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Young learners will have the chance to chart their own educational course as part of a new class at Mount Saint Agnes Academy.
The school’s Early Learning Programme is a play-based programme that invites children to choose topics of study based on t...
DATE: Sep 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Health and wellness are to be celebrated carnival style as part of an event taking place today.
The Health Promotion Office of the Department of Health will host the Celebrating Wellness: Carnival Ready Health Extravaganza in Victoria Park from 4pm ...
DATE: Sep 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A new species of shark has been added to the list of Bermuda’s fish fauna.
The ragged-tooth shark was discovered in Bermuda’s waters after a fisherman caught and released it of the east coast of the island in 2020.
Mark Terceira brought the shark t...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A 73ft motor yacht landed up on the rocks at Ports Island as a result of Hurricane Fiona.
The charter boat, named Cortina, is still at the Warwick location facing in a southeasterly direction.
The duty officer at the Maritime Operations Centre said ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s environmental watchdog is to call on the Minister of Home Affairs to reconsider the decision to defund the Government’s air quality monitoring programme.
The Environmental Authority raised the matter at a recent meeting where Belco air-qua...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
“Unfortunate and disappointing” is how one local scientist with expertise in pollutants described the defunding of the Government’s air-monitoring programme.
The scientist, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that without monitoring “you are no...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The bus service resumed at 6am today under the regular Sunday schedule.
The Ministry of National Security announced the news during a post-hurricane update this evening.
Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, confirmed that the Emergency...
DATE: Sep 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A US-based charity was in Bermuda distributing food to those impacted by Hurricane Fiona.
As well as Bermuda, World Central Kitchen also had teams in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Turks & Caicos and Nova Scotia, where the storm was heading fr...
DATE: Sep 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A happy couple got more than they bargained for during Hurricane Fiona — the birth of their first child.
Kei-she Fubler and Brandon Wilson welcomed their daughter, A’riyah Justice Fubler-Wilson, into the world as the storm raged outside early yesterd...
DATE: Sep 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Government workers were out in force today clearing roads after Hurricane Fiona brought down branches and debris across the island.
Larry Symonds, foreman for the Department of Works and Engineering, was clearing debris from Knapton Hill, Smith’s w...
DATE: Sep 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan