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More school classes may need to be taught remotely as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continued to sweep across the island, the Premier said yesterday.
David Burt was speaking after schools failed to reopen last Wednesday as planned — and the...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Schoolchildren with their sights set on higher education can now apply for this year’s round of scholarship applications, the Ministry of Education announced today.
Tinée Furbert, the acting education minister, said: “Going off to college or universi...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Premier yesterday apologised for delays in coronavirus testing that were branded “chaotic” by the Opposition.
David Burt admitted there had a been a “difference of opinion” with Carika Weldon, the scientist in charge of the test system, as he def...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Government is to introduce a pilot at-home coronavirus antigen test programme at some schools, The Royal Gazette understands.
A letter said to be from Kalmar Richards, the Commissioner of Education, was sent to “system leaders” after a backlog o...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Both senior schools will stay shut today, the Government announced last night.
CedarBridge Academy and Berkeley Institute will continue with remote learning amid problems with coronavirus testing of large numbers of staff and pupils across the school...
DATE: Jan 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The grandson of the late CV “Jim” Woolridge has been Called to the Bar.
Jonathan Marion, 27, was welcomed into the legal profession as Bermuda’s first new lawyer of 2022.
Mr Marion, who was admitted on Friday, will leave today to complete his legal t...
DATE: Jan 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Gambling watchdogs are in talks with the Government about whether to allow increased use of lotteries.
Jean Major, the chief executive of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission, said the organisation had been approached by several charities and groups ...
DATE: Jan 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Government failed to listen to the profession before the “massively botched” reopening of the island’s public schools, the Bermuda Union of Teachers said yesterday.
Nishanthi Bailey, the BUT president, said teachers had been “bullied” by the educ...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A scientist sounded the alarm four times last week that the coronavirus test system was about to be overwhelmed by the latest outbreak — but was ignored by Government officials.
Carika Weldon, the director of the Molecular Diagnostic and Research Lab...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Acting ministerial appointments were approved for 11 intervals that spanned seven weeks from the end of November, information from Government House has shown.
The temporary cover was authorised by Rena Lalgie, the Governor, for eight members of the 1...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
