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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
The Government came under fire yesterday from the Leader of the Opposition for a “frustrating and unbelievable” delay in Covid-19 tests that was followed by the resignation of the programme’s top scientist.
Cole Simons said the Government had “ignore...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Schools that reopened their classrooms this week were hit by widespread staff and pupil absences because of a failure to get coronavirus test results returned in time, sources said yesterday.
One public school staff member highlighted that a class at...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
After-school programmes were suspended today at many schools because of the Covid-19 pandemic and delayed test results.
The Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation said there will be a delay in the after-school programme and after-school club servi...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
