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A milestone will be marked on October 1 when voters with sight problems get their first chance to cast their ballots on their own in a General Election, a charity said yesterday.
Vision Bermuda, formerly the Bermuda Society for the Blind, announced t...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party has demanded an apology after it said that the Premier’s loyalty to Bermudians was questioned by an Opposition politician.
A PLP spokeswoman said the comment was made in a video posted on the One Bermuda Alliance Facebook...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A government announcement on boosted opportunities for Bermudian businesses breached the ministerial code of conduct, the One Bermuda Alliance claimed yesterday.
The OBA went on the offensive after Wayne Furbert, the Cabinet Office minister, said th...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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Other
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The Premier said last night he had asked for “an explanation” after a harassment accusation was made against a Progressive Labour Party MP in the last Parliament.
David Burt added: “I was made aware of these complaints at no time earlier than last we...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
There was “no question about a safe exercise of democracy” at the General Election, the Premier insisted last night.
David Burt said he had met John Rankin, the Governor, to assure him the Parliamentary Registrar, Tenia Woolridge, would be supplied w...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The first school to reopen after the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown said yesterday that a string of precautions had been set up to protect pupils — but that the safety rules would be changed if needed.
Wayne Edwards, the principal of Bermuda Institute in...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Rugby players went ahead with their charity run despite the cancellation of the May 24 marathon due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Teachers Rugby Club raised $20,755 from the event to help buy Chromebooks for Sandys Secondary Middle School.
Club president...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
None of the 881 coronavirus test results received by the Ministry of Health today were positive.
A spokeswoman said: “The Ministry of Health wishes to remind members of the public of the recent amendment to the Public Health regulations limiting raft...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A drop in communications between the firm running the Hamilton docks and the union representing much of its staff was acknowledged last night by Chris Furbert, president of the Bermuda Industrial Union.
Warren Jones, the chief executive of Stevedorin...
DATE: Aug 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Black-owned tourism businesses have been put in the spotlight on a website promoting travel to Bermuda.
The online hub, A Guide to Black Culture & Heritage, was launched by the Bermuda Tourism Authority on the GoToBermuda.com website.
BTA interim chi...
DATE: Aug 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff