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Former Cabinet Minister Jamahl Simmons has stood down from the chairmanship of a government quango.
Mr Simmons became chairman of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation last August, replacing Neville Grant, who was demoted to deputy chairman.
B...
DATE: Feb 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Bermudian nurse who has watched Covid-19 patients die in the UK yesterday appealed to the Bermudian public to get the vaccine.
Angela Whayman, 32, said that the vaccine was “the only way to make progress in halting this destructive virus”.
Ms Whaym...
DATE: Feb 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An Oscar-winning film star who spent several months treading the boards in Bermuda has died.
Christopher Plummer was 91.
Mr Plummer gained worldwide fame after starring in The Sound of Music opposite Julie Andrews in 1965.
But before Hollywood fame, ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
It is one of the most popular events in the sporting calendar and by tradition gives bars one of their busiest nights of year.
But the coronavirus pandemic has called time out on tomorrow’s Super Bowl and American football fans are expected to watch ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Black people are more likely to die from Covid-19 than White people if present vaccination trends continue, the Premier warned last night.
David Burt made the stark prediction as he confirmed that vaccination rates among the Black population “signifi...
DATE: Feb 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Staff shortages resulted in long delays at the Government’s Covid-19 vaccination centre yesterday, while the vaccine hotline was affected by technical difficulties after being swamped with calls.
The online vaccination registration form has been take...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The introduction of unemployment insurance is being considered after the Government paid out million of dollars in benefits in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.
The news came after it was revealed an extra 400 families had been forced to rely on Finan...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Minister of Finance has renewed a pledge that there will be no new taxes in this month’s Budget.
Curtis Dickinson also promised Government departmental expenditure would be kept on a tight leash in the next financial year.
Mr Dickinson said: “The...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A family has alleged that Government maladministration cost them land in Southampton.
The Darrell family told the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Loss yesterday that records show they owned a section of land bisected by Riviera Estates Road ...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 200 people have now received a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, giving them almost full protection against the virus.
And the Government is now looking to broaden its vaccination programme to other sections of society following the arri...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan