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A crackdown on companies that have forced people to accept inferior working conditions because of the Covid-19 pandemic has been launched.
Jason Hayward, the labour minister, said action was needed because workers were not regulated, registered or gi...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A string of questions about when competitive tenders will be put out for three Covid-19 technology contracts have been stonewalled by the Government.
The contracts — for software to manage the effects of the pandemic — were earlier awarded without a ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The US House of Representatives has unveiled a room to honour a former Bermuda barber who became the first Black person to win a seat in Congress.
House members met descendants of Joseph Rainey this month to open the Joseph H Rainey Room in the US Ca...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s newest soldiers yesterday hit the halfway mark in two weeks of tough training.
The recruits said they had already noticed an increase in their fitness because of early-morning physical training on the parade ground and th...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Drivers on Middle Road in Southampton were last night asked to travel “with caution” today.
A spokesman for power firm Belco said a fault in an underground transmission line discovered late last night meant work would have to be carried out near Her...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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Biometric testing for visa applications will be available for two days next month, Government House announced yesterday.
Biometric scans are needed for British visa applications.
The testing, to be done by the VFS Global Team will visit Bermuda on Ma...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Almost 50 families in need have been hooked up to the internet for a year to help with remote learning in schools.
The scheme was organised with support from the Centennial Bermuda Foundation and TeleBermuda International’s Bluewave internet service ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The island’s cultural attractions are being highlighted in a tour by the Cabinet minister responsible for culture.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, said the whistle-stop visits to notable sites were designed to highlight the im...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A three-year action plan to bring additional protection for Bermuda’s marine environment in partnership with Britain has begun to be drafted.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told the House of Assembly on Friday that efforts to bring the ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Staff at power company Belco donated more than 1,000 bags of food and supplies to families in need as part of a Valentine’s Day fundraiser.
Belco’s Valentine’s Day food drive saw the company’s employees spread the love by filling hampers with supplie...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson