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Another ten people have died of Covid-19, the health minister announced last night.
The news brought the death toll to 62 and there were 163 new cases.
Since the last update, there have been also been 295 recoveries, reducing the number of active cas...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Chromebook laptops have been distributed to all students from P3 to P6 to help them with in-person and remote learning.
The Ministry of Education said the devices, given out during the week starting September 13, were also distributed to two P1 teac...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police last night appealed for public help to trace two men in connection with a knife murder earlier this month.
Acting Detective Inspector Jason Smith said the two men were “involved in this incident” where Duane GIbbons was found stabbed on Blue H...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The principle of open government will be celebrated with countries around the world today.
A spokeswoman for the Information Commissioner’s Office said International Right to Know Day was designed “to increase individuals’ awareness of their right t...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A free minibus service will replace public buses today, the Government revealed last night.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, confirmed that the Government had implemented its contingency plan after public transport staff withdrew their labour ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda is at the top of a global list for the number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 residents in a table compiled by The New York Times.
The American newspaper said Bermuda averaged 109 new cases every day from last Monday to yesterday – a rate of ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Kayaks, paddleboarders and a rower completed a marathon circuit of the island yesterday to raise almost $160,000 for a charity focused on the prevention of child sex abuse.
The money will be used to help fund free training for adults by Saving Childr...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Business voters for Corporation of Hamilton elections were asked to make sure their details were up to date.
Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, said that elections were scheduled for next year.
Mr Gosling said: “The Parliamentary Registrar is cu...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Almost half the people who took part in a consultation survey disagree with the plan to introduce parish primary schools.
A tally of the entries in the Parish Primary School Consultation Submissions report revealed that out of a total of 108 parents,...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Lack of detail about how the Government plans to fund and implement parish primary schools in Bermuda was a common theme raised during public consultation.
The Government released three reports on the consultation including the the Parish Primary Sch...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan