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The Opposition yesterday raised a red flag over the low number of healthcare staff who have had the Covid-19 vaccine.
Michael Dunkley, the One Bermuda Alliance’s shadow health minister, said he was concerned after The Royal Gazette revealed that onl...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A mature student breached curfew regulations after he made a late-night visit to a friend to get help with college work.
Michael Taylor, 66 was fined $3,000 after he pleaded guilty to the offence at a remote session of Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
T...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A fund set up to help pay massive medical bills for a singer with a life-threatening condition has raised almost $50,000 in just two days.
The appeal was launched after Latosha Codrington, who won the Bermuda Idol singing contest in 2013, suffered a...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A law firm has donated $25,000 to help fund the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s vaccination programme.
The money was presented to the board’s charitable foundation this week by Appleby and will be used to pay for staff salaries and administrative costs.
Th...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Ferry services have been scaled back as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to a ministry of transport spokeswoman, the Hamilton Ferry Terminal will remain closed until further notice.
While the majority of ferry services are in operation...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An inquiry into last December’s island-wide power outage has submitted its findings to the Regulatory Authority.
But despite being given the all-clear to release it by regulators, the report has yet to be made public.
The island was hit by a day-long...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A fundraising campaign for a Covid-19 vaccination programme has received a welcome shot in the arm thanks to the fundraising efforts of a local insurance company.
Coralisle Group Insurance has $25,000 to the Bermuda Hospital Board Charitable Foundati...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Residents are being asked to celebrate tomorrow’s Earth Day by doing something positive for the environment.
Sustainability campaign group Greenrock is challenging residents to mark the event by recycling waste, starting a garden, or avoiding plastic...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
None of the 40 Covid-19 patients currently in hospital received a vaccine against the condition before they became ill.
Currently, 34 patients suffering from the virus are on two wards at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital – with a further six patient...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A neighbourhood rocked by a series of suspected arson attacks has staged a fight back – by rebuilding a playground destroyed in a fire.
The Pig’s Field play area, on Pembroke’s Bandroom Lane, was razed to the ground in a fire on Saturday, April 10.
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DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan