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More than 100 copies of a bestselling book on antiracism have been donated to schools and libraries across the island.
How to be an Antiracist, by US scholar and historian Ibram X. Kendi, gives readers practical advice on what they can do to crea...
DATE: Mar 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A community-minded Warwick resident had a thirsty day’s work this week tidying the roadside near his home.
Leo Betschart said: “People should be aware. I couldn’t believe it – I took out about 120 bottles and I haven’t evening finished that stretch o...
DATE: Mar 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Premier has hired no additional personal staff since last October’s General Election , the House of Assembly has been told.
David Burt last month listed four ministerial advisers taken on since March 8, 2019.
He said Trina Bean was hired as an ad...
DATE: Mar 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Firefighters were called out to Clearwater, in St David’s, over the weekend to put out a trash can fire.
“We did have a fire at at 3.15pm and the fire service responded with one appliance from Clearwater station and four firefighters. The fire was e...
DATE: Mar 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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An association set up to promote the welfare of former and serving soldiers is to celebrate its first anniversary with a recruitment drive.
Major Preston Gill, a serving Royal Bermuda Regiment officer and the Royal Bermuda Regiment Association presid...
DATE: Feb 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government spending will top the $1 billion mark in the next financial year, the Minister of Finance revealed yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson said that estimated revenue for the year was $998.8 million and that a Budget deficit of $124.5 million would be...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Almost 3,000 jobs were lost last year as the pandemic wreaked economic havoc across Bermuda, Government said yesterday.
With the Bermuda economy contracting by an estimated 8.5 per cent, the near Depression scale downturn was thought to have cost 2,9...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
A 22-year-old man charged with attempted murder walked free from court yesterday after he was found not guilty by a jury.
Zachary Fox said just after the verdict was announced in Supreme Court: “I’m happy to be a free man. That’s all.”
Mr Fox was cha...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government’s net debt has risen to $3 billion, the finance minister revealed yesterday.
But Curtis Dickinson said the landmark figure could have been higher had Government not put the brakes on spending after the Covid-19 pandemic struck.
Mr Dickinso...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The health minister last night highlighted the need to avoid social events after two more coronavirus cases were detected.
One of the cases was a resident who returned to the island on the February 20 American Airlines flight from Miami who tested po...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes