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Tropical Storm Peter tonight remained on course to approach Bermuda late in the week.
The Bermuda Weather Service said the storm’s closest point of approach in three days would be 442 miles south-southwest of the island at 6pm on Thursday.
But the st...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Organisers have announced the postponement of Oktoberfest in Dockyard until at least the end of the year.
Philip Barnett, president of Island Restaurant Group, said the move was forced by heightened restrictions imposed because of the Covid-19 crisis...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Tourism Authority reacted with dismay last night to news that the 2021 World Triathlon Sprint and Relay Championship had to be postponed amid soaring cases of Covid-19.
The event next month was poised to bring relief to an economy hit ha...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Four people have died this weekend from Covid-19, bringing the death toll from coronavirus to 42, while the number of active cases of the virus has soared to 1,427.
Outbreaks of the virus have also been reported in “several” long-term care homes, aff...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Ministry of Health had found cases of exposure to the coronavirus at a string of the island’s schools.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said exposures had been found at the Bermuda Institute, Saltus Grammar School, Warwick Academy, Mount Sa...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A tropical storm Peter has formed northeast of the Caribbean and is predicted to curve towards Bermuda in the coming week.
The Bermuda Weather Service said the system was forecast to near the island at 582 miles to the south by noon on Wednesday.
Dep...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Vaccination clinics to protect dogs against an outbreak of canine parvovirus have been called off by the Bermuda Veterinary Association because of a surge in Covid-19 cases.
Laura Tucker, the president of the BVA, said the heightened risk meant the c...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Another Covid-19 death was announced last night as the number of active infections increased to 1,238.
The grim news meant that the death toll now stands at 38, with 51 people in hospital, 13 of them in intensive care.
The island recorded another 191...
DATE: Sep 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s wage disparities were highlighted this weekend as Bermuda marked the United Nations International Equal Pay Day on Saturday.
Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said the commemoration underscored efforts to ach...
DATE: Sep 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The national security minister last night offered her “sincerest condolences” to the family, loved ones and friends of murdered Duane Gibbons.
Renée Ming said: “This is such a concerning and tragic death and I urge anyone with any knowledge of Mr Gib...
DATE: Sep 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell