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A man who stabbed his father to death was scarred for life in childhood after he watched the “horrific” death of his little sister in a road accident, a court heard
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudians are to become eligible for student loans in England - even if they have never lived there.
The UK government announced that students from some British Overseas Territories – including Bermuda – will be eligible for tuition fee loans for un...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
MPs are expected to debate the Cannabis Licensing Act this afternoon, a year after it was turned down by the Senate
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Strict Covid-19 restrictions on schoolchildren are having a negative economic impact on Bermuda as parents opt to leave the island for more lenient jurisdictions, a senator has said.
Ben Smith, the Opposition Senate Leader, said during the last Senat...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The legalisation of cannabis will only benefit suppliers of the drug, the Opposition has warned.
The One Bermuda Alliance claimed that cannabis legislation expected to go before the House of Assembly tomorrow was a “bad Bill” that would do little to ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Hamilton Princess and Beach Club has donated 30 laptops to Sandys Secondary Middle School.
Pupils and staff will use the Chromebooks for digital alongside two educational software programmes, Gizmos Math and Science Virtual Labs and IXL, which th...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The island logged another Covid-19 death last night, which pushed the pandemic death toll to 127.
But the number of active cases has dropped for the first time in several weeks.
There were 123 new cases recorded since Monday’s update and 157 recoveri...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man was cleared of attempted murder two years to the day after the gun attack happened.
The Supreme Court jury found Kyari Flood, 22, not guilty of the charge yesterday.
He was also cleared of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The head of a private school and its chairwoman last night appealed for a relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions for children and warned that the education system was close to breaking point.
Linda Parker, the head teacher at BHS, and Celia Powell, the ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Fees for some government services are to be increased after draft regulations were approved in the House of Assembly.
But David Burt, the Premier, pointed out that there had been no increases since 2018 – and that only “a few fees” would increase and...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan