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A campaigner opposed to mandatory supervised quarantining has again maintained that he did not submit a medical exemption form when he returned from an overseas trip last week.
Antonio Belvedere acknowledged that he did share an exemption letter from...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A team of medics has been formed to support those with intellectual disabilities and their families at home.
The Community Intellectual Disabilities Team consists of nurses and therapists who work together to meet the needs of the clients and their f...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Teachers will have an opportunity to go back to school next month, thanks to a new online coaching programme.
Veteran educator Gina Tucker will today launch EduCoach – an e-coaching platform designed specifically for coaching teachers, both locally a...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute is inviting youngsters to attend a special children’s hour this Saturday.
Kids Hour Saturdays will be held at 11am and 2pm and will feature the screening of a short film followed by a book reading for chi...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme is “drifting without impetus” and is unlikely to achieve herd immunity targets, according to the Opposition.
Michael Dunkley, the One Bermuda Alliance spokesman for National Security and Health, spoke out f...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government has passed legislation that will enable it to recover overpayments of unemployment benefit more effectively.
The Public Treasury (Administration and Payments) Amendment and Validation Act 2021 (the Act) was passed in the House of Assembly ...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Opposition is calling for an investigation into the funding of a controversial energy project at the National Sports Centre.
At a press conference yesterday Craig Cannonier, the One Bermuda Alliance spokesman for public works, also called for an ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda has one of the best Covid-19 testing regimes in the world, according to the Premier.
David Burt added that countries were following Bermuda as a model to improve their own testing rates.
Mr Burt was speaking at the official opening of a new p...
DATE: Jul 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The doctor running Government’s Covid-19 testing facility has provided details of how vaccinations can dramatically reduce the spread of the disease.
Carika Weldon, who heads the department of health’s Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, also explained...
DATE: Jul 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government has renewed its warning of fake Covid-19 vaccination certificate e-mails circulating.
A health ministry spokeswoman said that e-mails claiming to be from the ministry or “the Covid-19 vaccine team” informing recipients of an error in their...
DATE: Jul 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan