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The island recorded six new cases of coronavirus infection out of 1,000 test results, the health minister said yesterday.
Kim Wilson highlighted that in one weekend in November, three gatherings at two venues caused more than 80 people to get infect...
DATE: Dec 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A documentary to chart the collection of more than three tonnes of plastic waste from a beach over an 18 month period is to to be made.
Film company LookBermuda, a film company, has teamed up with Keep Bermuda Beautiful for the film of the work on ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Forced transfers of primary pupils to other schools as part of a major shake-up of the education system could cause huge trauma, the shadow education minister warned last night.
Ben Smith of the One Bermuda Alliance said: “We should be really worried...
DATE: Dec 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Clean air campaigners today appealed to power firm Belco to help form a community advisory committee to foster better relations between the power plant and its neighbours.
The Bermuda Clean Air Coalition, whose members include local residents, busine...
DATE: Dec 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Public schools will reopen at the start of the new term next year on a remote basis, it was revealed tonight.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said the regime would run from January 5 to January 12.
Mr Rabain said: “Teachers will begin online l...
DATE: Dec 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A total of nine primary schools face closure in one of the biggest shake-ups in the history of the public education system.
The shock news came in a consultation document from the education ministry outlined plans for the creation of just ten parish ...
DATE: Dec 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The number of teachers in Bermuda’s public primary schools cannot be cut if school rolls remained the same, a senior teachers’ union official warned yesterday.
Mike Charles, the general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, was speaking after t...
DATE: Dec 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Holiday Heartbeats concert went ahead at Hamilton’s City Hall despite Covid-19 restrictions.
The lunchtime event featured musical performances by island artists.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs said Covid-19 reg...
DATE: Dec 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Three top artists will be honoured in the Bermuda Arts Council Awards 2020 tonight.
Peter Nash, a singer, will get a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Sharon Muhammad, formerly Wilson, an artist, and Wendell “Shine” Hayward, a musician, will be presented ...
DATE: Dec 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda's 18 primary schools were gifted more than $62,000 worth of supplies this week.
School principals, staff members and pupils united to thank Support Public Schools for the donations.
The SPS team delivered supplies including cleaning products,...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan