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Applications are open online for members of the public to serve on government boards and committees, the Cabinet Office said.
Expressions of interest are available on the Government’s website here.
A spokeswoman said that the boards and committees we...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Health officials have identified two clusters of Omicron, with 12 cases of on-island transmissions of the coronavirus variant confirmed.
Ayoola Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, said Omicron been found in people aged from “under 20 to under 60”.
H...
DATE: Dec 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A city street is to be beautified with new trees and extra street lights.
The eastern end of Victoria Street is due for a remake, with trees to be replaced and extra street lights.
A spokeswoman for the City of Hamilton said the work, at the east end...
DATE: Dec 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Omicron variant cases of the coronavirus have almost doubled since health officials announced 16 cases at the start of the week, it was announced yesterday.
The Omicron strain accounted for 31 of the cases where typing was available.
The news came as...
DATE: Dec 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bus drivers went on strike yesterday after industrial action by Bermuda Industrial Union members, the Ministry of Transport said.
Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, speaking on ZBM last night, said the dispute centred aroun...
DATE: Dec 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian businessman has defended himself against a firestorm of complaints after residents cried foul after promised deliveries to the island of low-cost meat never arrived.
Kevin Simmons, head of US-based shipping company Ekko Trading Bermuda, s...
DATE: Dec 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New travel regulations on unvaccinated visitors to the island have been eased for minors – two days after the rules came into effect.
Regulations that came into force on Monday initially required non-residents of 12 and older to be fully immunise...
DATE: Dec 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The replacement of paper with online transactions at the Department of Immigration was slowed by the impact of Covid-19 as well as by old equipment, the labour minister said Friday.
But Jason Hayward told the House of Assembly that the department had...
DATE: Dec 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A scientist’s hunch nine months ago put the island’s Covid-19 test programme ahead of the curve in quickly tracking the Omicron variant of the virus.
The new strain was second-guessed earlier this year by Bermudian geneticist Carika Weldon of the Mol...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Christmas hampers and festive treats have been delivered to veterans by a military charity.
Carol Everson, a caseworker with the Bermuda Legion, said deliveries were made to “every war veteran and widow’s household and everyone in nursing homes”.
She...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell