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Teachers will have an opportunity to go back to school next month, thanks to a new online coaching programme.
Veteran educator Gina Tucker will today launch EduCoach – an e-coaching platform designed specifically for coaching teachers, both locally a...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A prison-officer and former boxer who threatened to act like a “monster” towards his ex-wife was yesterday given a year-long conditional discharge.
Freeman Smith, 51, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to the use of threatening words against the wo...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute is inviting youngsters to attend a special children’s hour this Saturday.
Kids Hour Saturdays will be held at 11am and 2pm and will feature the screening of a short film followed by a book reading for chi...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
North Shore Road in Hamilton Parish was closed to through traffic this morning following a single vehicle collision which damaged a telephone poll.
The collision took place early this morning near the Howzat liquor shop in Shelly Bay.
A Belco spok...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The coronavirus pandemic sparked an increase in calls from workers concerned about their rights – including mandatory Covid testing, a new report shows.
According to the Human Rights Commission’s 2020 Annual Report, tabled in the House of Assembly on...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme is “drifting without impetus” and is unlikely to achieve herd immunity targets, according to the Opposition.
Michael Dunkley, the One Bermuda Alliance spokesman for National Security and Health, spoke out f...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The developer behind a plan to build apartments on an empty lot on Church Street has asked for permission to expand their plans.
C33 Ltd received planning permission last July to build a five storey, 52-unit residential building at 33 Church Street.
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DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A “hero” to the labour movement and the Progressive Labour Party was celebrated in the House of Assembly on Friday.
David Burt, the Premier, called Charles Leroy Riley an “uncompromising warrior” for both causes, frequently calling radio shows to giv...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Public Service Union has awarded students a total of $30,000 in an effort to support the further education of Bermudians.
The 29th BPSU Annual Education Awards Ceremony recognised the hard work of 12 recipients with awards.
The union awar...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government has passed legislation that will enable it to recover overpayments of unemployment benefit more effectively.
The Public Treasury (Administration and Payments) Amendment and Validation Act 2021 (the Act) was passed in the House of Assembly ...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan