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All eyes will be on the East End tomorrow with the historic 400th anniversary of Parliament celebrated in the Town of St George, where it was first held.
St George’ mayor George Dowling called it “a major coup” for the Olde Towne.
He added: “We’re v...
DATE: Nov 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A concerned mother has spoken out about a lack of inclusiveness for children with special needs in Bermuda’s public education system.
Cyrelah Somner, the mother of a middle-school child with Fragile X Syndrome, a genetic disorder characterised by mil...
DATE: Nov 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government is inviting expressions of interest for the renovation and use of the former police station in the Town of St George.
The station on York Street in the Olde Towne was first closed in 2007, but later reopened and operated on a part-time...
DATE: Nov 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A new community garden, set in woodland at the top of Corkscrew Hill in Devonshire, was opened yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said more gardens were on the way, with sites under review in the East End. The go...
DATE: Nov 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda residents will not be faced with a rollback of their existing freedoms unless there is community transmission of the coronavirus, the health minister revealed.
The present 18 active Covid-19 cases are all imported, involving 13 returning resi...
DATE: Nov 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
More than 400 coronavirus test results came back clear yesterday, the Ministry of Health said this afternoon.
None of the 409 samples received was positive.
Bermuda has had 206 total confirmed cases.
There are 18 active cases, which were all importe...
DATE: Nov 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Residents were warned by police to be wary of a growing number of scams designed to look like investment opportunities.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said the public should be "alert to individuals who may attempt to fraudulently obtain money fr...
DATE: Nov 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The chairman of an insurance company group has been appointed as an independent member of the Senate, it was announced this morning.
John Wight, the chief executive officer at BF&M, will fill the seat vacated by James Jardine, who stepped down after ...
DATE: Nov 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Bermuda Industrial Union is to meet former staff of the Fairmont Southampton hotel today to discuss their unpaid redundancy money.
Hotel workers from the hotel are facing financial hardship because of delays in the payouts which were due on Octob...
DATE: Nov 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A young lawyer started a new chapter in his life after he was Called to the Bar last week.
William Finnerty, 23, told a courtroom at the Government Administration Building that the he overcame the demands of university and work with the help of his f...
DATE: Nov 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson