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A report on the introduction of a minimum wage for Bermuda will be tabled today in the House of Assembly.
David Burt, the Premier, will discuss the launch of the electronic Covid-19 Safe Key scheme.
Mr Burt will detail the pilot programme to allow pe...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Students should use the confidence they have gained through academic success to help them navigate “a world in crisis”, an entrepreneur told this year’s Bermuda College graduation ceremony.
Jamel Hardtman, the producer and cohost of The Daily Hour ...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
In a year dominated by lockdowns, physical distancing and pandemic fatigue, the Ag Show has provided a welcome relief for organisers and participants .
Cathy Bassett, a volunteer schools coordinator for the Agricultural Exhibition, said that children...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A plan to test Bermuda beeswax as a potential satellite fuel is just a part of a major effort to build the island’s space economy, a Government minister said today.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said the Government was working on a memo...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
HSBC is to reopen its Church Street branch in Hamilton from Monday.
The branch will be open from 9am to 4pm.
Customers must wear face coverings or masks on the premises, in line with Government advice.
They were also advised to use online banking as ...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
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