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A woman in United States for surgery after she was flown out by air ambulance has revealed the problems faced by residents trying to get screened for the coronavirus before they returned to the island.
Ginny Masters said it was almost impossible to b...
DATE: Jul 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Flight crews followed government health advice after passengers on an aircraft tested positive for the coronavirus when they landed in Bermuda, an airline said yesterday.
Three arrivals on Delta Air Lines services were found to have the virus after t...
DATE: Jul 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More food must be grown on the island to combat problems with international supply chains, the home affairs minister said.
Walter Roban’s warning came after it was confirmed that a shipment of bananas was destroyed in April because it was riddled wit...
DATE: Jul 11, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A combination of history, culture and sport will shape a series of online and broadcast events to celebrate the Cup Match holiday — including the first Mary Prince Day.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Community Affairs and Sport, said yesterday that C...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A heartbroken mother pleaded with the public yesterday to reveal information about what happened to her son on the eighth anniversary of his disappearance.
Madeline Rampersad made the emotional appeal so that her family can find peace after 41-year-o...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Three new coronavirus cases are “a serious wake-up call” that the pandemic was still a threat, the Minister of Health warned yesterday.
Kim Wilson said that arrivals on the island must continue to limit their movements — even after two clear test res...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A third air arrival from the US who flew in this week has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Government said yesterday.
The Ministry of Health added that the case, a visitor to the island, was the only positive among 220 test results that came ...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An Opposition senator appealed yesterday to the public to lobby MPs over the Government’s plan to do away with the corporations of Hamilton and St George.
Dwayne Robinson, of the One Bermuda Alliance, highlighted that legislation to abolish the munic...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The interim national security minister offered condolences today to the family of a man who died after an incident in Warwick.
Diallo Rabain, who is acting in the role after the resignation of Wayne Caines on Monday, also condemned a shooting that ha...
DATE: Jul 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A passenger on a flight from the US was yesterday found to have the coronavirus, the Government said this afternoon.
The case — which came in on the Delta flight from Atlanta on Tuesday — was among 220 test results that came back to the Ministry of H...
DATE: Jul 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter