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A small gathering was held at Customs Headquarters in recognition of International Customs Day.
Renée Ming, the Minister of National Security, attended the event in Hamilton during which two employees received certificates for long service.
LaVerne...
DATE: Jan 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Residents of Pembroke are being encouraged to apply for Pembroke Parish Council’s scholarships and grants.
Applications for 2022 are now open.
Zyjae Trott-Philip and Daque Davis, the 2021 recipients, were described by the council as examples of “reli...
DATE: Jan 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A father has asked for a judicial review of a government requirement for children to have routine coronavirus tests to attend school.
Jason Benevides, a father of four, with one at public school, said he wanted to question the legal authority for rou...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Somersfield Academy pupils are learning social and emotional skills as a result of a new partnership driven by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mightifier, a Finnish social-emotional learning and character development programme, teamed up with the school to c...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Diploma in Education programme run by Bermuda College in association with The University of the West Indies has been suspended on a temporary basis.
But a spokeswoman for the college said that the college still had a partnership with the Caribbean ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A pressure group is calling on the Ministry of Health to backtrack on what it considers to be excessive and unfair Covid-19 regulations being enforced on children.
The Government reintroduced Phase 1 Covid-19 regulations this week meaning childr...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police overtime costs increased by almost $345,000 this financial year compared to 2019-20.
Figures showed that the overtime budget in 2021-22 hit $3.28m – up from the $2.94m recorded for the last financial year before the coronavirus hit.
Acting Co...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A high rate of coronavirus infections among primary school pupils has sparked a warning that school closures were “imminent” and classroom closures “likely” as tougher Phase 1 Covid-19 regulations were implemented.
Education officials said the increa...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A retired principal of a private school backed the Government’s plans to shake up the public education system – but said the scheme had to be supported by good resources and teacher training.
Sue Moench, who retired from Mount St Agnes Academy, a Cat...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Road Safety Council has said it plans to reduce road collisions and deaths in 2022.
Dennis Lister III, the council’s chairman, issued a statement yesterday saying its goal would take all road users doing their part.
“We want the communi...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan