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An information session for people aged 50 and over has been postponed because of the increase in coronavirus cases and uncertainty over the bus service.
Age Concern planned to hold the event at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Monday.
Donna Outerb...
DATE: Dec 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Protests against the use of masks and vaccinations in the fight against Covid-19 have been postponed, police said today.
A message that circulated on social media last Sunday said a march would start at City Hall tomorrow.
But a police spokesman said...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Old engines and stacks at Belco have been decommissioned and will be dismantled next year, the company said today.
Eight engines, some of which had been in service for half a century, and five exhaust stacks at the utility firm’s Serpentine Road plan...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda now has 103 an active cases of the coronavirus as the Ministry of Health reported that ten more people tested positive yesterday.
The new cases were identified in 762 test results that came back to the ministry yesterday and bring the total...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A drive-through event for families that was scheduled to take place this weekend has been postponed until next year.
It was part of the Toys for Tots campaign organised by the Coalition for the Protection of Children.
But Kelly Hunt, the charity’s ex...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Pupils and staff at CedarBridge Academy were told to quarantine for two weeks after a possible exposure to Covid-19.
A Ministry of Education spokeswoman said Ayoola Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, instructed that the stay-at-home order was in pl...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Rum firm Gosling’s has closed its shops after a worker tested positive for the coronavirus.
Now all staff are being tested and the firm will undergo deep cleaning before it reopens.
Nancy Gosling, the president and chief executive officer, said that...
DATE: Dec 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man who admitted accessing more than 23,000 items of child pornography was today given a ten month suspended sentence.
Wong Li Shan was told in the Supreme Court that, although the material was “abhorrent”, it was on the lowest level of the scale.
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DATE: Dec 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The City of Hamilton said yesterday that no request had been made to hold a protest against the use of masks and vaccinations in the fight against Covid-19.
A message that circulated on social media last Sunday said a march would start at City Hall ...
DATE: Dec 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Imported Christmas trees are under examination by Government officials who will check for possible infestations.
Staff from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources will carry out inspections on the island as the team did not perform check...
DATE: Dec 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter