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An antiracism charity said today that a print version of its book on black history was now available.
Black History in Bermuda: Timeline Spanning Five Centuries was created by Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda, with the support of the Human Ri...
DATE: Nov 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ernest Peets is to be a senator and the Government Leader in the Upper House, it was revealed tonight.
David Burt, the Premier, said he was “extremely pleased that Dr Peets has accepted this appointment”.
Dr Peets is a certified family therapist, an...
DATE: Nov 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
All the passengers on a British Airways flight from London last week were yesterday ordered to quarantine after eight coronavirus cases were detected among its passengers.
The latest case, a returned resident who flew to the island on October 27, was...
DATE: Nov 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Rolfe Commissiong, the former Progressive Labour Party MP who went public this week over his rift with David Burt, the Premier, insisted last night that there was support for his cause within the party.
Mr Commissiong spoke out this week over the pub...
DATE: Nov 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
All eyes will be on the East End tomorrow with the historic 400th anniversary of Parliament celebrated in the Town of St George, where it was first held.
St George’ mayor George Dowling called it “a major coup” for the Olde Towne.
He added: “We’re v...
DATE: Nov 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new community garden, set in woodland at the top of Corkscrew Hill in Devonshire, was opened yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said more gardens were on the way, with sites under review in the East End. The go...
DATE: Nov 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A six-month ban on work permits for an expanded range of job categories was an expected move from the Government, the Bermuda Employers’ Council said yesterday.
Keith Jensen, the president of the BEC, said that the group was “not surprised, in the cu...
DATE: Nov 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A sculpture to honour one of Bermuda’s musical giants has been given place of pride outside the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art.
The Talbot Brothers were international calypso stars in the late 1940s and 1950s, and a popular act through to the 1970...
DATE: Nov 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island now has 21 active cases of Covid-19, it was revealed tonight.
None are in hospital or under investigation.
But Kim Wilson, the health minister, said two students and the parents of one student have been “recently identified as contacts of ...
DATE: Nov 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former MP Rolfe Commissiong today branded the release of his resignation letter by David Burt, the Premier, as “unethical” and insisted he did not write it and only signed it under “extreme duress”.
Mr Commissiong, who was unveiled as the Governmen...
DATE: Nov 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes