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Bermuda could reach herd immunity by June 1, the Premier said last night.
David Burt predicted that if the present rate of vaccination continued, 50 per cent of the eligible population would have their second dose before May 1.
He said: “We can rea...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda might redefine its relationship with Britain in the future – but an alteration to the link with the UK is “not an issue for now”, the Premier has said.
David Burt tackled the topic of going it alone in an interview with business publication T...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The executive director of the Bermuda National Trust is to step down just months after he was appointed, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Andrew Vaucrosson, a former president of environmental charity Greenrock and an executive in the banking and reinsu...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A motorcycle rider was injured yesterday after a crashed truck caused a pile-up.
A police spokesman said the truck hit a wall at about 10.15am as it headed west and downhill on Parsons Road in Devonshire, near its junction with Roberts Avenue.
The c...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A guest house where police broke up a party in breach Covid-19 regulations this month has been accused by tenants of operating without a hotel licence.
The family of seven who lived at Brightside in Flatts said they were ordered to leave after the gu...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Drive-in movies scheduled for the Easter weekend by the City of Hamilton have been postponed because of an increase in coronavirus infections.
Fresh Air Films: Drive in Edition, sponsored by HSBC, planned to run from April 1 to 3 in Bull’s Head car p...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 25 per cent rise in family cases in the courts and a 30 per cent spike in domestic abuse protection orders over the last year were probably sparked by the Covid pandemic, MPs have been told.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, said there had ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A construction worker at the St Regis resort site in St George’s was taken to hospital this morning after a crane toppled over.
Laura Purroy, general manager of Hotelco Bermuda Holding Ltd, said the “minor accident” was the first in three years of co...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Cruise companies have expressed interest in the ’homeporting’ of ships in Bermuda, the transport minister Lawrence Scott told the House of Assembly yesterday.
The minister said that there had been interest from a “small luxury line” drawn by the isla...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Customs duty breaks for some businesses have been approved in the House of Assembly.
Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, said the Customs Tariff Amendment Act 2021 would allow the minister to give zero or cut rates of duty for businesses ruled to...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell