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Applications are now being accepted for the Government’s 2022 Graduate Trainee Programme.
The Economic Recovery Plan’s Youth Employment Programme was launched by the Ministry of Labour as a pilot programme in February 2021 with 15 recent college and ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A pressure group has condemned the actions of a police officer who posted CCTV footage of a fatal road traffic accident on social media.
Social Justice Bermuda claimed that the incident had eroded confidence in the police and said the service should ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Clothing, toiletries and household goods will be offered to people in need at a giveaway event this month.
The Grateful Bread will host the event on November 27, two days after the US Thanksgiving celebration.
A spokeswoman said that the City of Hami...
DATE: Nov 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An attempt by a government minister to have a civil court summons thrown out has been dismissed.
The Minister of Public Works applied to strike out a writ filed by Calvin Simons, who claimed he lost out on a promotion in the Department of Works and E...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Covid-19 travel restrictions to the US came into effect today.
The rules, announced last month, mean travellers will only be allowed to board US-bound flights if they have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Travellers will also be requir...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda experienced two inches of rain in the last 24 hours, causing widespread flooding.
A Bermuda Weather Service spokeswoman said Bermuda experienced 0.7 inches of rain overnight on Saturday and a further two inches between 8am on Sunday and 8am ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Court of Appeal has upheld the convictions of a half-brother and sister jailed for murder.
Katrina Burgess and Cleveland Rogers were both found guilty last year of the premeditated murder of Marcus Gibbings – Burgess’ ex-boyfriend.
An appeal was ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The future of island nations such as Bermuda depends on the world meeting its climate goals, a government minister warned at the weekend.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told an audience at COP26 – a global climate summit held in Glasgow,...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A veteran therapy pony at a charity for the disabled has died after almost a quarter of a century helping others.
Tilly, a miniature pony, died last Wednesday at Warwick-based outdoor activities centre WindReach.
A spokeswoman for WindReach said that...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
News that the island was to become a test bed for renewable energy sources has been welcomed by environmentalists.
Karen Border, the executive director for the Bermuda National Trust, said the Throne Speech announcement was “a worthy goal”.
But she...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan