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Health officials hope to begin vaccinating residents against the coronavirus within the next two weeks, the Government has said.
Bermuda is in line to receive 9,750 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by the end of next week, with the first doses ex...
DATE: Dec 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A detective said yesterday it was “a miracle” innocent people were not hit by a fusillade of gunfire on Monday night.
Detective Sergeant Jason Smith added that people, including children, were in the vicinity at the junction of Elliott Street and Cou...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Court of Appeal judge has called for digital recording in court cases to speed up proceedings.
Justice of Appeal Geoffrey Bell made the recommendation in a written judgment in the case of Kenneth Williams, who was convicted in Magistrates’ Court of...
DATE: Dec 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Bermuda banknote from the 1960s is expected to sell for thousands of dollars at an online auction next week.
The ₤10 pre-decimalisation bill, printed in 1964, was never circulated and is in almost mint condition.
Auctioneer Dennis Hengeveld, an au...
DATE: Dec 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
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