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The current Covid-19 crisis dominated debate during the Motion to Adjourn in the Senate yesterday.
The Opposition’s Marcus Jones began the session urging everyone to follow government safety regulations and guidelines.
He claimed that the current spi...
DATE: Sep 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Chromebook laptops have been distributed to all students from P3 to P6 to help them with in-person and remote learning.
The Ministry of Education said the devices, given out during the week starting September 13, were also distributed to two P1 teac...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A private school has announced it will use lateral flow tests for the coronavirus for its pupils and staff.
Saltus is one of several private schools to offer the tests, which will be administered at home.
Deryn Lavell, the head of the school, said th...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Kayaks, paddleboarders and a rower completed a marathon circuit of the island yesterday to raise almost $160,000 for a charity focused on the prevention of child sex abuse.
The money will be used to help fund free training for adults by Saving Childr...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island’s healthcare system could collapse “in the near future” without action, MPs heard yesterday.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, told the House of Assembly that the coronavirus pandemic had put strain on the health service and exposed area...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A former president of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Bermuda used her love of theatre and music to bring “Broadway quality” shows to the island’s audiences.
Marjorie Stanton came to theatre with no formal background but had “excellent instincts on...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A prison guard who befriended anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela when he was behind bars for 27 years has delivered a virtual talk at a Bermudian school.
Christo Brand, a guard at the maximum security jail on Robben Island, off Cape Town, South Afric...
DATE: Sep 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Ministry Education has released a list showing schools and their level of consent to the saliva screening programme against Covid-19.
The figures are from Monday. All public schools remain on remote learning until further notice.
Diallo Rabain, ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A shipment of 2,300 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine is expected to arrive on today’s flight from the UK.
Priority will be given to people in need of first and second doses of the jab.
But Ayo Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, said eligible pupils an...
DATE: Sep 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Success in one of the few external exams to survive the pandemic lockdown was today celebrated by a private school.
Recent graduates from Saltus passed the international Advanced Placement exams, administered by the College Board.
The school said 77 ...
DATE: Sep 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
