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Government says a company hired to claw back millions of dollars of unpaid land tax is not a debt collector and is therefore exempted from regulatory legislation.
Oarrs Inc, which is not licensed as a debt collector and so would not be permitted to o...
DATE: Jul 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Education Minister Diallo Rabain will tonight announce the decision on which primary schools will close.
The announcement is due to be made at 8pm, when the Minister said he will address the public on Facebook (@moedbda and @bdagovernment) YouTube (...
DATE: Jul 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Minister of Education will be able to choose the deputy chairman of the Board of Education following the passing of a new law in the Senate yesterday.
The Education Amendment (No. 2) Act 2021, read by Owen Darrell, a government senator, was a...
DATE: Jul 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police have reported a quarantine breach at the Cannonier-Watson residence, which a spokesman said would result in another court appearance for the family.
Sophia Cannonier and her husband Michael Watson said a “sea” of police officers appeared at th...
DATE: Jul 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A blind feral kitten has found his “forever home”, with a young man who is visually impaired.
Branden Fox, 20, the son in the adopting family, says that a special bond was quickly formed between himself and his new pet, Pantar.
“He curls up with me...
DATE: Jul 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government has still to decide which primary schools to close as part of its education shake up, the Minister of Education has said.
Diallo Rabain was participating in a Zoom meeting on Monday about government’s plans for primary schools along wi...
DATE: Jul 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Planning renovations at the historic home of Verdmont will benefit from enhancements thanks to a $10,000 donation from The Garden Club of Bermuda.
The donation was made to the Bermuda National Trust museum and gardens as part of the Garden Club’s 10...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A campaigner opposed to mandatory supervised quarantining has again maintained that he did not submit a medical exemption form when he returned from an overseas trip last week.
Antonio Belvedere acknowledged that he did share an exemption letter from...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Mental health benefits and services in Bermuda are not on an equal footing as those dealing with physical health, the Ministry of Health has admitted.
It was responding after Tania Stafford, a former service user at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Instit...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Members of the community are invited to support their Cup Match teams while helping children in need as part of a fundraising drive by the Family Centre.
Thanks to the support of Clarien Bank and Sargasso Sea, the charity sees the return of its Cup...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan