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The president of the teachers’ union was illegally fired from her teaching job by the Ministry of Education, it was claimed last night.
Dante Cooper, the Bermuda Union of Teachers’ general secretary designate, said the executive committee did not acc...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Health officials last night defended masks for schoolchildren and the continued use of the SafeKey system for bars and restaurants, even though the Cabinet continued to discuss changing coronavirus restrictions.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, and A...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Increased numbers of coronavirus cases among children should be “a concern, but not a worry”, the Chief of Staff at the Bermuda Hospitals Board said last night.
Wesley Miller said parents should “remain vigilant” but not fearful despite the island’s ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government has pledged a smooth transfer of leadership at its Covid-19 test lab after the departure of its current executive director next week.
The resignation of Carika Weldon, head of the Molecular Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, will beco...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 13-year-old schoolgirl was injured after she was hit by a car in Smith’s, police said yesterday.
The incident happened just before 8am yesterday on North Shore Road near Store Hill.
A Bermuda Police Service spokeswoman said that information receive...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Drive for Change
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Taxpayers have still to be told the cost of two trips to Europe by the Premier despite a Government pledge it would “continuously” update information on ministerial expenses overseas.
David Burt attended a meeting of the leaders of the UK Overseas Te...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The number of police officers unable to work because of Covid-19 has fallen from 48 to 16 over the last two weeks.
Chief Inspector Alex Rollin, of the community policing division said: “These numbers have had no impact on our frontline policing or ca...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A traffic stop led to a $1,300 fine and a six month roads ban for a man who was caught with a knife.
Kenneth Wade, 26, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to possession of a knife, driving whilst disqualified and speeding at 60km/h.
The court heard ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A new school for primary-age pupils is opening at the end of this month in Hamilton.
The Teaching Learning Caring Academy on Park Road offers alternative schooling option for children aged five to 11 or primary school levels one to six.
TLC Academy w...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Somersfield Academy pupils are learning social and emotional skills as a result of a new partnership driven by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mightifier, a Finnish social-emotional learning and character development programme, teamed up with the school to c...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan