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The Bermuda Union of Teachers praised the profession yesterday for its hard work in the face of Covid-19 in a video created to mark World Teachers Day.
The video, presented to Education International — a global organisation made up of teaching unions...
DATE: Oct 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An attempt to overturn a conviction for refusal of a breath test has been rejected by the Supreme Court.
Safiyah Talbot claimed that she had told officers she would take the test after she had spoken to her lawyer. But Puisne Judge Shade Subair Willi...
DATE: Oct 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An historic terrace near the entrance to Dockyard has been delisted, it has been announced in the Official Gazette.
The notice, dated September 30 and published October 1, said that Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, had removed Albert Row f...
DATE: Oct 05, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Members of the Bermuda Public Services Union rallied in a park yesterday for a meeting on cuts to pay and conditions.
The meeting, in Victoria Park in Hamilton at noon, forced a halt to vehicle examinations at the Transport Control Department.
A spok...
DATE: Oct 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
David Burt, the Premier, called for unity this morning in the wake of a landslide victory at the polls.
Surrounded by Progressive Labour Party candidates at Alaska Hall, Mr Burt praised his colleagues, the PLP team and the public for their support, b...
DATE: Oct 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A pilot fishing co-operative was launched yesterday.
David Burt, the Premier, said the Bermuda Triangle Fishing Co-operative would increase fishermen’s incomes and boost the market for island-caught fish.
He added that fish was a Bermudian staple, bu...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager this morning admitted robbing a grocery store with an imitation firearm in May.
OJ Campbell, 17, from Pembroke, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court to charges of robbery and using an imitation firearm to commit an indictable offence on May...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Progressive Labour Party has appealed to voters to go to the polls tomorrow and promised that Covid-19 safety measures would be enforced.
David Burt, the Premier, said yesterday that safety at polling stations had been a key concern for voters in...
DATE: Sep 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Progressive Labour Party branded attacks over a loan to a United States music promoter a “desperate” election tactic.
A party spokeswoman said Anthony Blakey, who disappeared after taking a $800,000 loan in April 2018 to set up a music studio at ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Free Democratic Movement has promised to use green energy to reduce the cost of living in its General Election platform.
The FDM said: “Energy costs in Bermuda are prohibitive and will remain high as long as we are trapped by our dependency on fo...
DATE: Sep 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes