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A message circulating on social media warning that a new variant of the Covid-19 virus is far more dangerous than previous variants has been branded false by health chiefs.
The message, which claims to be from the Ministry of Health, states that the ...
DATE: Jan 04, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Four schools have received cash donations thanks to the fundraising efforts of amateur athletes.
Twenty teams recently took part in the Off Level Games – an adult sports day consisting of fun events such as dodgeball, sumo wrestling, volleyball and e...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A jobs fair for people interested in a career in the health industry was swamped last week by more than 300 applicants, almost half of whom were unemployed.
The fair, organised by the Bermuda Hospitals Board and held at the Hamilton Seventh Day Adve...
DATE: Dec 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island is still without a full time ear, nose and throat surgeon, more than four months after doctors said the shortage could cost lives.
The Government has revealed that a private practice has now begun a recruitment “effort“, although health of...
DATE: Dec 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A former church rectory in Somerset is to be transformed into a home for people suffering from mental illness.
Once renovations are complete, the old St James Church rectory at Somerset Bridge will provide around-the-clock care for patients with long...
DATE: Dec 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Residents travelling to the UK on Monday’s British Airways flight were left stranded at the airport for more than four hours after the airline suffered a computer glitch.
According to a report in the Daily Mail, thousands of passengers travelling int...
DATE: Dec 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A clean-up campaign has cleared more than 50 abandoned boats from the island’s waters in the past seven months.
The Abandoned Boats project was launched by the environmental charity Keep Bermuda Beautiful in conjunction with the Government, and raise...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 100 middle and senior students from across the island were given an insight into life beneath the ocean at a virtual seminar organised by the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme.
Experts from Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences presented a s...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A former Progressive Labour Party MP has dismissed speculation that the Government is pressing ahead with Independence.
Instead, Rolfe Commissiong insisted that David Burt, the Premier, had instigated a “cynical political marketing exercise” while “k...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda National Library staff put their creativity on show to win this year’s Christmas Window Competition.
The display combined a love of words and books with Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet, which has become synonymous with the Christmas period.
T...
DATE: Dec 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan