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Results are expected soon for more than 30 samples from suspected cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant flown overseas for tests.
A spokeswoman for the health ministry said a turnaround of a few days was expected on the samples sent to a lab in the U...
DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new security camera system is to be installed at Hamilton City Hall car park to help stop the theft of scores of bikes every month.
City officials said that 42 motorcycles were stolen each month on average last year - 1.4 a day - and that most were...
DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Questions abound on the potential threat to public health from the Omicron coronavirus variant, which was identified last month by health officials in South Africa.
The new strain was isolated in the port of Durban, the country’s third-largest city.
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DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A charity against alcohol abuse is again offering a free lift home to make the roads safer over Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
CADA’s “Let Us Drive” programme will run from outside the LOM Building on the corner of Burnaby and Reid Street in Hamilton ...
DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Christmas charity drive designed to give toys, food hampers and medicines to people in need has been boosted by one of the island’s churches.
Gina Spence Productions has teamed up with Restoration Ministries in Southampton to run the event at the w...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Free parking for Christmas shoppers is back in the City of Hamilton.
From December 13 to Christmas Eve, drivers in the city can park free for their first three hours at City Hall Car Park and No 1 Car Park from 8am to 6pm.
Tickets are required as usu...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Roadside breath-test checkpoints could be set up without warning in the future, senior police officers warned yesterday.
Police said the proposal was being examined by the Government along with plans to rationalise fines for traffic offences as part ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The United States will require air arrivals to produce a clear coronavirus test result taken inside one day of travel from next Monday.
The decision came after it was reported this week that the move, sparked by the emergence of a new and potentially...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A top business magazine has highlighted Bermudian Kaelyn Kastle in its prestigious “30 Under 30” list of young entrepreneurs, leaders and stars published this week.
Ms Kastle, a musician based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a member of Collab Crib, an eight...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Open air markets for the merchants of Court Street have returned with a double Christmas extravaganza scheduled for this weekend.
Gary Augustus, a businessman who owns the Connections clothes store and Soul Food Grill on Court Street, said there was ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell