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Bermuda’s vaccination drive will ramp up beginning this weekend when vaccination centres at the hospital and at Bermuda College start administering the jab on Sundays and in the evenings.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, also appealed for all of the ...
DATE: Apr 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Home caregivers have been advised on getting temporary exemption from stay-at-home orders during the latest round of public health restrictions.
The Bermuda Health Council said registered home care providers should carry a copy of their official regi...
DATE: Apr 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 34-year-old woman who lost her battle with cancer had planned to surprise a survivor by honouring her in an annual charity cause.
It would have been the third time that Kevina Santucci, a mother of one, would have shaved her head in support of chil...
DATE: Apr 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police investigating the murder of an innocent man apparently targeted in a gang-linked shooting have expressed concern at the “numbness” of the public to recent gun violence.
Detective Superintendent Nicholas Pedro said yesterday police were making ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Children along Bandroom Lane were among onlookers this evening as the playground at Pig’s Field Park in Pembroke went up in smoke.
It took six firefighters and two trucks to quell the blaze, centred on playground equipment at the popular open space i...
DATE: Apr 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Buses will resume from 6am tomorrow after drivers walked off the job on Friday over fears of coronavirus infections.
Buses were suspended for operators to get tested in the wake of four drivers testing positive this week – but drivers did not ret...
DATE: Apr 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A rifle salute was fired at noon today from the grounds of Government House to commemorate the life of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died yesterday at 99.
The salute by the Royal Bermuda Regiment was attended by Rena Lalgie, the Governo...
DATE: Apr 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police today defended officers depicted arresting a man in a video widely circulated on social media after officers responded to reports of a Covid-19 breach.
A police spokesman said roughly 30 people had been found indoors at the premises, in Pembro...
DATE: Apr 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island has set a new daily record for positive cases of the coronavirus, with 116 cases found out of 1,634 tests.
The latest result yields a 7.1 per cent positivity rate for the virus.
The surge means there have been 370 new cases in just five da...
DATE: Apr 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police last night blocked off the road near Shelly Bay after a crash that left a motorcyclist with what are believed to be life-threatening injuries.
At about 9pm, a male rider was headed west when a motorcycle collided with a car east near the junct...
DATE: Apr 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell