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Bermuda recorded another 60 positive cases of the Covid-19 virus yesterday, bringing the number of active cases to a record 476.
The positive results were among a batch of 1,660 tests delivered to the department of health.
It is the third highest dai...
DATE: Apr 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Belco is advising the public to take care when flying kites over the Easter weekend.
The electricity provider said that kites frequently get tangled in power lines, causing not only blackouts, but also potentially hazardous situations.
Shelly Leman, ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Senators rubber-stamped a number of bills relating to Covid-19 safety regulations during tyesterday’s session of the upper house.
A government order extending a state of emergency to April 25 was supported by all senators.
And both the Public Health ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A derelict property in Pembroke has been extensively damaged in a fire in the early hours of this morning.
Police said the fire is being treated as “suspicious” and have not ruled out that it may be connected to a recent spate of fires in Pembroke a...
DATE: Mar 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Sweeping changes to the education system have moved a step closer after legislation was passed in the Senate.
The Education Amendment Act 2021 will abolish middle schools and replace them with new “signature schools”.
The new-style schools will h...
DATE: Mar 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 100 requests for public access to information were made last year – an increase of 27 per cent on the year before.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) made the revelation in its annual report tabled in the House of Assembly.
But the...
DATE: Mar 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The cost of some medications could be reduced after senators passed legislation allowing for further regulation of the drugs industry.
The Bermuda Health Council Amendment Act will create a drug formulary, enabling Government to set maximum prices fo...
DATE: Mar 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A gun and a bullet were among the historic finds made during a recent renovation of one of Bermuda’s oldest buildings.
The discovery was made at Verdmont, in Smith’s, by Bermuda National Trust staff.
The extensively corroded bullet was found in one o...
DATE: Mar 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda has recorded a further 108 cases of Covid-19, bringing the number of active cases to 396.
The positive results came from a batch of 3,038 tests, and is the highest single daily total since records began a year ago.
Just one of the new cases w...
DATE: Mar 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Bermudian in the US has won social media stardom with a series of quirky video clips about the island which have attracted millions of followers.
Dylan Hollis has also earned more than 37 million ’likes’ for his short films posted on the video-shar...
DATE: Mar 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan