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More foster parents are needed to help support the number of children in care, according to the Department of Child and Family Services.
A spokeswoman for the department said: “The Department of Child and Family Services currently has 65 children in ...
DATE: Sep 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian photographer’s snapshot that caught a friend in mid-leap on the English coastline has been picked up by the BBC for a series of photographs from around the world on “the theme of summer”.
The picture by Phoebe Dill, who works with the Ros...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Nomination papers for the 2020 General Election were released to a requester despite an initial refusal to disclose them, the Parliamentary Registrar said.
Tenia Woolridge also confirmed that certain information was redacted from the records.
Gitanj...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The “far-reaching impact” of rights to access information from public bodies will be in focus for International Right to Know Day tomorrow.
Campaigners from around the world started the event on September 28, 2002 to mark the creation of the Freedom ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A new Human Rights Tribunal panel has been selected to adjudicate on complaints of human rights abuses.
The 13 members were appointed by an independent selection committee and will be empanelled for the next three years.
A Human Rights Commission sp...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An historic St George’s building is expected to return to life next year as the home of a new brewery and tap room.
Robert Pantry, co-founder and head brewer for Moongate Brewing Co Ltd, said the company hoped to open its new home in the Queen’s Ware...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket created a spectacle for Bermuda after its launch from Cape Canaveral on Saturday night.
The spacecraft company said on its website: “On Saturday, September 24 at 7.32pm ET, SpaceX launched 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A US-based charity was in Bermuda distributing food to those impacted by Hurricane Fiona.
As well as Bermuda, World Central Kitchen also had teams in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Turks & Caicos and Nova Scotia, where the storm was heading fr...
DATE: Sep 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
YAO Baseball Bermuda will launch its Fall Ball youth programme at Southside, St David’s, weather permitting on Sunday.
The event is open to participants ages 4 to 16 who will be involved in various skills, drills and scrimmages in preparation for ne...
DATE: Sep 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Members of the community took part in a walk, run and gathering on Wednesday evening in recognition of United Nations Peace Day.
Local activists, religious leaders, sports people and other community members took part in the event in Smith’s, which wa...
DATE: Sep 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan