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Schoolchildren will be able to sit most of their exams this summer – even though tests have been cancelled in the UK because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Public and private school students on the island sit exams set by UK examination boards.
GCSEs f...
DATE: Jan 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A social inquiry report was ordered on a man who admitted four charges of attempting to smuggle contraband into prison.
Dimitri Swan, 24, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court on Monday to an attempt to take cannabis, cigarette papers, tobacco and can...
DATE: Jan 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Public school pupils will return to the classroom today after last term ended early because of the coronavirus pandemic.
In-class learning resumes today after the new term started on January 5 with remote learning.
A Ministry of Education spokespers...
DATE: Jan 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Supreme Court has found there was no evidence to convict a man accused of a 2016 bike theft and robbery.
Shayne James was charged with the two offences after his fingerprints were found on the stolen motorcycle and a helmet after a high-speed cha...
DATE: Jan 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A total of five new cases of the coronavirus were reported last night – all among residents returned from the United States.
One case arrived last Wednesday on the Delta flight from Atlanta and tested positive on Day 4.
The rest tested positive on ar...
DATE: Jan 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The annual Restaurant Weeks celebration of Bermudian cuisine kicks off its tenth anniversary this week.
The festival, extended to four weeks from the usual three, starts on Thursday and will run to February 11.
More than 30 restaurants and bars will ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
It’s time to take down the tree.
Christmas trees will be collected from people’s homes over the next two Saturdays.
Trees in Sandys, Southampton, Warwick and Paget and on Tee Street and Kent Avenue in Devonshire will be collected this Saturday, the...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
An anti-racism group will hold a second virtual training seminar on restorative practices.
Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda will hold the training on January 22 and January 23. People people can register by contacting CURB at admin@uprootingracis...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Bermuda Health Council is hold a virtual panel discussion this week on the health of seniors during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ricky Braithwaite, the chief executive of the Bermuda Health Council, and Kieran Walsh, the clinical director of the Britis...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Premier yesterday urged the island’s Black population to reject “vaccine hesitancy” as he got one of the first Covid-19 jabs.
David Burt said resistance to getting the injection was down to “historic” and “legacy” problems, but appealed to people...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
