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Restaurateurs said yesterday they hoped the public would regain the confidence to dine out after business slumped in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Industry figures highlighted out that staff in the sector were used to strict hygiene regulation...
DATE: Jan 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Residents were urged to contact police immediately if there are concerns about the safety or wellbeing of someone believed to be missing.
The Bermuda Police Service said that there is no need to wait 48 hours to file a report “particularly in the cas...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A 52-year-old man denied a string of failures to comply with a court supervision order yesterday.
Junius Caines pleaded not guilty in Supreme Court to four charges dating back to last year.
It is alleged Mr Caines failed or refused to comply with a c...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An efficiency drive at the Bermuda Hospitals Board saved almost $30 million in less than three years, a spokeswoman has said.
She added that a contract with professional services firm KPMG, which included work to reduce expenses, will run until 2023 ...
DATE: Jan 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Renovations worth about $1 million at hospital buildings helped to increase space that could be used to cope with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has revealed.
Work at Montrose Cottage, on the King Edward VII Memorial...
DATE: Jan 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo will stay closed to the public until January 25, the Government said today.
A spokeswoman added that the decision was made “to limit potential exposure to animals that are susceptible to coronaviruses and to ensur...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Records of a Parliamentary inquiry set up to look at the use of pepper spray at a 2016 House of Assembly demonstration will not see the light of day for 30 years.
The news came after a decision to refuse to release records of a joint select committee...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A series of charter flights between Bermuda and the Azores could pave the way for a scheduled service, the president of airport operators Skyport said yesterday.
Aaron Adderley said that Azores Airlines was expected to fly to Bermuda on a regular bas...
DATE: Dec 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Emergency work on a collapsed section of Harbour Road is expected to continue until the end of next month, it was revealed yesterday.
A notice from the Ministry of Public Works said that a lane closure for embankment and wall repairs in Warwick will ...
DATE: Dec 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A leading scientist for tracking the coronavirus in Bermuda reassured the public yesterday that human error rather than a “glitch” in the testing system had led to some getting sent incorrect results.
Carika Weldon apologised after 24 people were giv...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell