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The “class of resilience” at CedarBridge Academy set out for the next chapter in their lives after an emotional 2021 graduation ceremony at the National Stadium yesterday.
Principal Kenneth Caesar told the gathering of parents, faculty and 91 gradua...
DATE: Jul 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Abolishing Bermuda’s controversial travel authorisation form and to allow travellers to enter the Island with proof of either immunisation or a negative Covid-19 test will not work, government said yesterday.
The proposal was made this week by Mich...
DATE: Jul 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Six people have been infected with the Covid-19 Delta variant, a more virulent strain of the coronavirus, it was announced at last night’s Government press conference.
David Burt, the Premier, called the news “disappointing” and said it highlighted t...
DATE: Jun 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The coronavirus testing facility Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory will “imminently” move onto a pathway to provisional registration, with a view to getting full accreditation by the end of this fiscal year.
Ricky Brathwaite, the chief executive of the...
DATE: Jun 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
David Burt, the Premier, has said the community should rally together for causes such as comforting the families of two men killed in separate incidents last week, in a statement defending Bermuda’s border control policy.
The Premier also warned of ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Berkeley Institute’s 139 students of the graduating class of 2021 celebrated their commencement yesterday in the wake of a gruelling and “unprecedented” pandemic year.
Keisha Douglas, the school principal, welcomed parents, faculty and students t...
DATE: Jun 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Friends of Ra-Che Williams, who lost his life on Friday in a hit-and-run crash, have thanked the community for an outpouring of help to his loved ones after an online appeal surpassed its target last night.
It came after police confirmed over the wee...
DATE: Jun 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 19-year-old man had to be treated in hospital after an apparent road crash in the early hours of Saturday, according to police.
The suspected single vehicle crash, which left the Southampton man unconscious in the road with facial, back and interna...
DATE: Jun 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Protesters gathering today at the grounds of Cabinet over the island’s restrictions against the pandemic will be met by David Burt, the Premier.
Mr Burt said he and Cabinet would pause the weekly Cabinet meeting to see demonstrators.
The protest was ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A restaurant owner with 31 years’ experience in the industry predicted it would take several years to regain ground lost in the Covid-19 crisis.
Maz Shabdeen, who was forced to close his Dockyard restaurant early in the crisis, warned that even with ...
DATE: Jun 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell