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No new cases of the coronavirus were detected after the Ministry of Health received 1,232 test results today.
Bermuda has had 181 cases — aged from 9 to 101 — and five are active, although none is in hospital.
Nine people with Covid-19 have died and ...
DATE: Sep 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police have launched an investigation after a substance believed to be drugs was found at a venue in Hamilton over the weekend, it was revealed tonight.
A police spokesman said that officers went to an establishment on Front Street to carry out a liq...
DATE: Sep 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Fire crews put out a small brush fire this afternoon.
A fire service spokesman said: “The fire service responded with appliances from the Hamilton Station, the Port Royal Station and a total of nine firefighters.”
The incident happened in the Hillvie...
DATE: Sep 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A founding member of the Free Democratic Movement has resigned from the group and will not be a candidate in the General Election.
Kae Thomas Palacio announced the move yesterday.
A press release said: “Kae Thomas Palacio has resigned as a founder an...
DATE: Sep 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A One Bermuda Alliance government would remove the sugar tax and help to develop sectors that are particularly attractive to younger people, the party said today.
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, its finance spokeswoman, added that the OBA’s economic framewo...
DATE: Sep 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Progressive Labour Party politician is the new leader of the Immigration Board.
Scott Simmons, who was an MP in the last Parliament and is a General Election candidate for Southampton West, took up the board chairman’s post on September 16.
The ann...
DATE: Sep 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Kayakers will take to the water this weekend to complete a loop of the islands in aid of a child sexual abuse prevention charity.
They will be joined by surf skiers and paddleboarders for the fifth annual Kayak For Kids, to raise money and awareness ...
DATE: Sep 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More education is needed to help end the stigma of mental health and addiction, campaigners have said.
The Bermuda Mental Health Foundation added it would continue to work with whichever party was in power after the October 1 General Election and tha...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A woman suffered a “very serious sexual assault” at knifepoint as she walked to work at the weekend.
The attack was understood to have been foiled by a passing jogger who called police.
Superintendent Nicholas Pedro said yesterday: “The 31-year-old ...
DATE: Sep 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Three graduates helped by the Government’s bursary programme were welcomed into the civil service as this year’s recipient was named.
Ania Gilbert will benefit from the scheme as she studies for a Bachelor’s of Business Administration-Accounting at M...
DATE: Sep 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter