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Government schools will be holding virtual open houses for pupils planning to enrol in September.
According to the Ministry of Education, open houses will take place on the Zoom video-conferencing app and will be recorded and uploaded onto the Bermud...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda has recorded its 12th death from Covid-19, health officials said last night.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said: “This loss is devastating.
“My heart is heavy with the news of another death due to Covid-19.
“I mourn with the family, fr...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Rest home residents will be first in line to get the Covid-19 vaccine after a consignment from the UK arrives today.
A team of medics will visit rest homes across the island from Monday to administer the drug to people who want the jab.
The team will...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A missing 21-year-old man has been traced, police said this morning.
DeRoger Hollis Trott was last seen at his home in Somerset Road, Sandys on Wednesday.
He was said to be Black, about 6ft tall, with unkempt shoulder length black hair and beard and...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A section of South Road will be closed to traffic from next week for repair work to be carried out.
The section, near the Paget traffic lights, will be shut to westbound traffic next Tuesday and Wednesday between 9.30am and 2.30pm so a roadside wall ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda has finally recorded its first birth of 2021, five days into the new year.
Mother Danielle Pacheco gave birth to a baby girl on Tuesday afternoon. The father is Daniel Hayward.
Kalysta Rayne Hayward arrived at 1.40pm at the maternity unit o...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Businesses are being urged to adhere to Covid-19 safety regulations as staff return to work following the Christmas break.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, made the plea after pointing out that 20 per cent of all coronavirus cases last month were spr...
DATE: Jan 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A book by a Bermudian author has been given the seal of approval by US media magnate Oprah Winfrey.
Girlcott, by Florenz Maxwell, was listed as must-read book in a recent edition of Ms Winfrey’s O Magazine.
The coming-of-age novel is set during ...
DATE: Jan 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Royal Bermuda Regiment will sign up new recruits on Thursday night.
Candidates should report to Warwick Camp at 6pm to start the enlistment process.
Major Duncan Simons, the RBR’s Career Management Officer, said: “It’s the best second job in Berm...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Covid-19 has claimed its first victim of the new year, it was revealed last night.
Kim Wilson, the health minister said the loss was “very upsetting” for the public.
The news came as Ms Wilson announced that more than 9,000 doses of vaccine will arri...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell