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David Burt and others expressed their condolences to the Royal Family in the wake of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.
The Premier said: “The world remembers a long and full life, lived to the fullest by a man of unstinting devotion to duty.
“Prin...
DATE: Apr 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A mother who started fundraising in memory of her late teenaged son said she was “humbled” when she received $3,428 in donations in less than a week.
Antoinette Burgess said that the Kijani Burgess Dream Award made more than a quarter of their $10,00...
DATE: Apr 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Art lovers can now enjoy the Bermuda National Gallery’s exhibitions via an interactive, 360-degree digital walk through.
Thanks to a partnership with video production company Burnt House Productions, the initiative allows visitors to virtually explor...
DATE: Apr 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
School students could be learning remotely until May, the Education Minister said yesterday.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said the closing of public and private schools to in-house learning from Monday was done on the advice of the Educati...
DATE: Apr 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda National Trust has announced the appointment of Karen Border as its new executive director.
Ms Border, who has been a member of the BNT for almost 30 years, will take up the role on June 28.
The announcement was made after Andrew Vaucross...
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The year’s first commemorative stamp series have been issued to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of The Garden Club of Bermuda.
From a modest beginning in April 4, 1921, the club has grown into one of the island’s most lasting groups.
The four stamps ...
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Plans to host a “virtual” Ag Show have been pushed back in the wake of the latest surge of Covid-19 cases.
While the event was scheduled to be held online this year through a live broadcast on April 23, the Ag Show Ltd Committee have pushed back the...
DATE: Apr 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Routine saliva testing for the coronavirus is to be expanded in the island’s public school system, according to Diallo Rabain, the education minister.
Mr Rabain said last night that a pilot school testing programme had found “two positive cases which...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The mother of a teenager who died last year after a motorcycle accident is hoping to raise money to start a scholarship in honour of her son.
Antoinette Burgess said that fundraising had started for the Kijani Burgess Dream Award and that she hoped t...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Somersfield Academy has announced the appointment of Peter Howe as their next Head of School.
Mr Howe, an educator native to Canada, will take the reins at the start of the 2021/22 school year after the retirement of Carlos Symonds, the incumbent sch...
DATE: Apr 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson