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Plans to host a “virtual” Ag Show have been pushed back in the wake of the latest surge of Covid-19 cases.
While the event was scheduled to be held online this year through a live broadcast on April 23, the Ag Show Ltd Committee have pushed back the...
DATE: Apr 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Laws to criminalise revenge porn received widespread support in the House of Assembly yesterday.
The Criminal Code Amendment (Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Act 2021 was approved with the unanimous support of the Government and the Op...
DATE: Mar 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Opposition Senate Leader has called for a change in how the Senate handles budget debates.
Ben Smith said that while the Opposition determines what ministries are debated in the budget debate and the duration of the debates, there is not always a...
DATE: Mar 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A string of Government schools are to move to remote learning and others will start the Easter holiday early as the island faced a new surge in Covid-19 cases, it was revealed yesterday.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said that Northlands ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Budget cuts mean that the public works ministry will not be able to do as much routine maintenance as it used to, it was admitted yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said that the ministry budget had been cut by $3.75 million because of the eco...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Teachers and pupils at three primary schools were ordered into quarantine at the weekend after potential Covid-19 exposures were identified.
West Pembroke Primary School staff and pupils were told by health officials last night that an exposure had b...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Parents of children at a Warwick primary have been warned of a Covid-19 exposure risk after a Covid-19 case was linked to the school.
Pupils and staff at Purvis Primary School will be tested today from 1.30pm to 3.30pm on a drive through basis at the...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Health is investigating a Covid-19 exposure at Paget Primary School, it was revealed last night.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry said the person confirmed to have the virus has been isolated.
She said: “The Epidemiology and Surveillanc...
DATE: Mar 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An exhibition designed to highlight the horrors of the Holocaust is to open tomorrow.
The event was timed for the run-up to Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Shoah: Understanding the Holocaust Through Art & Artifacts, organised by the Jewish Community o...
DATE: Mar 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to erect an $18 million solar farm in St George’s have been submitted to the Department of Planning.
The application from IMG Holdings, received this week, proposed a 20-acre solar facility with about 20,000 solar cells installed on land to the...
DATE: Mar 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
