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The island must “do something different” to stop carnage on the roads, an Assistant Commissioner of Police said last night.
Martin Weekes said he planned to discuss new approaches with the Government, as well as Dennis Lister III, the chairman of the...
DATE: Jan 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A total of five new cases of the coronavirus were reported last night – all among residents returned from the United States.
One case arrived last Wednesday on the Delta flight from Atlanta and tested positive on Day 4.
The rest tested positive on ar...
DATE: Jan 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The annual Restaurant Weeks celebration of Bermudian cuisine kicks off its tenth anniversary this week.
The festival, extended to four weeks from the usual three, starts on Thursday and will run to February 11.
More than 30 restaurants and bars will ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bus cancellations are expected to double this week after negotiations with the Bermuda Minibus Association to provide schools services collapsed.
Roger Todd, the director of the Department of Public Transportation, said that bus cancellations, around...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda marked the second road death of 2021 after a motorcycle rider crashed just before 1am yesterday.
A police spokesman said officers found an unconscious man with a severe leg injury in the road about 1am.
They gave CPR to the victim, a 35-year-...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
One Covid-19 patient is in critical care out of eight in hospital, health officials said last night.
They added four more people had tested positive for the coronavirus out of 1,427 new test results that came back today.
One was a visitor who arrived...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party government yesterday came under fire from the Opposition for “alarming trends” in spending outside of the cost of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, warned the island was on course for...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“Fundamental changes” to Bermuda’s taxation regime could come with some form of tax on rental income in the 2022-23 Budget, the Premier has revealed.
David Burt said the Tax Reform Commission, set up in 2017, continues to examine an overhaul of taxat...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
All travellers to England, including those coming from Bermuda, are to be required to show a negative test for Covid-19.
The Bermuda Government’s London Office said the requirement for a clear test, taken up to 72 hours before departure, would start ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda will get its first casino in 2021, the Premier has pledged.
David Burt said the island’s banks had been the only block to the gambling industry – for more than six years after the legislation was approved.
But he added that problems had been...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell