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Schoolchildren with their sights set on higher education can now apply for this year’s round of scholarship applications, the Ministry of Education announced today.
Tinée Furbert, the acting education minister, said: “Going off to college or universi...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Cuisine Bermuda-style will be highlighted throughout a four-week restaurant food festival scheduled to start this week.
Bermuda Restaurant Weeks, organised by the Bermuda Tourism Authority, will feature more than 25 restaurants across the island.
Tas...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The island’s active cases of Covid-19 have climbed to 1,604 — the second highest level recorded since the pandemic hit the island almost two years ago.
There were 689 positive cases from 7,125 tests carried out from last Tuesday to Thursday.
Tuesday’...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Premier yesterday apologised for delays in coronavirus testing that were branded “chaotic” by the Opposition.
David Burt admitted there had a been a “difference of opinion” with Carika Weldon, the scientist in charge of the test system, as he def...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A woman walked free from court after a Supreme Court judge ruled that two convictions for possession of cannabis with intent to supply were unsafe.
Puisne Judge Shade Subair Williams said the same magistrate should not have presided over the two case...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A jury yesterday watched video footage of a murder victim drinking at a bar minutes before he was shot.
At the trial of Taaj Muhammad, who has pleaded not guilty to the killing of Ronniko Burchall, the jury was shown video footage from the St David’s...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
No arrests for drink driving were made at the island’s roadside breath test checkpoints over the Christmas holiday.
The checkpoints, which earlier reported no arrests up to Christmas Eve, went the rest of the way to their final night on Boxing Day wi...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government is to introduce a pilot at-home coronavirus antigen test programme at some schools, The Royal Gazette understands.
A letter said to be from Kalmar Richards, the Commissioner of Education, was sent to “system leaders” after a backlog o...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The appointment of a new Commissioner of Police has likely already been made, sources said yesterday.
One familiar with the recruitment process said an announcement could come soon if a Bermudian has been picked to take over as the head of the servic...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Officials failed to provide an internal review decision inside a statutory time limit after a request for records about appointments made by the Governor, the Information Commissioner found.
But a determination was issued during the course of an inde...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter