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Danish backing of Belco’s power plant and other international power plants have come under fire in Denmark over their environmental impact.
Danish media outlet Danwatch wrote that both Belco’s plant in Pembroke and a power plant in the African nation...
DATE: Mar 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The coastguard, Navy and good Samaritan vessels combined efforts to medevac a tanker ship crew member to Bermuda on Friday.
Rescue Co-ordination Centre Bermuda notified watchstanders at the coastguard’s Fifth District command centre in Portsmouth of ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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Foster children will find it easier to take part in school classes remotely thanks to a fundraising drive by members of the Pembroke Rotary Club.
The group worked with the Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS), and the Foster Parents Associa...
DATE: Mar 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A protest against Covid-19 regulations promoted on social media failed to materialise at the Cabinet Office tonight.
While the protest was reportedly to begin at 10.30pm, only a handful of police were present on the grounds this evening.
A small grou...
DATE: Mar 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Essential workers who have toiled to keep Bermuda healthy and safe throughout the Covid-19 pandemic will be given priority to attend a limited-capacity Bermuda Day celebration.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, and Government’s ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Opposition Senate Leader has called for a change in how the Senate handles budget debates.
Ben Smith said that while the Opposition determines what ministries are debated in the budget debate and the duration of the debates, there is not always a...
DATE: Mar 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A private school will hold its first inter-house cricket match to raise money for pupils who struggle to afford school fees.
Saltus Grammar School started a week of cricket-themed fundraising events on Monday that will culminate in its first ever Sal...
DATE: Mar 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A charity for autistic children yesterday announced a host of events to highlight April as Autism Awareness Month.
Tomorrow’s Voices plans to hold five fundraisers and campaign events, some of them online, from Friday and running into April.
Thea Fur...
DATE: Mar 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Another 40 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed last night after the latest round of testing.
The Ministry of Health announced that the new cases were found among 1,197 new test results.
Nine of the new cases were imported, while 21 were the result of lo...
DATE: Mar 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Education will not yet make public the number of submissions it received in the consultation on education reform.
A ministry spokeswoman said that such information will only be released when a report currently being compiled that wil...
DATE: Mar 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan