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People who visited three entertainment venues at the end of last month were last night warned to quarantine and get tested for the virus.
Health officials said the three venues were Southampton Rangers Sports Club, Flanagan's Outback Sports Bar in Ha...
DATE: Dec 08, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda recorded another 18 cases of Covid-19 over the weekend, bringing the total number of active cases to 75.
The figure represents one of the biggest daily totals in months, and suggests the spread of the virus is snowballing.
The Ministry of Hea...
DATE: Dec 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Public gatherings will be restricted from tomorrow as Government moved to contain a jump in Covid-19 cases., the Premier said.
David Burt said last night that the move was made to prevent the risk that mass infections could overwhelm the healthcare ...
DATE: Dec 07, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A streamlined system for overseas buyers to acquire homes in Bermuda has been approved by MPs.
Wayne Furbert, the Cabinet Office minister said the legislation would "better facilitate the sale of property to international buyers".
Mr Furbert added th...
DATE: Dec 07, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Container ships Oleander and Bermuda Islander arrived on the island this morning to deliver much needed supplies.
The schedules of both vessels were disrupted because of industrial action last week by dock-workers. As a result grocery stores began to...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Grocery stores are suffering from a shortage of fresh produce as a result of last week’s disruptions at Hamilton Docks.
But retailers are confident that stocks will be replenished later today following the arrival of two container ships.
The disrupti...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The number of students attending Bermuda College through a new scholarship programme has almost doubled this year.
Senator Owen Darrell told colleagues in the Upper House yesterday that 47 students enrolled at the facility at the start of the academi...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Government Senator claimed yesterday that the transfer of the L Frederick Wade International Airport to a public private partnership was directly connected to the financial struggles some Bermudians are facing now.
Owen Darrell, the junior minist...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 2,000 acres of land has been the subject of compulsory purchase orders, a leading archaeologist said yesterday.
Edward Harris added compulsory purchase orders by central authorities over the years had caused “a lot of major displacement”.
H...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Somerset branch of HSBC has closed “following a possible exposure to Covid-19”.
A statement released by the bank said the decision was made “out of an abundance of caution”.
“The bank is following all Bermuda Government Covid-19 protocols and the...
DATE: Dec 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan