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The Bermuda Government said it planned to clarify an executive order made by the Governor of New York that ruled travellers from all but 31 countries must be alerted to mandatory quarantine requirements when they entered the state.
International arri...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A new Progressive Labour Party administration would introduce an amended health plan after the Covid-19 pandemic impacted the island’s finances, the Government said.
The PLP announced in its platform last week that the programme would be launched in ...
DATE: Sep 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Firefighters and emergency medical technicians feared that people could die because of a “total disregard” shown by the last Progressive Labour Party administration, it was claimed yesterday.
A source close to Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service employee...
DATE: Sep 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An association set up to promote the welfare of serving and former Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers has launched a scholarship fund, it was announced yesterday.
Major Preston Gill, a serving RBR officer and president of the Royal Bermuda Regiment Asso...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A letter by the Premier to the Opposition leader posted on social media was condemned as a “cheap political PR stunt” by Craig Cannonier yesterday.
David Burt published the correspondence, addressed to Mr Cannonier, on Twitter “in the interest of tra...
DATE: Aug 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Minister of Public Works asked residents to show their support for his “adopted daughter” who MPs heard is on a “zero dollar” contract to help in the battle against Covid-19.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch told the House of Assembly on Friday tha...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An online consultation about race relations in Bermuda was relaunched by the Minister of Community Affairs and Sport today.
Lovitta Foggo said it was important to encourage discussion in order to bring about change.
She explained: “On June 7, I was p...
DATE: Jun 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A panel of experts will hold an online forum for non-Bermudian residents affected by domestic abuse this weekend.
The Foreign Women Club of Bermuda and Under Konstruction, a support agency, said they wanted people from overseas to know that they were...
DATE: Jun 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A controversial beauty products tycoon scheduled to take up the US Consul General’s post this summer made headlines in America after he shared “conspiracy theories and unfounded attacks” about President Donald Trump’s political opponents on Twitter.
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DATE: Jun 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A government backbencher said on Friday that there was “inconsistency” between a House of Assembly audio recording and an official written account of the sitting.
Jason Hayward claimed that “clarity” was needed about comments he made in Parliament on...
DATE: May 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter