Budget cuts mean that the public works ministry will not be able to do as much routine maintenance as it used to, it was admitted yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said that the ministry budget had been cut by $3.75 million because of the eco...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Budget | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Teachers and pupils at three primary schools were ordered into quarantine at the weekend after potential Covid-19 exposures were identified.
West Pembroke Primary School staff and pupils were told by health officials last night that an exposure had b...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Greetings, today’s generations. This is the “spirit” of E.F. Gordon offering some perspective and hoping it may help you engage this challenging period in human history. Of course, I can speak only from my own experiences.
My journey began in Trinida...
The last year has been a stressful time for everyone.
When Bermuda went into lockdown last April, Francesca Thomas wanted to do something to help.
“During the peak of the pandemic I thought we needed something to calm us all down and relax,” said Mr...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
The first step in the biggest change in decades in Bermuda’s public education system has been approved by MPs.
Senior level “signature schools” required to offer one or more “signature learning programmes” will be introduced under the changes.
Diallo...
DATE: Mar 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The education minister tonight signalled the public school system could move to remote learning if coronavirus cases continued to increase.
Diallo Rabain said: "The decision to move to remote learning is not to be made lightly as the massive disrupti...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Government yesterday proposed a law to outlaw “revenge porn” – the use of social media to spread intimate sexual images.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, said the practice was “a new form of technology-facilitated abuse” which humiliated...
Parents of children at a Warwick primary have been warned of a Covid-19 exposure risk after a Covid-19 case was linked to the school.
Pupils and staff at Purvis Primary School will be tested today from 1.30pm to 3.30pm on a drive through basis at the...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 30 people have taken part in a secretive witness protection programme since it began ten years ago, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Cindy Clarke, the Director of Public Prosecutions, said there had been 33 participants and 18 “connected perso...
DATE: Mar 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Crime | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Covid-19 cases spiked again yesterday after 18 new cases were detected, it was revealed tonight.
The cases – the highest single day total for three months – were among 519 results that came back to officials.
A total of 15 of the cases were logged as...
DATE: Mar 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
