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A total of 14 people have been quarantined so far in the battle to protect Bermuda from a killer strain of coronavirus.
The Ministry of Health warned anyone returning from China or other areas with person-to-person transmission of Covid-19 would be r...
DATE: Feb 15, 2020
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Health
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News Staff
Two candidates are up for a vacant residents’ councillor seat in St George.
Colin Campbell and Zindziswa Swan were the only two put forward by close of nominations yesterday to fill the seat left vacant by Lloyd Van Putten’s resignation.
An advance p...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Ministry of Public Works, delivered a ministerial statement about the Government’s partnership with Belco on co-ordinated road trenching.
• To read Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch’s ministerial statement in full, cl...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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Politics
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News Staff
National security minister Wayne Caines updated MPs with a ministerial statement about Bermuda’s first coastguard unit, which was launched in the West End earlier this month.
• To read Wayne Caines’s ministerial statement in full, click on the PDF un...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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Politics
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News Staff
Heritage Month will have the theme “We are Bermudian” to help the Government promote the island’s cultural identity.
Cultural affairs minister Lovitta Foggo urged people to reflect on their commonalities throughout the month of May.
She told the Hous...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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Politics
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News Staff
A new programme in Bermuda’s schools will help children develop their reading skills.
Education minister Diallo Rabain said teachers had been trained on the Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum, which has been introduced to preschool, P1 and P2 cla...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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Politics
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News Staff
Public primary schools will open their doors to parents of prospective pupils next week.
The events, hosted by the Department of Education, will take place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Education said: “Parents...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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Other
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News Staff
The Progressive Labour Party has pledged to give the public the chance to help shape its agenda.
The party has launched PLP Listens, where the public can suggest policy ideas that can be carried out the second half of its five-year term in government...
DATE: Feb 12, 2020
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Politics
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News Staff
Pupils at Bermuda High School for Girls held their first Innovation Expo.
Roman landmarks, Mars rover stations, catapults and Lego structures were among the creations on display at the event last Wednesday.
Props made by pupils for the production of ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2020
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Education
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News Staff
Police yesterday appealed for public help to trace a 65-year-old man missing for up to two weeks.
Colin Fubler was reported missing to police last Friday.
But a police spokesman said Mr Fubler, nicknamed “shoemaker” and a regular sight on the streets...
DATE: Feb 09, 2020
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News Staff