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Bermuda’s Covid-19 have shot to more than 500, quadrupling in weeks with more than 20 people now in hospital and five in intensive care.
David Burt, the Premier, told the House of Assembly the island’s unvaccinated were bearing the brunt of the new s...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation for long-term residents to obtain permanent residency in Bermuda was today tabled in the House of Assembly.
Jason Hayward, the labour minister, said the Government was “acutely aware” of the sensitivity of immigration reform.
He reference...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Irresponsible behaviour during the pandemic is putting children’s education at risk MPs heard.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, also poke in the House of Assembly on the “tough decision” for public schools to pivot to remote learning for the fi...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Residents who unknowingly harbour invasive species on their property will not be targeted under legislation tabled in the House of Assembly to curb the spread of pests on the island.
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, said the Invasive Alien Speci...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A philanthropic family have announced scholarships for 13 Bermudian students in partnership with the Knowledge Quest educational charity.
The Green Family Scholarship Fund gives the awards on the basis of need and academic capability, with priority t...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Premier’s Question Time is scheduled for today as MPs return to the House of Assembly after the summer break.
David Burt, the Premier, will also deliver a speech on “moving beyond the pandemic” and Kim Wilson, the health minister, will table a fifth ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island has started to be hit by the outer bands of wind and rain from Hurricane Larry.
But the storm continued to pass well east of Bermuda as predicted.
A powerful surf churned the South Shore, but winds remained low, although a tropical storm w...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A fresh outbreak of Covid-19 is being driven in part by “people going to work with actual symptoms”, the health minister said yesterday afternoon as she “reluctantly” conceded the island was seeing its fourth wave of infections from the virus.
“This ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Doctors revealed last night that a second “satellite” intensive care unit had been opened at the hospital in preparation for a likely surge in Covid-19 cases.
Michael Richmond, the chief executive of the Bermuda Hospitals Board, said he was “confiden...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A surge in Covid-19 cases has forced the police to ask the public to avoid visits to stations unless “absolutely necessary”.
Exceptions include victims of abuse to make reports or get assistance, and people on bail – who are still required to report ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell