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A fleet of electric buses will cut the high level of cancellations, the director of the Department of Public Transportation said.
Roger Todd said the 30 hi-tech vehicles would also be better-suited to the island’s narrow roads than older buses.
He ad...
DATE: Feb 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A friendly society has lost a legal battle to offer its members car insurance after a judge ruled their $20m compensation case had no chance in court.
Puisne Judge Larry Mussenden said in a February 10 judgment the Bentley Friendly Society had adopte...
DATE: Feb 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Cabinet minister said she was motivated to get into politics to get “a foot in the door” to help vulnerable people.
Tinée Furbert highlighted that she gained valuable experience in the field because she worked in psychiatric hospitals and with disa...
DATE: Feb 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A new executive committee has been announced by the Bermuda Trade Union Congress.
Kevin Grant, the general secretary, said that a biennial convention earlier this month included the election of officers to serve for the next term.
Nishanthi Bailey, o...
DATE: Feb 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A guidance session to help young Bermudians to earn scholarships will be held by the Department of Workforce Development today.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Labour said: “For many in our community, college and university educations are vital for s...
DATE: Feb 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An exploration of links between whale communication and the search for alien life aims to intrigue young minds as part of an educational event.
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute said it was to reintroduce its popular Kids’ Hour Saturdays, ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The education minister today offered an olive branch to teachers who passed a vote of no confidence in him and senior education staff.
Diallo Rabain said that he had had no communication from the Bermuda Union of Teachers since the vote, which called...
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island’s longest-serving premier last night criticised the way the shock resignation of finance minister Curtis Dickinson was handled.
Sir John Swan warned that the mishandling of the crisis by David Burt, the Premier, would hurt the economy and ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Diallo Rabain, the Education Minister, is to hold a press conference at 4.15pm to address return to school testing.
It comes amid disquiet among parents about testing and mask wearing.
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island’s only hospice has been given a $10,000 donation from the Garden Club of Bermuda.
The Garden Club, as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations, handed over the cash to Friends of Hospice, which is leading a campaign to relocate Agape Ho...
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan