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All 53 Covid-19 test results that came back yesterday were clear, the Ministry of Health said last night.
The number of confirmed cases in Bermuda remained at 139 with the death toll unchanged at nine.
A total of nine people aged between 66 and 91 ar...
DATE: May 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man arrested on suspicion of the murder of a missing mother has been given bail, police said yesterday.
A police spokesman said: “The 39-year-old man arrested in connection with the murder of Chavelle Dillon-Burgess has been bailed and inquiries in...
DATE: May 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than $260,000 worth of coronavirus test kits bought from the Cayman Islands have never been used, the health ministry has said.
The 12,000 kits, flown to the island from London on April 24, were part of an order placed by the Cayman Islands from...
DATE: May 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Shoppers received surprise gifts of grocery vouchers outside supermarkets yesterday after a sponsor of the island’s oldest road race forked out $10,000 to fund the scheme.
Dental practice Kerin Oral Care celebrated its tenth anniversary by joining fo...
DATE: May 26, 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
Women were asked to get dressed up for a charity event that will this year bring them together online instead for the traditional relay race.
Organisers of the annual You Go Girl fun run said they hoped lots of people would take part in next month’s ...
DATE: May 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Domestic violence needs to become a bigger part of community conversation, a counsellor said yesterday.
Tina Laws, the founder of coaching company Under Konstruction, explained that everyone can play a part in dealing with the problem.
She said: “One...
DATE: May 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Advice from health officials to diabetics to properly manage the disease over the Covid-19 pandemic could be “unrealistic”, a doctor has warned.
Annabel Fountain, an endocrinologist and diabetes specialist, said that the Government’s list of “extreme...
DATE: May 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Three new cases of Covid-19 were discovered at a rest home, test results released last night revealed.
The health ministry said that “public health action” was under way to “contain and manage the situation” at the rest home.
The latest three cases —...
DATE: May 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Residents have been invited to join a virtual round table talk hosted by the Progressive Labour Party’s Women’s Caucus.
Panel members will discuss the “new normal in the face of Covid-19”.
Topics are expected to include domestic violence and striking...
DATE: May 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter