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All of the 58 Covid-19 test results received by the Ministry of Health today were clear.
The number of confirmed cases in Bermuda remained at 146 and of those, 132 people have recovered.
A Government spokeswoman said that there are five active cases ...
DATE: Jun 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A US residential treatment centre will not be disciplined by state regulators after the death by suicide of a Bermudian teenager, it was reported.
West Ridge Academy, in West Jordan, Utah, was investigated by the state’s Department of Human Services’...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than 35,000 adults were employed when a Labour Force Survey was carried out last year, a report showed yesterday.
Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, released the November 2019 findings from the Department of Statistics.
It showe...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Bill designed to help the island operate in a global market was backed by MPs.
Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, said that the Bermuda Bar Amendment Act 2020 was among legislation to be introduced by the Government to help positio...
DATE: Jun 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Relief will be available for ratepayers in the City of Hamilton to help them deal with the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Businesses and residents are to benefit from the programme, which the City said was set out on its website.
A press ...
DATE: Jun 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Legislation designed to introduce measures such as a curfew in the interest of public health was passed by MPs yesterday.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that the Public Health Amendment (No. 2) Act 2020 would mean regulations that “provided...
DATE: Jun 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Legislation designed to allow pension contributions to be suspended for a year is expected to be debated in the House of Assembly today.
The proposed change will be accompanied by a plan for a 12-month halt to social insurance contributions.
Curtis D...
DATE: Jun 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Women in abusive relationships should try to set aside funds to help them navigate the legal process if they decide to leave their partner, a lawyer said.
Simone Smith-Bean also explained that access to legal assistance could be difficult for non-Ber...
DATE: Jun 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A young man who was the victim of a stabbing murder at a petrol station this week was named by police yesterday.
Joshua Rowse, 22, died at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after the assault in Warwick on Sunday.
Police described the incident as ...
DATE: Jun 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Residents may have been too scared or felt too bound by loyalty to tell detectives what they know about the whereabouts of a missing mother, the Commissioner of Police said yesterday.
Stephen Corbishley hoped that a $50,000 reward would prompt someon...
DATE: Jun 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter