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Study loans of about $15,000 to trainee teachers to tackle staff shortages in public schools are to be set up, the education minister announced today.
Diallo Rabain said the teacher’s certification bonded loan scheme would help ease the cost burden ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than 500 thank you cards were today presented to nurses for their work on the Covid-19 front line.
Schoolchildren, businesses and social services agencies worked during May – Nurses’ Month – to create many of the cards, which were handed over by...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermudian serving as a patrolman in a US police force was promoted to heartthrob status after a cheeky social-media message to his sergeant went viral.
Jamere Griffin, 26, born in Bermuda and an officer with the Gulfport Police Department in Miss...
DATE: Jun 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda has failed victims of domestic abuse, a senator has claimed.
Robin Tucker, an Opposition senator, said more protections were needed for victims and that the island would benefit from a specialist domestic violence court.
Charity leaders backe...
DATE: May 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The time to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season is now, the junior national security minister said.
Speaking in the Senate on Wednesday, Curtis Richardson, a Government senator whose portfolio also includes Health and Transportation, urged mem...
DATE: May 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Opposition senator Marcus Jones has criticised government senators for failing to answer questions relating to the 2021-22 Budget.
Speaking in the Senate on Wednesday, Mr Jones said that the public had a right to hear a fulsome debate on how their mo...
DATE: May 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The popular Dockyard Playground is to reopen tomorrow following a revamp.
Located in front of the Fun Zone where Bastion Way and Maritime Lane meet, the playground has benefited from general maintenance including replacement parts, cosmetic improvem...
DATE: May 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
New signature programmes at CedarBridge and The Berkeley Institute are based on high-demand sectors of the economy and “will bode well as a start for our students upon entering the workforce”, the Education Minister said.
Diallo Rabain last night ann...
DATE: May 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Casinos are set to become a reality in Bermuda after senators passed three pieces of gaming and betting legislation.
The Gaming (Transfer of Functions) Act 2021, The Betting Act 2021, and The Betting Fees Regulations 2021 were all passed yesterday m...
DATE: May 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A pilot, a coding whiz and a soft drink entrepreneur are among a group of Bermudians who will deliver inspirational talks at an upcoming virtual meeting.
They will speak via Zoom to other young Bermudians who are signed up to participate in two you...
DATE: May 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan