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Fifteen people have been deported for immigration breaches since the start of 2020, it was revealed yesterday.
The immigration department also investigated 431 marriages to check that people had not tied the knot with a non-Bermudian partner to allow...
DATE: Oct 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bus drivers will take no further action in a long-running dispute with the Government over lost pay, a union leader confirmed yesterday.
Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said the decision, made on Tuesday night, came desp...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Health Council has published a list of approved antigen tests for the coronavirus.
The tests can be conducted at home and provide a result in minutes – although a positive result will still have to be confirmed by a follow-up PCR test.
Ri...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A street that was the scene of a serious road accident has been closed off by the City of Hamilton.
Laffan Street was shut after a 43-year-old woman on a motorbike suffered serious head injuries after she drove over a newly-installed speed bump and l...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Frontline professionals should be forced to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, the Opposition said yesterday.
Scott Pearman, the acting leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, said that the Government’s campaign was “not working” and appealed for to...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A police officer who faced prosecution after she posted a cartoon on social media before last year’s Black Lives Matter march has quit her job.
Barbi Bishop’s lawyer, Victoria Greening, confirmed the resignation yesterday.
Ms Greening said: ““I can ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Covid-19 tests that can be administered at home and give a result in just 15 minutes are to be given to frontline workers and charities.
The rapid antigen test kits, which were approved by Government, will be donated by CG Insurance.
The company sai...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Vaccinated travellers flying to the UK from Bermuda will not have to undergo multiple Covid tests on arrival, from today.
Arrivals from “low risk” countries – including Bermuda – will not have to take a pre-departure test as long as they have proof t...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The public was today asked to get back to grass roots and connect with the natural world as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, said mental health had become more important because of the stress of the Covid-19 pand...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Opposition has welcomed a decision to drop a policy that forced non-vaccinated travellers to quarantine in approved centres.
But the One Bermuda Alliance asked the Government to provide details on how much the controversial policy had cost taxpay...
DATE: Oct 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan