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Stormy weather hit the island yesterday with heavy rain and strong winds throughout the morning and early afternoon.
More than an inch of rain fell at the Bermuda Weather Service site in St George’s between 3am and 3pm.
The strongest sustained winds...
DATE: Oct 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than 1,900 jobs were lost last year as the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged the economy, the Minister for the Cabinet Office revealed yesterday.
Wayne Furbert said that total jobs filled declined by 1,951 jobs or 5.7 per cent from 34,378 jobs in 2019 t...
DATE: Oct 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Two more people have died as a result of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health announced last night.
The news brought the number of deaths linked to the coronavirus up to 98.
There are 21 people in hospital with seven in intensive care.
Health officials...
DATE: Oct 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bans and restrictions on new work permits in some categories have been extended by three months, the labour minister said yesterday.
Jason Hayward said legal clerks had been added to the closed category list but residential and commercial cleaners h...
DATE: Oct 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Primary school pupils are to benefit from a new environmental programme designed to improve literacy skills.
The Bermuda Education Network, a group set up to create specialist programmes in the public education system, has teamed up with eight other ...
DATE: Oct 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police have appealed to the public not to forward social media messages that made allegations about people “of interest” to officers.
A police spokesman told the public: “Please be aware information regarding ongoing investigations involving persons ...
DATE: Oct 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A company has given a $6,500 water treatment system to a charity to mark its 25th anniversary in business.
ClearWater System will install a filtration and ultraviolet disinfection system in the main pump room of the Bermuda Diabetes Association’s new...
DATE: Oct 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Students and staff at Bermuda’s public schools will undergo mandatory PCR Covid-19 testing before returning to in-class learning after the upcoming school break, the Minister of Education announced yesterday.
Diallo Rabain said during a press confere...
DATE: Oct 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A deputy principal known as the “heartbeat” of Clearwater Middle School was today revealed as the winner of Bermuda Education Network’s 2021 Outstanding Teacher Award.
Dean Foggo, a business studies teacher and deputy principal at the school, was nam...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A multimillion-dollar marine research robot was unveiled to students at Warwick Academy this week at the school’s Marine Science Facility.
The students were introduced to the cutting-edge technology behind the Remus 100, a remotely operated vehicle ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan