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Talks about the future of Bermuda’s health system went ahead this week despite the ongoing efforts to protect the island from Covid-19.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that a meeting at KPMG would have been rescheduled if the risk level was ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Temperature checks could soon be introduced at all of the island’s ports in efforts to protect against a potential killer strain of coronavirus, the Minister of Health said yesterday.
Kim Wilson told the House of Assembly that officials were due to m...
DATE: Mar 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A catering company has volunteered to donate hot meals to a charity set up to help young mothers and their children.
Take Five delivers meals to the Teen Services/Teen Haven home every weeknight to help ease financial pressure on the non-profit organ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A cruise that was due to include a stop in Bermuda later this month has been cancelled, its operators said today.
The Divina was scheduled to arrive at Dockyard on March 26 for a 24-hour visit.
But a spokeswoman for MSC Cruises told The Royal Gazette...
DATE: Mar 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A member of the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s executive team will lead the organisation on an interim basis, the board announced yesterday.
Glenn Jones will act as the CEO “until an executive search can identify a long-term leader” for the public-priva...
DATE: Mar 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Cannabis was found in the system of a one-year-old child, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that the Central Government Laboratory had recorded an increase in the number of positive test results for the d...
DATE: Mar 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Legislation to prevent conflicts of interest at the Land Valuation Appeal Tribunal was passed in the House of Assembly.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, told the House of Assembly that the Land Valuation and Tax Amendment...
DATE: Mar 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A plan to introduce the “next generation” of buses for Bermuda is in its final stages, the Minister of Tourism and Transport said.
Zane DeSilva added that the size of the new vehicles would be dependent on the routes they were expected to serve.
He s...
DATE: Mar 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Better services for people with special needs will include treatment in their own homes, MPs heard yesterday.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, explained that an additional grant to the Bermuda Hospitals Board of $1.2 million will pay for the devel...
DATE: Mar 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An online shopping platform for the post office is under development by a top professional services firm.
Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, said KPMG was working on a three-year proposal which is expected to see the public service c...
DATE: Mar 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter