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A Diploma in Education programme run by Bermuda College in association with The University of the West Indies has been suspended on a temporary basis.
But a spokeswoman for the college said that the college still had a partnership with the Caribbean ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A healthcare clinic has stepped in to provide CT scans while repairs are carried out on the hospital’s machines.
A Bermuda Hospitals Board spokeswoman said on Thursday that the organisation had teamed up with the Brown-Darrell Clinic in Smith’s.
Dani...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Progressive Labour Party leadership strongly defended the appointment of a disgraced senator who resigned after a frail elderly woman broke down in tears in court as she told of the toll imposed on her health by the $19,000 rent debt he repeatedl...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
David Burt, the Premier, must give a full statement to Parliament explaining why he appointed disgraced Senator Curtis Richardson to the Upper House despite being warned of his mounting rent arrears to a frail elderly woman, the Opposition insisted.
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DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The number of traffic collisions dropped dramatically towards the end of last year after police launched a crackdown on bad driving habits.
Operation Vega began last July, with police patrols targeting speeding motorists. To date, almost 5,000 ti...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A pressure group is calling on the Ministry of Health to backtrack on what it considers to be excessive and unfair Covid-19 regulations being enforced on children.
The Government reintroduced Phase 1 Covid-19 regulations this week meaning childr...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Residents across the island have raised alarms this month about unwelcome intruders on their property — centipedes.
A spokesman for Bermuda Pest Control said the company has received a surge of calls about the venomous insects — but said it was commo...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Women who complete a live-in programme designed to give them stability and get their lives back on track could help future residents at the home in years to come.
Edonna Bean, the executive director of the Transformational Living Centre for Families,...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police overtime costs increased by almost $345,000 this financial year compared to 2019-20.
Figures showed that the overtime budget in 2021-22 hit $3.28m – up from the $2.94m recorded for the last financial year before the coronavirus hit.
Acting Co...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Laws to protect personal information are expected to come into force this year, lawyers said.
The legislation – passed by Parliament in 2016 – was designed to uphold rights related to personal information held by all businesses, organisations, charit...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter