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An entrepreneur keen to get his guided tour vehicle business on the road will have to wait after senators blocked key legislation.
Kevin Burrows said he had waited 18 months for the three-wheeled tour vehicles, called tuk tuks and used as taxis in As...
DATE: Oct 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Covid-19 has claimed five more lives, it was revealed last night.
The news brought the death toll from the coronavirus to 87.
But the island’s number of active cases fell sharply, from the 1,106 reported on Monday to 890 – the lowest number of cases ...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A vaccine booster programme against Covid-19 is to be launched after the arrival of 11,700 doses of the jab from the UK.
But the public was warned not to try registering for the booster until an online site is in place.
Kim Wilson, the health ministe...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Senate has passed legislation which will allow more long-term residents of the island to obtain permanent residency.
The amendments opened a route to residency for non-Bermudian divorced people and unmarried parents of Bermudian children who have...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A gym owner whose business was closed by health officials for two weeks said others could be shut over regulations against Covid-19.
Karen Hodgkins, the owner of Magnum Power Force Gym in Hamilton, said gyms were “stuck between a rock and a hard plac...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A hike in electricity bills sparked by increased fuel prices will make life tougher for families that already struggle to cover the basics, a charity head warned this week.
Sandy De Silva, the executive director of Family Centre, said some families l...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Travellers from Bermuda to the UK now require a document proving their vaccination against Covid-19 originated in Britain.
The letter, issued by Bermuda’s Ministry of Health, are now available for people who travel to Britain and who do not want to q...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Exceptions to an air travel ban for unvaccinated foreign arrivals to the United States will be “very limited”, the country’s Consulate in Bermuda has warned.
A spokeswoman for the US Consulate said that “all adult foreign nationals travelling to the ...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Seven more people have died from the coronavirus, which took the island’s Covid-19 death toll to 82.
The news came as the island logged 83 new cases from 5,798 test results that came back to health officials since the last update – a positivity rate ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A senior accused of causing the death of a motorcycle rider while drink-driving has had his name cleared in the Supreme Court.
Charles Johnson, 65, of St George’s, had the charge against him dismissed in a brief appearance on Friday before Puisne Jud...
DATE: Oct 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell