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Fathers targeted with “threatening” letters after relationships soured with former partners are examining legal options to stop the practice, a children’s advocacy charity said.
Two fathers, requesting anonymity to protect the privacy of their famil...
DATE: May 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Public schools will close days earlier than previously scheduled as the Government works to move forward with education reform.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, told the House of Assembly this morning that the school year will end on Friday,...
DATE: May 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hungry Bay area residents have put forward a planning application intended to help protect the island’s largest remaining patch of mangroves.
According to a recent planning application the Hungry Bay Restoration Committee and property owner James Tuc...
DATE: May 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Belco trenching work is expected to hamper traffic in Devonshire starting later this month.
A notice from the Ministry of Public Works has warned the work will begin on Palmetto Road, near the Barker’s Hill roundabout, before moving along North Shore...
DATE: May 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A better-than-expected cruise ship season has resulted in about $4 million of tax revenue so far, the Minister of Transport said.
Lawrence Scott told the House of Assembly that more than 45,000 cruise passengers have come to Bermuda this season.
He s...
DATE: May 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The City of Hamilton is urging the public to help keep the city clean as preparations are made for this week’s Bermuda Day Parade.
A spokeswoman said that people who plan to watch the spectacle on Friday should not mark their spots in advance with pa...
DATE: May 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Minister of Transport closed out Road Safety Week by urging motorists to “drive so that others survive”.
Lawrence Scott told MPs that the Bermuda Road Safety Council had run “a social media blitz” throughout the week “to shine a light on road saf...
DATE: May 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Leaders in the island’s hospitality sector have been urged to join the shaping of a “signature learning programme” in the works under educational reforms.
Tuesday marks the deadline for signing up, according to Tracy Berkeley, chief administration of...
DATE: May 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation allowing inventors and entrepreneurs to develop new energy technologies in Bermuda was tabled in the House of Assembly last week.
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier and home affairs minister, said the Electricity Amendment Act would create...
DATE: May 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Former World Indoor champion and Olympic Games triple jumper Brian Wellman made a clean handoff of the Queen’s Baton to Rena Lalgie, the Governor, at Government House today.
The baton will leave Government House tomorrow on the second day of its jou...
DATE: May 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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