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The approval of “trusted venues” will make “a huge difference” in clearing exemptions for large gatherings this summer, the Senate heard yesterday.
Locations that qualify for the designation will be able to host events at 50 per cent capacity without...
DATE: Jul 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Arianna Hodgson, a Progressive Labour Party senator, has been announced as the new Junior Minister for Health.
David Burt, the Premier, said Ms Hodgson would take the Senate role from Curtis Richardson.
She will continue to hold the portfolio in the...
DATE: Jul 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Giving blood will be easier for donors after some restrictions were eased, according to the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
Bermuda’s blood donor centre, which used to require a 12-month deferral for certain activities, has cut the wait to three months beca...
DATE: Jul 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Taps running dry have made summers a misery for Southside residents, a Bermuda Housing Corporation resident has charged.
The resident said last week’s outage - caused by a water main break - was their third already this year.
The Bermuda Land Develo...
DATE: Jul 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Returning students have been put through an “emotional roller-coaster” when they were mistakenly sent home only to be put into mandatory quarantine days later, frustrated parents told The Royal Gazette this weekend.
It came as Opposition MP Michael ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Six people have been infected with the Covid-19 Delta variant, a more virulent strain of the coronavirus, it was announced at last night’s Government press conference.
David Burt, the Premier, called the news “disappointing” and said it highlighted t...
DATE: Jun 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The coronavirus testing facility Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory will “imminently” move onto a pathway to provisional registration, with a view to getting full accreditation by the end of this fiscal year.
Ricky Brathwaite, the chief executive of the...
DATE: Jun 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
David Burt, the Premier, has said the community should rally together for causes such as comforting the families of two men killed in separate incidents last week, in a statement defending Bermuda’s border control policy.
The Premier also warned of ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Protesters gathering today at the grounds of Cabinet over the island’s restrictions against the pandemic will be met by David Burt, the Premier.
Mr Burt said he and Cabinet would pause the weekly Cabinet meeting to see demonstrators.
The protest was ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A restaurant owner with 31 years’ experience in the industry predicted it would take several years to regain ground lost in the Covid-19 crisis.
Maz Shabdeen, who was forced to close his Dockyard restaurant early in the crisis, warned that even with ...
DATE: Jun 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell