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Amendments to allow suspension of contributions to pension funds for a year were approved by MPs last night. Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, said the move was intended to help struggling businesses and workers. He added: “We are where we ar...

Shoppers will be able to budget better after a database designed to show the cost of essential goods in different stores was backed yesterday by MPs. The House of Assembly heard that the public sometimes rushed to judgment over price gouging when som...

A group of primary-school children have won awards for their essays on why they admired their dads in the run-up to Father’s Day tomorrow. A total of eight Primary 5 and Primary 6 pupils were crowned the winners of the third annual Father of the Year...

A forum for male victims of domestic abuse will be held today. Under Konstruction, a domestic violence support group founded by relationship specialist Tina Laws, organised the event. Ms Laws said: “We are hosting a pre-Father’s Day discussion to p...

Achieving a top international accreditation just days ahead of the island shutting its borders against Covid-19 has been cause for celebration at Warwick Academy. Dave Horan, principal at the school, said this month the certification from the Council...

When we started the 2019-2020 school year, we had many school trips, guest speakers, sporting events and transition events planned to the grand finale of graduation. This school year will be one that we remember; not only for the abrupt shift to a vi...

David Burt is confident that physical distancing will be able to be maintained in schools in the upcoming academic year. The Premier was speaking at yesterday’s Covid-19 press conference at The Berkeley Institute. He said: “We have to be confident ...

A teacher claims that children could be forced to sit in classes in the hallways of at least one primary school if social- distancing is to be maintained in September. The teacher, who did not want to be named, said that logistical challenges would ...

Teenage schoolchildren cooked and delivered meals to struggling families last week as part of a community service project. M5 pupils at Somersfield Academy spent the week volunteering for a feeding programme at Christ Church in Warwick. Aisling Homan...

The Government will continue to invest in social services in an attempt to combat violent crime, the Premier pledged last night. David Burt said: “This government’s investments in education, training, mental health and programmes like redemption far...