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The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a surge in mental health issues among the young, according to an island charity.
Family Centre, which provides counselling services for troubled teenagers, said that it had seen calls increase almost 50 per cent in th...
DATE: Jul 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government is seeking bids to install energy-saving solar panels on more than 30 public buildings.
A request for proposal issued this month asked companies to submit bids for the “design, supply of materials, permitting, installation, commissioni...
DATE: Jul 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The taxpayer will have to pay out almost $3.5 million to airport operator Skyport to make up for a shortfall in revenue — bringing the total to almost $50 million.
Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, told the House of Assembly today that incom...
DATE: Jul 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Construction of a new marina in St George will get under way next month, the Government has said.
David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said that the long-awaited $4.1 million development will “contribute towards the economic revival in St Georg...
DATE: Jul 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Services at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital are being stretched by “increasing numbers” of Covid-19 patients
DATE: Jul 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A bride’s wedding was almost ruined after bridesmaids’ dresses could not be shipped to the island before the big day
DATE: Jul 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Same-sex couples who tied the knot before a landmark Privy Council ruling outlawed gay unions are valid under new laws.
The Domestic Partnership Amendment Act, which was passed by MPs in the House of Assembly on Friday, extended the transitional peri...
DATE: Jul 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The public is invited to attend a meeting on community violence tomorrow.
Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, will host the meeting with speakers also including Darrin Simons, the Commissioner of Police, and Bishop Leroy Bean, of the Ga...
DATE: Jul 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 1,000 residents and visitors flocked to Victoria Park in Hamilton yesterday to enjoy a day of family fun.
The event — organised by the Corporation of Hamilton — saw live entertainment, music, and a pie-eating contest among revellers.
Local ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Two blood donors have been rewarded for their efforts to help to keep the hospital’s blood bank fully stocked.
Janice Richards and Shauna Peyton said that donating blood was “an easy way to help people” and that it could save lives.
The pair were win...
DATE: Jul 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan