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A charity leader said yesterday she looked forward to consultation over Government plans to boost child protection.
Nicola Paugh, the executive director of the Inter Agency Committee for Children, Families and the Community, said the organisation was...
DATE: Nov 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than $23 million is thought to have been injected into the economy thanks to the work from Bermuda programme.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said that 638 people took up the scheme and 206 families still lived on the island as a result.
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DATE: Nov 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A website has been launched to provide information about a soon-to-open home for mothers and their children.
The Transformational Living Centre for Families is expected to welcome its first residents by Christmas.
A spokeswoman said that its website,...
DATE: Nov 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A new deal is to be struck for a laboratory to deliver DNA test services to the police.
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Nicholas Pedro said the search was launched in a bid to get the best value for money.
A Request for Quotations on the Gove...
DATE: Nov 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A social justice campaigner yesterday said a public apology was needed before disadvantaged young Black men saw an improvement in their lives.
Martha Dismont added that the people of Bermuda had to play their part to tackle the root causes of inequal...
DATE: Nov 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Hospital patients will be allowed to have some visitors from tomorrow after a fall in the number of coronavirus cases.
An easing of restrictions will follow the “long and brutal” surge of Covid-19 patients linked to the Delta variant of the virus.
A ...
DATE: Nov 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Pupils and prisoners have been helped by a community group that launched campaigns to provide computers and books.
The Grateful Bread rallied supporters, who paid for 20 Chromebooks for children and donated boxes of books to Westgate inmates.
The gro...
DATE: Oct 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A teacher said he hoped to research how the island’s history, culture and geography affected how teenagers looked for help with mental health problems.
Daniel Cavanagh, a PhD student, added he had started a literature review to establish the need for...
DATE: Oct 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A woman who recently returned from Europe said that Government advice on how to use vaccination codes overseas is impractical.
Claire Smith visited France and the Netherlands where she found that the QR code on her vaccination certificate could not b...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Trench and road works in Hamilton Parish mean a road closure will be extended, the Ministry of Public Works said.
A notice said traffic will be affected until November 19.
It said: “The Ministry of Public Works wishes to inform motorists that the ong...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter