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A power price cut need not mean future rate increases for electricity supplier Belco, the energy watchdog has said.
The Regulatory Authority made the announcement after it reached an agreement with Belco for a small cut in power bills from June 1 to...
DATE: May 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A long awaited shipment of computers for public primary school pupils will reach youngsters at the government camp programme this summer.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said a shipment of 1,601 Chromebooks, ordered in August 2020, had finally...
DATE: May 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Cup Match could return this summer after the launch of a hi-tech programme to check people’s coronavirus vaccination and test status, the Premier said.
David Burt told the House of Assembly the SafeKey phone-readable code would prove the holder had b...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s top hospital physician yesterday appealed to people to get vaccinated after it was revealed thousands of doses had to be used before they were ruled out of date.
Nevin Williams, the director of the hospitalist service at the Bermuda Hosp...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A report on the introduction of a minimum wage for Bermuda will be tabled today in the House of Assembly.
David Burt, the Premier, will discuss the launch of the electronic Covid-19 Safe Key scheme.
Mr Burt will detail the pilot programme to allow pe...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
HSBC is to reopen its Church Street branch in Hamilton from Monday.
The branch will be open from 9am to 4pm.
Customers must wear face coverings or masks on the premises, in line with Government advice.
They were also advised to use online banking as ...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A “visionary” carpenter who became a driving force for the creation of Bermuda’s first black-owned bank has died.
Walter Seymour was 101.
Mr Seymour was among the founder members of the Bermuda Provident Bank in 1969.
Sir John Swan, a former Premier ...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A heart doctor who “dramatically” improved the island’s cardiology treatment ten years ago has died.
Carl Levick was 68.
Dr Levick joined the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in 2010 as director of cardiology after the hospital had gone several year...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s vaccination certificates were not designed for use on the island, but were issued for “foreign travel, education, or medical treatment”, the Ministry of Health said yesterday.
A ministry spokeswoman added there was no on-island use for the ...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former teacher who runs an educational toys business has teamed up with a charity for the disabled to promote nature-based learning.
BrightIsle, an online store, is now selling the Sunflower Project Package, with proceeds being donated to support ...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell