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A charity chairwoman and veteran child welfare campaigner said that the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic is a stark reminder of how much work was still needed to help struggling families.
Sheelagh Cooper added that a transitional living centre, expecte...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Fire crews were called to the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute in Devonshire this morning.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service said the call was received just after 9.50am.
He added that three fire engines were sent from the Hamilton s...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
More than 1,000 people tuned in to a live DJ set as would-be clubgoers hunkered down at home for the duration of the coronavirus crisis.
DJ iBreeze attracted listeners from all over the island and further afield for his “private party” on Instagram o...
DATE: Mar 26, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Registration for boats and moorings licences will be open for three months from next Wednesday, the Department of Marine and Ports said today.
The period, which includes registration for commercial boats, will run from April 1 to June 30.
A spokesman...
DATE: Mar 26, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
Traffic was backed up across the island after police and the Royal Bermuda Regiment carried out spot checks yesterday for people in breach of Covid-19 quarantine rules.
Queues of cars formed on East Broadway and Corkscrew Hill as well as at Barnes Co...
DATE: Mar 25, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police appealed for help to find a missing senior this afternoon.
Robert Douglas was last seen at about 4pm yesterday near his home on My Lord’s Bay Lane in Hamilton Parish.
Police said the 71-year-old often walked between his house and the Crawl Hil...
DATE: Mar 25, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
An emergency housing complex is to introduce special measures today to make sure its clients are not forced on to the streets over the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Salvation Army said it had drawn up a scheme to provide round-the-clock accommodation at its...
DATE: Mar 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Sanitisation stations have been set up at Westgate jail to help in the battle against Covid-19, the head of the Prison Officers Association said.
Timothy Seon added that the Government had committed to the maintenance of items that will help inmates ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A cross-party relief scheme and payroll tax relief could help the people worst-affected by the Covid-19 crisis, the Leader of the Opposition said today.
Craig Cannonier, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, said his party would back an economic relief co...
DATE: Mar 23, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An action plan to help some of the island’s most vulnerable groups during the coronavirus crisis is under development, it was announced yesterday.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said he hoped that a plan to help the homeless could b...
DATE: Mar 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter