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An organisation set up to help the public school system will finish delivering $75,000 worth of educational supplies today.
Support Public Schools, a community action group, yesterday delivered books, writing equipment and other equipment to nine sch...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Remote learning will be used at Clearwater Middle School in St David’s today after an air conditioning breakdown forced the building to be shut for repairs.
High temperatures was noticed by staff at the school last Thursday.
But Diallo Rabain, the ed...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Health restrictions have been eased for care homes after a drop in coronavirus infections, the Ministry of Health said.
Essential visitors will be allowed indoors with residents and outdoor visits for non-essential visitors will be permitted under Ph...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A businessman yesterday said he was inspired to help out the public after he spent hours in a queue to get a Covid-19 test.
Carl Vincent explained he was one of hundreds of people to be tested at the temporary Covid-19 clinic at the Perot Post Office...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An organisation launched to support frontline workers and island businesses in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic has extended a $50 gift card giveaway until Saturday.
Sean McNulty, the founder of the Frontline Foundation, said that its drive to donat...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Age Concern will start a virtual education programme next week covering legal, financial and computer literacy, the charity said yesterday.
A statement said the 11 sessions “cover many of the main issues people face as they age”, including how to st...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A bank has handed out $5,000 donations to three charities.
The Bermuda Commercial Bank gave the cash to food programme the Eliza DoLittle Society, the Women’s Resource Centre and the Centre Against Abuse.
Clare Mello, the executive director of the El...
DATE: Jun 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A 16-year-old schoolgirl who died in a road accident on Sunday was last night identified as Amber Bridges.
Ms Bridges, from St George’s and a keen horse rider, was killed when her motorcycle and a van were in collision on South Road, Southampton just...
DATE: Jun 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A series of raffles to reward people who have had the Covid-19 vaccine was unveiled yesterday in a bid to encourage the public to get the jabs.
The Back to Business Community Giveaway, created by the Bermuda Health Council in collaboration with the B...
DATE: Jun 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian serving as a patrolman in a US police force was promoted to heartthrob status after a cheeky social-media message to his sergeant went viral.
Jamere Griffin, 26, born in Bermuda and an officer with the Gulfport Police Department in Miss...
DATE: Jun 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
