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An outdoor centre for people with special needs has announced its new executive director.
Tina Nash, one of the organisers of the Third Sector Co-ordinated Crisis Response team, has succeeded Chrissie Kempe as head of Warwick-based WindReach.
Ms Nash...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two people were arrested after a $7.5 million cannabis seizure, it was revealed yesterday.
Detective Superintendent Nicholas Pedro, in charge of the crime division, said: “While we are aware of the legislative agenda towards decriminalisation of can...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Backbench MP Jason Hayward was sworn in yesterday as the Minister of Labour as part of a surprise Cabinet reshuffle by the Premier.
Mr Hayward will take over responsibility for immigration, financial assistance and workforce development, earlier spli...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda will move to the third phase of relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions on Thursday, it was announced last night, but public schools will stay shut until September.
David Burt, the Premier, said the final details of the next stage of a return to ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The appointment process for the Commissioner of Education post was “fatally flawed”, a lawyer claimed this week.
Mark Diel, who represented veteran teacher and education administrator Gina Tucker, told the Court of Appeal on Wednesday that the Board ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The death of an unarmed black man at the hands of American police officers has sparked a surge of interest in an island antiracism group, its president said yesterday.
Lynne Winfield, the chairwoman of Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda, said the o...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Hundreds of laid-off hotel workers have applied to take money from their pension fund — only to find that they are ineligible for a $12,000 withdrawal option under emergency relief rules.
The island’s hotel workers number more than 2,000 and most of ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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Residency rules and immigration policies are important factors for Bermuda to address as it grapples with the economic challenges and “existential issues” arising from the Covid-19 pandemic.
This is the advice from the Financial Policy Council, which...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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Updates on the plan to reopen schools, borrowing agreements between the Government and banks, and the national space strategy after the American launch of the SpaceX-manned rocket will be dealt with in ministerial statements in the House of Assembly ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Bermuda aims to tap into the lucrative space industry under a plan announced by the Deputy Premier today.
Walter Roban unveiled the five-year Bermuda National Space Strategy put together by a team of local and international experts.
Mr Roban told the...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff