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The former chief executive of the Bermuda Health Council has settled her court battle against her ex-employer.
Counsel for the BHeC told the Court of Appeal yesterday that a settlement had been reached with Tawanna Wedderburn, who had launched a cour...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Workers at Hamilton docks walked off the job yesterday morning after a member of staff was suspended.
Warren Jones, the chief executive officer of Polaris Holding Company, the parent company of Stevedoring Services, confirmed that staff had “withdra...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Vandals who desecrated a grave are being hunted by police, it was revealed today.
A police spokesman said that videos posted on social media showed “individuals desecrating a grave at a centrally located cemetery”.
He condemned the “vile and disrespe...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudians were urged to turn down fifth generation wireless technology at a forum organised by the group Bermuda Advocates for Safe Technology.
5G is under a temporary moratorium imposed by the Regulatory Authority.
Public consultation will continue...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An appeal for the public to wear blue today (FRI) to mark World Children’s Day during the year’s “global child rights crisis” has been made by a charity.
A Family Centre spokeswoman said schools around the island would hold a grub day to help suppor...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“Severe flooding” at a trenching job on Harrington Sound Road in Hamilton Parish has caused the road to be closed off, the Ministry of Public Works advised.
The closure runs from Rocky Ridge Road to Sommersall Road, and will remain in effect until th...
DATE: Nov 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Drivers were warned to take care on Sunday morning for the Bermuda Bicycle Association President’s Cup Road Race.
The race is from 7.30am to 10.30am, with the route under the control of police and race officials. There will be no road closures or par...
DATE: Nov 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An “evolving blueprint” for Bermuda’s culture, and a podium for young people to have more say in government policy, are planned for the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sports in the year ahead.
Ernest Peets spoke on the Throne Speech plans laid out ...
DATE: Nov 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tinée Furbert, the new Minister of Social Development and Seniors, pledged to bring “change where it is needed the most” for the island’s youth and elderly.
Ms Furbert said the new Children’s Commission, pledged to replace the “outdated“ Child Care P...
DATE: Nov 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Visitors to Bermuda will be required to have a negative coronavirus test no more than five days before their departure to Bermuda, health minister Kim Wilson said tonight.
Non-residents were earlier required to have a negative test inside seven days ...
DATE: Nov 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell