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A possible exposure to the coronavirus has been linked to The Berkeley Institute, the Government said today.
Close contacts are being contacted by health officials and will be told to quarantine.
A Ministry of Education spokeswoman said: “The Chief M...
DATE: Dec 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda's 18 primary schools were gifted more than $62,000 worth of supplies this week.
School principals, staff members and pupils united to thank Support Public Schools for the donations.
The SPS team delivered supplies including cleaning products,...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Private schools have vowed to remain open for as long as possible, despite the recent surge in Covid-19 cases on the island.
All public schools were shut down by Government yesterday.
But, following consultation between private school head teachers, ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
It would be “almost suicidal” for the Government to collect less land tax from the public after the financial hit it has incurred as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Michelle Simmons, Vice President of the Senate, said reductions in rental prices ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Public schools are to close their classrooms and move to remote learning for the rest of the term as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was revealed yesterday.
The announcement came after 24 more cases of the coronavirus were recorded – which brou...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Pupils and staff at CedarBridge Academy were told to quarantine for two weeks after a possible exposure to Covid-19.
A Ministry of Education spokeswoman said Ayoola Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, instructed that the stay-at-home order was in pl...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two schools in Devonshire forged a tighter bond by sharing the gift of reading yesterday.
Somersfield Academy donated a book token to the nearby Elliot Primary School library after it held its annual Read-a-Thon from November 2 to 20.
The Devonshire ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Berkeley Institute has reverted to online learning from today until the end of term next Wednesday.
A note sent out last night said that the decision was taken because of parents’ and pupils’ concerns over Covid-19, although there have been no ca...
DATE: Dec 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A coronavirus case has been found at CedarBridge Academy and the school is to be closed while a risk assessment is carried out, the health ministry said last night.
A spokeswoman for the ministry said that pupils and staff would be banned from the De...
DATE: Dec 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The One Bermuda Alliance has cried foul over a lack of transparency on the Government’s plans for a vertical farm.
Wayne Furbert, the Cabinet Office minister, announced plans last month for the hi-tech agriculture to produce leafy greens for the isl...
DATE: Dec 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell