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A demonstration against racism this weekend has been given the green light by police.
The Bermuda Police Service said organisers have been given permission to hold the march tomorrow, despite Covid-19 restrictions.
Chief Inspector Jerome Laws, who wi...
DATE: Jun 06, 2020
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A temporary pay cut to parliamentarians was branded “window dressing” yesterday because the take-home pay for legislators would remain unchanged.
The claim came after it was announced that MPs will have their salaries reduced for a year from July 1.
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DATE: Jun 06, 2020
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Amendments to help Bermuda respond as fast as possible to marine pollution incidents were approved in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, said the Merchant Shipping Amendment Act would allow him to gi...
DATE: Jun 06, 2020
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Bermuda will move to the third phase of relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions on Thursday, it was announced last night, but public schools will stay shut until September.
David Burt, the Premier, said the final details of the next stage of a return to ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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The appointment process for the Commissioner of Education post was “fatally flawed”, a lawyer claimed this week.
Mark Diel, who represented veteran teacher and education administrator Gina Tucker, told the Court of Appeal on Wednesday that the Board ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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About 60 charities could be forced to shut their doors in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The grim warning came after a study showed that more than half did not meet their fundraising goals last year — and that 42 per cent of non-profits started t...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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Protesters returned to the United States Consulate to campaign against the appointment of a controversial contributor to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
About 50 people took part in the demonstration yesterday against Lee Rizzuto Jr as US Consu...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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Rocket launches such as SpaceX could help to create jobs for Bermudians, the home affairs minister said.
Walter Roban said that while technicians travel to Bermuda from overseas to assist with launches, Bermudians could be trained to fill some of tho...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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The One Bermuda Alliance pledged to support the fight for social justice yesterday in the wake of the death of a black American at the hands of police officers.
Craig Cannonier, the Opposition leader, said the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Mi...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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The Commissioner of Police has bolstered efforts to build stronger bonds with the community in the wake of protests around the world over the killing of George Floyd.
Stephen Corbishley said he was shocked by the “abhorrent” death of Floyd, a black m...
DATE: Jun 03, 2020
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