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Health officials announced two new coronavirus cases tonight.
The health ministry said the infections were included among 1604 test results that had come back since the last update.
A spokeswoman said: “These two new cases are classified as under inv...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
This month has been declared Social Work Month by the social development and seniors minister.
Tinee Furbert said she had been “honoured” to carry out the virtual launch of the celebration of the profession.
This year's theme is "Social Workers Are E...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The public is being urged to help support an annual raffle that has raised more than $1.7 million for the island’s public schools.
The Pembroke Rotary Club says the pandemic has hindered its ability to sell tickets and a spokesman said: “Covid-19 re...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian reggae singer has been seen by hundreds of thousands of viewers in a special BBC video recorded to celebrate Commonwealth Day 2021.
Desta “Zion” Wilson was included in “A Celebration For Commonwealth Day” singing a medley of the Bob Marle...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s cahow population is thriving after a record number of chicks were born in the past two months.
And longtails have also started to make an appearance on the island - much earlier than normal.
Jeremy Madeiros, the principal scientist at the D...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda experienced high winds and rain overnight and this morning after a low pressure system passed close to the Island.
The Bermuda Weather Service’s 6am marine forecast said a deepening low pressure was passing close by this morning, bringing s...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The two primary schools that performed best in final year exams in three core subjects over the past decade will be shut under a Government proposal to transform the education system.
St George’s Prep and St David’s PS topped a table of average score...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Police have launched an investigation into a weekend party that breached Covid-19 rules.
A police spokesman said that officers were alerted to a celebration at the Horticultural Hall in Paget’s Botanical Gardens last Friday night with more than 100 p...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
It is a task said to be “monumental” by David Burt, the Premier, and Diallo Rabain, the education minister – the transformation of the public school system to give every Bermudian child a chance to excel.
A consultation document
released in ...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Government Quarry worker who became its first woman truck driver has died.
Malaika Butler-Douglas was 50.
Ms Douglas was also a taxi, bus and minibus driver as well as a soldier in the Bermuda Regiment who stayed three years longer than required an...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
