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Social activist Glenn Fubler has called on the community to heed lessons from the protests and riots of 1977.
Tensions exposed by a police crackdown on demonstrators outside Parliament have reverberated in the community, ranging from formal complaint...
DATE: Dec 06, 2016
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The president of the parent-teacher association for TN Tatem Middle School, where teachers this week have staged two protests over the condition of the facility, has called for the school to be relocated for remediation.
Amin Smith, head of the PTA, ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2016
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Education
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A death threat has been pulled from online after graphic threats against the life of Michael Dunkley, the Premier, were circulated on the social networking service Instagram.
Later today Instagram announced that the account had been removed for viola...
DATE: Dec 03, 2016
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The Corporation of Hamilton has stood by its decision to terminate four members of staff who subsequently took their case to the media, claiming they had been unfairly dismissed.
The four also criticised the Bermuda Industrial Union, alleging that th...
DATE: Dec 02, 2016
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TN Tatem Middle School is a “sick building”, according to the Bermuda Union of Teachers, which defended staff for their sick-out on Monday.
The union thanked the Government for commissioning a facilities inspection report, but pointed out that it was...
DATE: Dec 02, 2016
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Bermuda Industrial Union leader Chris Furbert pulled no punches in his rebuttal to sacked Corporation of Hamilton workers who said this week that the BIU did not fight to save their jobs.
“What’s not going to be tolerated by this organisation is when...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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The illness contracted by a local family that ate freshly caught fish earlier this month suggests ciguatera poisoning, although the tests are still under way.
“If confirmed, this is a rare occurrence in Bermuda,” a spokeswoman for the Department of E...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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Health
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Jonathan Bell
Unprecedented funds have been raised by this year’s Poppy Appeal, which has so far taken in more than $30,000 — the most successful of the ten operated by the Bermuda Legion.
Thanks to the community’s support, the group is offering a second round of ...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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Workers alleging unfair dismissal after they were sacked by the Corporation of Hamilton are preparing for a legal fight — saying that the Bermuda Industrial Union failed to go to bat on their behalf.
“They’re just looking for an excuse to get rid of ...
DATE: Nov 30, 2016
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With this Friday marking 39 years since the outbreak of the race riots of 1977, musician Live Wires aims to sanctify the occasion with a concert in the foyer of City Hall.
“I like to do things that have significance,” the reggae artist told The Royal...
DATE: Nov 30, 2016
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