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An island in Harrington Sound has been transformed into a living classroom for Bermuda’s students with the support of the LOM Financial Group.
The investment firm has donated $50,000 to the Bermuda Zoological Society over the past five years to suppo...
DATE: Mar 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A private school promoted social responsibility at a special event designed to highlight charitable work and the environment.
Bermuda High School ran its Round Square Day, the first since 2019, in line with the international Round Square group of sch...
DATE: Mar 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Injuries suffered by a 52-year-old man in a collision yesterday are not believed to be life-threatening, police said today.
Police earlier reported that it appeared the injured man was overtaking another vehicle on South Road in Smith’s near the junc...
DATE: Mar 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A parent has challenged the education minister over the need for schoolchildren to be tested for Covid-19 before they can be taught in a classroom.
Peter Sanderson, the lawyer for the man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, told the Supreme ...
DATE: Mar 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A former science adviser to the Government said she was “drained” from tension that arose during planning for the return of public schools after Christmas.
Carika Weldon told Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, that she wanted to speak on behal...
DATE: Mar 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than $400 million is expected to be spent on the redevelopment of the Fairmont Southampton by the time it reopens next year, its owners said last night.
Gencom added that the figure included the acquisition of the landmark resort by its subsidia...
DATE: Mar 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A 52-year-old man was injured in a two-vehicle collision yesterday.
A police spokesman said that police and firefighters responded to reports of a serious collision on South Road, near the junction of Sayle Road, Smith’s, at about 10.35am.
The spokes...
DATE: Mar 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Tourism Authority hopes to get people in the water next month as part of its inaugural Bermuda Dive Month event.
The event – created in partnership with the Bermuda dive community – will offer a range of diving classes, aquatic adventures...
DATE: Mar 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s Covid-19 numbers continued to fall last night with a drop of 36 to 241 from the 277 active cases recorded last Thursday.
There were ten people in hospital, one of them in intensive care.
The island’s death toll from Covid-19 rose to 127 at ...
DATE: Mar 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An official suffered verbal abuse from some parents when children were being screened to attend schools, a testing coordinator told senior civil servants.
Tarik Bean-Darrell urged the Department of Education to address the problem when it emerged las...
DATE: Mar 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter