started the event on September 28, 2002 to mark the creation of the Freedom ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Winds from Hurricane Fiona were believed to have brought a tropical bird to Bermuda and taken some longtails from waters around the islands to Canada.
A brown noddy — more commonly found further south — was seen in Paget on Friday.
Three of Bermuda’s...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket created a spectacle for Bermuda after its launch from Cape Canaveral on Saturday night.
The spacecraft company said on its website: “On Saturday, September 24 at 7.32pm ET, SpaceX launched 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Public schools will reopen today after they were checked for damage following Hurricane Fiona.
Bermuda College students will also return to classes.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said: “Following Hurricane Fiona, all public school buildi...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Restaurateurs can learn this week about how reusable schemes that have been introduced around the world can also be used in Bermuda.
Different approaches to being more environmentally friendly will be covered in a free webinar at 10am on Tuesday.
The...
DATE: Sep 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Damaged equipment after a lightning strike and power cut at the Irie FM studio during Hurricane Fiona has prevented the radio station from broadcasting on the airwaves since Friday.
But the reggae music hub can still be found through live stream serv...
DATE: Sep 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Hurricane conditions were expected to hit Canada tonight as Fiona raced towards the country’s maritime provinces.
Officials warned residents there to prepare for coastal flooding and power outages.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre issued a hurricane wat...
DATE: Sep 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
College and university graduates who are looking for work were encouraged today to apply for a government scheme to help boost their job prospects.
The Department of Workforce Development invited interest for its 2022-23 graduate trainee programme.
A...
DATE: Sep 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Now is not the time for the island to consider independence, said a former premier who asked the public to vote on the issue more than 25 years ago.
Sir John Swan resigned as leader of the United Bermuda Party after over 73 per cent of people who tur...
DATE: Sep 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter