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A school counsellor who headed the Bermuda National Parent Teachers Association was a powerful voice for the island’s schools.
Marian Askia, a counsellor at East End Primary and St David’s Preschool, was also president of the Amputee Association of B...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Co-operation between employers and staff would boost the effectiveness of workplace coronavirus test policies, lawyers have advised.
Gambrill Robinson, an associate at Canterbury Law, said if tests were mandated, managers should think about how they ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Vaccinated travellers flying to the UK from Bermuda will not have to undergo multiple Covid tests on arrival, from today.
Arrivals from “low risk” countries – including Bermuda – will not have to take a pre-departure test as long as they have proof t...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The public was today asked to get back to grass roots and connect with the natural world as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, said mental health had become more important because of the stress of the Covid-19 pand...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Women chosen for a charity-run course to help them change their lives completed it with new qualifications, increased confidence and employment.
Success stories from the Transformational Support Services programme even included the launch of a new bu...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The winner of a teacher of the year award will be revealed later this month.
The Bermuda Education Network’s Outstanding Teacher Award will come from a field of ten already announced.
Becky Ausenda, the executive director of the BEN, said teachers ha...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Family mediators were asked to bid for Government work to help resolve disputes over parental access to children.
An invitation to tender was published to cover the “legally mandated function”.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Social Development and...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A homeless man will be sentenced next month for the theft of more than $365 worth of food from a supermarket and a break-in at a restaurant.
Kim Knight, 37, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to two counts of burglary and one count of a b...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man was remanded in custody yesterday after he admitted the theft of more than $3,000 worth of cigarettes and other goods from a takeaway restaurant.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Gilles Cailliere, the part owner of Wok Express, got a call from his...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Associated Press -- Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down across wide swathes of the world today, including in Bermuda.
Facebook appeared to be functioning again by around 8pm Bermuda time as was Instagram, although messaging ...
DATE: Oct 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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