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Students will be able to catch up on education they missed during lockdown with an online summer learning plan.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, gave details of the programme in a ministerial statement at the House of Assembly today.
Mr Rabain ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A drop in motivation to exercise has hit personal trainers who shifted classes online during the Covid-19 restrictions.
Freelance trainers are struggling to keep their businesses afloat after weeks of pandemic protection rules.
Frances Smith, 25, sai...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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Other
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A man has been charged with stabbing a senior to death last month.
David Grant, 52, from Pembroke, appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday in connection with the death of Henry Santucci.
Mr Santucci died after an incident on Princess Street in Pemb...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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The total number of Covid-19 cases remained at 141 after 30 test results for the coronavirus came back clear yesterday.
A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said there were now 19 active cases of the illness, with 11 people under public health monitoring...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Proposed temporary changes to employment law to help employers get round the legal requirement to make a laid-off worker redundant after four months were attacked yesterday by a union leader.
Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Uni...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
About 60 charities could be forced to shut their doors in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The grim warning came after a study showed that more than half did not meet their fundraising goals last year — and that 42 per cent of non-profits started t...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Almost 200 people raised more than $5,000 to help families in need after they joined a virtual race on the Bermuda Day holiday.
The event was organised by members of the Mid Atlantic Athletic Club who wanted to uphold the tradition of running despite...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Protesters returned to the United States Consulate to campaign against the appointment of a controversial contributor to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
About 50 people took part in the demonstration yesterday against Lee Rizzuto Jr as US Consu...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Draft legislation for the legalisation of cannabis is to be put out for public consultation, the Attorney-General said last night.
Kathy Lynn Simmons unveiled proposals for medical and recreational cannabis use in the Senate last December and the vi...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s blue-collar union is backing rallies to protest at police brutality inflicted on black people in America.
Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said he was “100 per cent” behind the demonstrations, which have spre...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell