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A pair of Saltus Grammar School former pupils who went on to become doctors have been chosen for a prestigious award.
Michael Ashton and Meliseanna Gibbons were today announced as winners of Saltus Alumni of the Year Awards for their contributions to...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An antiracism charity today called for more consideration and consultation on racial matters after controversy broke out over a bank’s bursary programme designed to help Black children attend private schools.
A spokeswoman for Citizens Uprooting Raci...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hundreds of people forced out of work by the latest Covid-19 lockdown have waited weeks for unemployment benefits from the Government, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
One source, who asked not to be named, wrote to David Burt, the Premier, after a mont...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Less than a third of parents of public school pupils have given consent for their children to be involved in a system-wide Covid-19 screening programme, the education minister revealed yesterday.
Diallo Rabain said his ministry had extended the last ...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A redeveloped website has been unveiled by the Government’s London office.
A spokeswoman said that the office, which assists Bermudians and potential visitors in the UK and Europe, had seen an increase in demand since the Covid-19 pandemic started l...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Police say a men who went missing yesterday afternoon has been found.
A police spokeswoman said Ricky Raynor, 56, had been last seen at about 4pm in the area of Wadson’s Farm in Southampton.
The police thanked the public for their assistance in loc...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Viking lines’ cruise ship Orion will drop anchor tomorrow to complete quarantine before it homeports in Bermuda.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said today the ship will remain in the Great Sound for six days so the 460 crew members can compl...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A “visionary” carpenter who became a driving force for the creation of Bermuda’s first black-owned bank has died.
Walter Seymour was 101.
Mr Seymour was among the founder members of the Bermuda Provident Bank in 1969.
Sir John Swan, a former Premier ...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
No new Covid-19 cases were found for the second time in less than a week yesterday as the number of active cases edged closer to 100.
A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said that 1,267 test results had been received since last night’s update, and none ...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government has paid out more than $5 million in unemployment benefits in the last six months as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Curtis Dickinson the Minister of Finance, revealed the figure in a statement last night.
It came in response to claims...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan