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The history of Asian immigration to Bermuda will be highlighted today.
A Visible Minority: Asian Diasporas in Bermuda, organised by the Department of Culture, will be held at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, with the public invited t...
DATE: Aug 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The final Harbour Night of the year will be today, organisers the Chamber of Commerce said.
The night will feature family activities, fun games and free giveaways, as well as 32 vendors, including artisans, chefs and a DJ.
Butterfield Bank, the spons...
DATE: Aug 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A free public webinar on access to information and freedom of the press will take place today.
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez said people can see the webinar, hosted by the International Conference of Information Commissioners, at 11am ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The island’s cricketing authority has joined forces with the Government to boost the employment prospects of fans.
The Bermuda Cricket Board and the Department of Workforce Development have agreed to use matches as opportunities to get people to sign...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A 68-year-old woman was found dead in a Hamilton park today, police said.
A police spokeswoman said emergency services attended the Queen Elizabeth Park off Hamilton’s Queen Street about 2.15pm.
The spokeswoman added: “On arrival, medical personnel d...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group of nurses have won a total of $13,000 in scholarships to help them further their nursing education.
Olievia Martins and Luz Soto-Lambert, registered nurses, were given $2,000 each and Tamara Symons, Regina Dill and Theresa Santucci, all nursi...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Youngsters at the island’s two public secondary schools will be taught how to prepare for college – by specially trained senior pupils.
The Mirrors Programme has introduced PeerForward – a course designed to improve college preparedness for children ...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Progressive Labour Party MP has defended the party’s Covid-19 SafeKey policy after Opposition criticism of the scheme.
Christopher Famous accused Michael Dunkley, the shadow health minister, of “negativity” over new rules requiring customers of som...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Pfizer vaccine was yesterday given full approval by US authorities.
The Food and Drug Administration gave the vaccine its strongest endorsement on the grounds of the massive amount of evidence that it is safe.
Janet Woodcock, the acting FDA commi...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A union’s threat of two-day strike this month was more to do with internal Progressive Labour Party politics than controversial changes to labour legislation, the Premier claimed yesterday.
David Burt said in a letter to Chris Furbert, the president...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan