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Four educators have been appointed acting principals in Bermuda’s public schools, the Commissioner of Education has announced.
Kalmar Richards named Enid Furbert-Jacobs as acting principal for Purvis Primary, Jana Pitcher for Gilbert Institute, Lind...
DATE: Jul 15, 2020
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A total of 284 coronavirus tests came back clear to the health ministry today.
The news meant that the total number of cases remained at 150, with four active cases under public health monitoring outside hospital.
A total of 137 people have recovered...
DATE: Jul 15, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An effort to boost the number of Bermudians employed in the hotel industry is to be launched, the labour minister said yesterday.
Jason Hayward wants to increase Bermudian representation in the sector by 6.5 per cent to 80 per cent.
He also hopes to ...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda Red Cross is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a virtual community festival packed with local talent.
A planned series of in-person events to mark the occasion had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
A spokeswoman for Bermuda R...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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Other
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Sarah Lagan
There were no new cases of Covid-19 reported today.
A total of 259 test results were received by the Ministry of Health and all were negative.
Bermuda has 150 total confirmed positive cases — four are active under active public health monitoring. N...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The buy-up of two medical practices by an insurance firm has been branded a “huge conflict” by the chairman of a healthcare pressure group.
Mark Selley, the chairman of the Bermuda Healthcare Advisory Group, said that little information had been made...
DATE: Jul 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A virtual therapy programme for young people set up in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis could become a permanent fixture, its creators have said.
Solstice, a psychological and psychiatric treatment centre, developed the Zoom-based Connect Virtual prog...
DATE: Jul 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
No new cases of Covid-19 were reported today.
A total of 498 test results were received by the Ministry of Health and all were negative.
Bermuda has 150 total confirmed positive cases — four are active under active public health monitoring. None are...
DATE: Jul 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Middle school pupils will grow and sell vegetables as part of a new indoor farming project.
Sandys Secondary Middle School has introduced an aquaponics programme — a combination of fish and plant production using aquaculture and hydroponics — to its ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The owner of a house suffered minor burns tonight after a fire broke out at their home.
Firefighters tackled the blaze at the house, on Derwent Lane, Devonshire, at about 6.20pm.
They found smoke and flames coming from one side of the single storey h...
DATE: Jul 12, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan