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A Bermudian photographer’s series on the Covid-19 pandemic created with Polaroid shots treated with disinfectant and cleaning products has been featured by the UK’s national broadcaster.
Several of the photographs from Nicola Muirhead’s Unseen proje...
DATE: Feb 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A Warwick woman who admitted unlawfully assaulting two schoolchildren was handed a conditional discharge in Magistrates’ Court.
Michelle Burrows Robinson, 48, of Somers Lane in Warwick, pleaded guilty last week to two counts of unlawful assault datin...
DATE: Feb 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bullying will not be “allowed or tolerated” in Bermuda public education, Diallo Rabain has said.
The education minister highlighted alleged harassment of students on the basis of religion.
Mr Rabain was responding to a February 1 statement by the act...
DATE: Feb 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Needy families were able to collect food hampers today with 700 given away at the Belco head office in Pembroke.
Belco and Ascendant Group staff members teamed up to give back to the community and help families who are facing economic hardship a...
DATE: Feb 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A decision on the future of the old airport building could be made inside the next few months, operator Skyport said yesterday.
But a spokeswoman for the agency said it could not discuss what options were being looked at.
She added plans were expecte...
DATE: Feb 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Employers should talk to their staff if they planned to introduce Covid-19 vaccination policies, a lawyer said yesterday.
Gambrill Robinson, an associate lawyer at Canterbury Law, highlighted that the type and size of a business could be taken into a...
DATE: Feb 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man who assaulted his mother after he missed a lift for a Covid-19 test was released from prison yesterday after he was sentenced to time already served in custody.
Percy Smith, 23, was also sentenced to two years probation after he admitted the of...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Hurricane wind speeds around Bermuda have more than doubled because of a rise in sea temperatures, new research has revealed.
The study by the University of Southampton and the UK National Oceanic Centre found the average wind speed of storms nea...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group of teenagers made up parcels of gifts so that seniors would be treated for Valentine’s Day.
The “love boxes” were put together by members of the Teen Advisory Board at the Bermuda National Library’s Youth Services branch.
Marla Smith, a yout...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Broken-down buses caused major route cancellations this week - even though most schools are on holiday, which eased pressure on the service.
The Department of Public Tranportation said 180 bus runs were cancelled this week, down from 227 the week bef...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell