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A new communications consultant for Bermuda’s public schools has still to be hired, the education minister said yesterday.
Diallo Rabain said: “They have gone through the vetting process. It’s something that will be announced very shortly.”
Mr Rabai...
DATE: Jul 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The decision to hold fortnightly House of Assembly meetings last month was not discussed with the Opposition, its head said yesterday.
Craig Cannonier, the leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, said there had been no dialogue about reducing the number ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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An epidemic of bullying and abuse of expatriate workers is to be tackled by a union chief.
Jason Hayward, the president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said a survey at one large organisation with hundreds of employees had shown more than half ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Senators have ditched amendments to legislation designed to create a legal framework for ministers to appoint experts and political advisers.
They passed the Premier, Ministers and Opposition Leader Personal Staffs Act 2019 after MPs rejected a rewor...
DATE: Jul 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation for the creation of an independent wage commission is to be tabled this morning in the House of Assembly.
The proposed law will be based on the recommendations of a joint select committee that recommended the establishment of a minimum an...
DATE: Jul 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A group of Duke of Edinburgh Gold Level participants will venture to Africa today for a four-day journey and two charitable projects.
The 15 Bermudian students will fly to Lusaka, Zambia, to tackle the Walkin’ Wild Zambia Gold expedition route, which...
DATE: Jul 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s bipartisan immigration reform plan is to be tabled in the House of Assembly next week, the Minister of National Security said yesterday.
Wayne Caines said that the plan would take into consideration the needs of business and of Bermuda as a...
DATE: Jul 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Four young musicians made history last week as the first students in Bermuda to pass a new music exam.
Cormac Sagurs, Conor Hay, Ross Cooper and Gareth Cooper completed the Associate of the Royal Schools of Music exams with distinction.
The four perf...
DATE: Jul 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A Bermuda Triangle-themed park is set to take shape in the heart of Hamilton.
City Hall said it planned to revitalise Albuoy’s Point park and rename it to make it “more dynamic and user-friendly”.
A spokeswoman for the local authority added: “It will...
DATE: Jul 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
One of the most popular sports broadcasters in the Spanish-speaking world has worn Bermuda’s distinctive pink national football shirt during his Fox Sports TV show.
Argentine-born Fernando Fiore, cohost of the programme and known as “El Presidente”, ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan