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A charity that was struggling to survive through the summer now has a bright future, thanks to overwhelming community support.
Teen Haven saw costs rise steeply as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, while a general lack of fundraising activity affect...
DATE: Dec 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Travellers coming to Bermuda from New York will be able to take a pre-travel Covid-19 saliva test from the start of next year.
The oral swab is an alternative to nasal swab testing, and will be provided by OpenClear, a testing service based in Manha...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Two Paget Primary School pupils were the lucky recipients of gifts provided by the Bermuda Police Service recently.
Maciah Tucker, six, and Timaii Davis, nine, met Community Policing Division officers at the school as part of the service’s “Give a C...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police have launched an investigation after an explicit sex video that appeared to be shot on a Bermuda beach was circulated on social media.
The video allegedly featured a Japanese woman named Hina Nanase, who was filmed in a variety of sex acts wi...
DATE: Dec 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Americans have been advised not to travel to Bermuda because of the “high risk” of coronavirus infection.
The warning was issued by the US Centres for Disease Control, which said that “travellers should avoid all travel to Bermuda”.
The island is one...
DATE: Dec 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Bermudian nurse who works in Toronto has become one of the first Bermudians to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Keira Whited took the step last Wednesday after health officials in the city appealed for volunteers to take part in a vaccinatio...
DATE: Dec 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The number of coronavirus tracking officers is to be increased, the Government said yesterday.
The move came after reports of people being exposed to the coronavirus – but not being alerted until days later.
The island recorded a further 20 cases yes...
DATE: Dec 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A charity that helps a traditional Christmas Day event run well has asked party goers to give it a miss this year to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Anne Hyde, the Keep Bermuda Beautiful executive director, warned hurricane damage to the p...
DATE: Dec 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermudians living in London and the south-east of England can still travel home over the holiday season, despite new lockdown laws in the UK.
A Government spokeswoman today appealed to Bermudians in the UK to stick to the UK restrictions.
But she add...
DATE: Dec 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Information Commissioner’s Office has closed its Church Street office for the Christmas period, with immediate effect.
A spokeswoman for the ICO said that the closure was unrelated to Covid-19.
The Maxwell Roberts Building office will remain clo...
DATE: Dec 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan