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The Government has seen a rise in work permit holders trying to change jobs or end their contracts prematurely, the Department of Immigration said today.
According to the 2017 Work Permit Policy, permit holders who have worked on the island for less...
DATE: Dec 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A science and sailing teaching programme is celebrating a successful year helping to train teachers and educate students.
Endeavour, a legacy charity of the 2017 America’s Cup in Bermuda, has partnered since 2015 with the Ministry of Education an...
DATE: Dec 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Medical waste trucked to the airport dump for storage is permitted to stay until the end of March – or further talks must be held with authorities about its fate.
Shipping containers previously held at Southside got relocated after St David’s residen...
DATE: Dec 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man who broke a light switch cover at the Hamilton Police Station has been jailed for 30 days.
Christian Sousa-Matias, 23, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty
to damaging police property when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court six weeks ago and w...
DATE: Dec 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A UK company has predicted a quieter than average hurricane season in 2023 in an early preseason forecast.
Tropical Storm Risk has estimated that the 2023 season would fall about 15 per cent below the 30-year average based on forecasted water tem...
DATE: Dec 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A jobs fair for people interested in a career in the health industry was swamped last week by more than 300 applicants, almost half of whom were unemployed.
The fair, organised by the Bermuda Hospitals Board and held at the Hamilton Seventh Day Adve...
DATE: Dec 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police have been patrolling commercial properties over the Christmas period as part of a tradition to deter shoplifting.
The officers are regularly hired as extra duty officers by shops and grocery stores around the island, particularly during Chris...
DATE: Dec 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A man who drove in the wrong direction on a one-way road was today banned from driving all vehicles for 18 months.
Kishi Trott, 40, from Smith’s, pleaded guilty to driving while impaired by alcohol when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court.
The court...
DATE: Dec 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A pedestrian was rushed to hospital yesterday after he was hit by a truck on Pitts Bay Road.
A police spokeswoman said that shortly before 10am officers attended the scene of a collision near the junction with Mill Creek Road, Pembroke.
“It appears t...
DATE: Dec 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
One new death linked to Covid-19 was recorded by health officials yesterday, bringing the island’s total confirmed fatalities of the pandemic to 153.
The figures were posted on the Government’s Covid-19 “dashboard” online.
It showed 39 active cases o...
DATE: Dec 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell