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A row over the colour of a schoolboy’s hair should have been dealt with by the Parent Teacher Association, the education minister said yesterday.
Diallo Rabain added that the pupil involved had not been expelled from the Whitney Institute Middle Sch...
DATE: Nov 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Speed cameras have not been brought into service fast enough, the transport minister admitted today.
But Lawrence Scott insisted near record levels of road deaths did not amount to a national emergency.
Mr Scott said the Government was treating the ...
DATE: Nov 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A former premier quit her role on the board of directors of a technology firm at the centre of a sexual harassment and assault allegation about five months ago, it was revealed today.
Dame Jennifer Smith said she resigned from the post with Afiniti i...
DATE: Nov 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A lawyer who worked in Bermuda for a billionaire software tycoon and who was scheduled to testify against him at a high-profile tax evasion trial told a court yesterday his former boss had broken no laws in the United States, it has been reported.
Ev...
DATE: Nov 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
An engaged couple got an unwanted wedding present yesterday – $1,000 in fines for a breach of Covid-19 safety regulations at their pre-marriage celebrations.
Traci Woolridge, 38, and Dennis Joell, landed in Magistrates' Court after they held a bridal...
DATE: Nov 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A crackdown on rogue landlords was triggered by a spate of “heinous” acts committed against tenants, the home affairs minister said yesterday.
Walter Roban said some unscrupulous property owners had used strong arm tactics against tenants they wanted...
DATE: Nov 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Senators sparred over infrastructure projects and the replacement of the Tynes Bay Incinerator during the Reply to the Throne Speech debate in the Upper House today.
Owen Darrell, the Junior Minister of Public Works, attacked the One Bermuda Alliance...
DATE: Nov 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The airport’s strict Covid-19 test regime could be eased as hopes rise for a restoration of flights from Boston, the transport minister said yesterday.
Lawrence Scott, added the Government was also considering whether to replace airport PCR tests fo...
DATE: Nov 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The island’s hoteliers have backed Government predictions or a return to pre-pandemic tourism levels by 2023-24.
Stephen Todd, the head of the Bermuda Hotel Association, said the estimate was “a reasonable expectation which the BHA doesn’t disagree w...
DATE: Nov 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A charity dedicated to preserving the island’s heritage has launched a “sustainable” scheme to rent out Christmas trees.
The Bermuda National Trust will hire out potted cedar trees for people to enjoy over the holiday season before they are planted.
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DATE: Nov 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter