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Teaching assistants could be in line for a pay rise in the next Budget in the wake of proper job descriptions being finalised after more than 20 years. The Bermuda Union of Teachers said it was “reasonably optimistic” that a wage increase for classro...

A drug addict who broke into a Front Street restaurant and stole $2,700 was caught on CCTV. Norman Bell, 59, pleaded guilty to the raid on Port O’ Call in Magistrates’ Court yesterday. An employee arrived at work on March 21 last year and found that...

A range of activities will be offered this month as part of the National Museum of Bermuda’s Free for February event. A spokeswoman said that the annual event had a new twist this year. She explained: “This year NMB is excited to offer free activit...

Patients 1st Bermuda, a pressure group with 10,000 supporters to improve healthcare reform, is hosting a ‘Health Plan Talk in the Park’ this Friday Feb 7th. The group was started by concerned medical professionals and has now grown to a community fo...

2019 Environmental Statistics Compendium Today, Minister for the Cabinet Office Wayne Furbert released the 2019 Environmental Statistics Compendium from the Department of Statistics. Some of the 2017 to 2018 highlights include: • Respiratory diseases...

The Opposition leader claimed tonight that the creation of a group designed to boost business development indicated that previous strategies had “failed”. Craig Cannonier, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, said that on the same day that David Burt, th...

A group of friends raised $3,000 for three good causes after they gave up drinking for a month. The 12-strong team of “dryathletes” laid off alcohol for January and paid to join the team — with extra penalties for backsliders — and split the cash the...

An 83-year-old man was taken to hospital with smoke inhalation after a fire in a Devonshire home. Firefighters were called to a reported kitchen fire at a two-storey building on Kilderry Close on Saturday at about 1.15pm. Thick smoke was coming from ...

The sugar tax, imposed on October 1, 2018, collected $5,402,000 by December 1, 2019. The extra duty on sugary foods and drinks, aimed at reducing diabetes and obesity, was raised to 75 per cent in April last year, with the revenue to be used for heal...

A young woman who was Called to the Bar last week said that getting through tough times on her journey to success helped to pave the way for a career in law. Kemilah Swan was welcomed to Bermuda’s legal profession in a courtroom packed with family, f...