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A total of 19 new cases of the coronavirus were reported yesterday, the health ministry announced.
The infections were found in 1,271 test results returned to health officials.
The news brought the island’s total number of cases to 516.
One case cam...
DATE: Dec 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hopes for a busy last Friday before Christmas for shops and restaurants were dashed yesterday after the lights went out across the island.
Karl Massam, the general manager of restaurant group Yellowfin, said he was “excited” on the way to work at the...
DATE: Dec 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The teachers union yesterday joined forces with other labour organisations to oppose legislation designed to give non-union members a vote to end representation.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers backed the Bermuda Trade Union Congress, the Bermuda Indus...
DATE: Dec 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A fundraising campaign gave a Christmas boost of nearly $5,000 to the charity Big Brothers Big Sisters Bermuda.
KraftHeinz and Butterfield & Vallis gave from the third quarter of their 2020 Kraft Cares Campaign at the end of October
Part of the proce...
DATE: Dec 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 48-year-old man was arrested yesterday after police seized $648,000 of cannabis in an early morning raid at a home.
A police spokesman said the drug was hidden in furniture.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Antoine Daniels, praised “the usual high ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Covid-19 restrictions are to be extended for another two weeks after 12 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed, it was revealed last night.
The restrictions – including an 11pm curfew and orders for bars and restaurants to close at 10pm – were ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity for children with reading challenges has appointed a new executive director.
Kendra-Lee Pearman, an educational psychologist, has taken over from Glenn Faries, who held the post for five years.
Dr Pearman said the clinic’s mission had struc...
DATE: Dec 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Fifty staff at bars, nightclubs and members’ clubs who lost their jobs because of Covid-19 restrictions should get their benefits from the Government this week, the finance minister said last night.
Curtis Dickinson said at a press conference that a ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Eighteen people have tested positive for Covid-19, out of 1,208 results since the Government’s last update, it was revealed tonight.
Two of the new cases were imported, from travellers who tested positive on arrival.
Both came on Delta flights from A...
DATE: Dec 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Buses are to resume daily service tomorrow, according to the Department of Public Transportation.
It followed the suspension of service on Friday after an employee in the DPT tested positive for the coronavirus.
The announcement today came after an a...
DATE: Dec 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell