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Activists will livestream a commemoration today to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1981 General Strike.
Glenn Fubler, a community activist and founder of Imagine Bermuda, said it was a celebration of “the largest peaceful protest in our history”.
Th...
DATE: May 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An inquiry into historic land losses was yesterday branded a sham by witnesses who claimed they were gagged from giving evidence at the hearing.
Now complainants have taken legal action to ask for a judicial review of the commission.
Myron Piper and ...
DATE: May 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A steroid used to treat asthmatics may have protected them from infection by the coronavirus, a member of an health group said yesterday.
Tracy Nash, the director of education at asthma charity Open Airways, said that asthmatics were not as badly aff...
DATE: May 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A consultation period on the introduction of specialist signature schools was a success, the education ministry said yesterday.
A spokeswoman added officials were happy with the level of participation – but declined to say how many people had taken p...
DATE: May 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Taxi drivers should get the Covid-19 jab because of the high-risk nature of the job, the head of the industry’s trade association said yesterday.
David Frost, the president of the Bermuda Taxi Operators Association, added that a high number of driver...
DATE: May 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermudian actor will graduate next week armed with a scholarship and an award for excellence in theatre.
Lyon Hamill, 22, said the recognition gave him “a jolt of confidence as I set my sights on my next move to New York City, where I will try to e...
DATE: May 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian-born actress has appeared in a TV series launched last month by streaming service Netflix.
Genesis Lynea, 31, plays the magician Natacha in the fantasy Shadow and Bone.
Her character makes an entrance in the first episode as she comforts...
DATE: May 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The weekly Covid-19 press conference scheduled for 5.30pm today has been postponed until Thursday.
A government spokeswoman said the postponement would enable David Burt, the Premier, and Kim Wilson, the health minister, time to give an update on “r...
DATE: May 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
DATE: May 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Akil Simmons
Join The Royal Gazette’s live video partner the Washington Post today at 1pm on www.royalgazette.com for a special programme on diabetes - one of the most common chronic diseases in the US and Bermuda.
Diabetes is a public health emergency that has...
DATE: May 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
