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A government horticulturalist dedicated to training young people has been recognised with an award.
Roger Parris, a supervisory foreman in the Department of Parks, won the Public Service Excellence Award for October. He received the award from David...
DATE: Nov 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The new Creative Live open air concert series kicked off a performance by Silver City at City Hall in Hamilton on Saturday.
The three-piece band, made up of Jesse Seymour, pictured, Felix Todd and Ben Payne, performed an upbeat set during the lunch...
DATE: Nov 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A wishlist of more than 30 Throne Speech priorities is too many for the Government to deal with, an Opposition MP said last night.
Scott Pearman, the shadow legal affairs minister, said the Government should prioritise immigration changes, foreign i...
DATE: Nov 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A pest control worker has been defended by a Government department after he was accused of killing wild birds during a feral chicken cull.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said the worker followed the rules, despite claims by a business owner that dozens...
DATE: Nov 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A reinsurance firm has donated $45,000 to help pay for Covid-19 tests in schools.
PartnerRe said the donation towards lateral antigen testing was designed to help pupils get back to their classrooms.
A spokesman said: “PartnerRe is committed to suppo...
DATE: Nov 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A friendly society told a court yesterday that a police investigation should be launched into the reasons it was denied permission to provide motor insurance.
Craig Walls, a member of the Bentley Friendly Society, told the Supreme Court: “It is scand...
DATE: Nov 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An industrial dispute about overtime payments to school custodians was settled yesterday, The Royal Gazette has learned.
About 25 public school custodians downed tools and gathered at the Bermuda Industrial Union headquarters yesterday morning afte...
DATE: Nov 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Applications are now being accepted for the Government’s 2022 Graduate Trainee Programme.
The Economic Recovery Plan’s Youth Employment Programme was launched by the Ministry of Labour as a pilot programme in February 2021 with 15 recent college and ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
News that the island was to become a test bed for renewable energy sources has been welcomed by environmentalists.
Karen Border, the executive director for the Bermuda National Trust, said the Throne Speech announcement was “a worthy goal”.
But she...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A blueprint to boost the economy in ailing St George will be considered, the Government revealed in the Throne Speech yesterday.
Rena Lalgie, the Governor, who delivered the speech on behalf of the Government, said the strategic plan would be “infor...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan