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The head of the island’s teachers union has slammed a decision to dock the wages of teachers who took industrial action in February.
Nishanthi Bailey, the president of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, said that she had “no other option than to withdraw...
DATE: Apr 04, 2020
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Education
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Residents have to “dig deep” over the next two weeks to help the island avoid a devastating outbreak of Covid-19, the Premier said yesterday.David Burt insisted Bermuda could slow the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes the deadly disease, as...
DATE: Apr 03, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
PwC Bermuda has committed $100,000 to support community response to Covid-19. The company is donating laptops to public schoolteachers and students to support digital learning, and 500 masks for frontline workers.
In a statement, the company said: “A...
DATE: Apr 02, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Business Staff
Part of a childcare programme for essential services workers will be up and running today, the Minister of Education pledged this week.
Diallo Rabain said that the programme, designed for children aged 5 and 6, would be held at the Sammy Wilson Centr...
DATE: Apr 02, 2020
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Education
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School staff were saluted for their hard work in the Covid-19 crisis by the education minister.
Diallo Rabain said that a lot had been asked of public school principals, teachers and support workers in these “unprecedented times”.
He told them in a ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2020
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Education
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A fresh supply of equipment to protect healthcare workers during the coronavirus crisis has arrived — but it did not include N95 respirators.
However, David Burt, the Premier, said yesterday that shipment of equipment from China was expected to arriv...
DATE: Mar 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Almost three quarters of public primary schools ranked as poor or very poor in maths based on the average pupil score in a test sat last year, it has been revealed.
Two schools, Heron Bay, in Southampton, and Paget Primary, had an average pupil scor...
DATE: Mar 28, 2020
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Education
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A specialist medical centre is to offer classes for patients who suffer from chronic kidney disease.
Bermuda Home Dialysis Services has launched its chronic kidney disease programme, which will start “in the near future” after quarantine measures hav...
DATE: Mar 28, 2020
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Health
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Former football star Shaun Goater is on the bench with his family amid the Covid-19 crisis in the UK.
The ex-Manchester City player, his wife and two adult daughters are all at home in Greater Manchester after Britain imposed major shutdowns in the w...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Lawrence Trott
Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Information Commissioner, has released her office’s first three decisions of 2020.
The ICO, which is working remotely during Covid-19 restrictions, ruled on the Department of Human Resources in January, the Department of Heal...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
