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A 41-year-old man was arrested after an alleged assault on a 51-year-old woman, police said yesterday.
It was claimed that the attacker also brandished a knife and threatened another person.
Police were called to an incident at the playground on Pars...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A firefighter has been honoured for her work in the management of the island’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Lieutenant Russann Francis won the Public Service Excellence Award for December.
She was congratulated by David Burt, the Premier, an...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A reminder was issued for people who work with refrigerant gases to make sure that they have the proper identification card.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said all technicians who handled or managed refrigerant gases for domesti...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Close contacts of people who test positive for the coronavirus no longer need to quarantine as long as they have been fully vaccinated within six months and are showing no symptoms, the Government said last night.
The change, announced last week, was...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A petition backing the Government’s science adviser attracted hundreds of new signatures over the weekend in the wake of her resignation.
More than 8,000 people had shown their support for Carika Weldon on Change.org by yesterday afternoon.
The petit...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Children dressed up as their “dream” professions on a day to honour Martin Luther King Jr.
St David’s Primary School pupils were encouraged to reach for their goals in a special assembly on Friday.
Gladstone Thompson, the principal, said the dressing...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Opposition leader called on the Premier to “get focused” after a string of incidents that he said left residents feeling hopeless.
Cole Simons insisted that his One Bermuda Alliance would help to provide the island with first-rate leadership.
Amo...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A pause on flights to the island from Boston and New York is expected to be limited to the 2022-23 winter season, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said.
Charles Jeffers II, the BTA chief executive officer, said he wanted to clarify plans for the JetBlue...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bans and restrictions on new work permits in certain categories have been extended to the end of July, the Government announced today.
The Ministry of Labour said that debt collectors, telephone switchboard operators, pool and beach attendants, deckh...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Some pupils at Bermuda High School were learning online this week after pupils tested positive for the coronavirus.
Linda Parker, the head of school, said that staff had done everything it could to keep as many pupils in classrooms as possible.
But s...
DATE: Jan 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter