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Healthcare amendments on the payment of insurance premiums, as well as insurance coverage for tele-health, were discussed by MPs last Friday.
The Health Insurance (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2020 allowed for a temporary extension of the deadline fo...
DATE: Dec 07, 2020
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News
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Jonathan Bell
Under the emergency regulations for Covid-19, residents are required to wear a mask protecting the nose and mouth in situations where they cannot maintain social distancing of 6ft.
Wear a mask so it comes close to the bridge of the nose, and all the ...
DATE: Dec 05, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Christmas came early to the historic 17th century “Carter House” at Southside last weekend.
The St David’s Historical Society celebrated its Carter House Family Christmas at the museum and replica settlers’ cabin in St George’s on Sunday.
Society m...
DATE: Dec 05, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Covid-19 patient was today in critical care, the health minister told the House of Assembly.
Kim Wilson said one other victim of the disease was also in hospital, but in a general ward.
The grim news came as Bermuda reached a total of 278 confirme...
DATE: Dec 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Technology played a key role in Bermuda’s fight against Covid-19, with the island rolling out five separate apps.
David Burt, the Premier, said in the House of Assembly that the first, the HealthIQ app, remained in use.
A sequence of other apps were ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley has revealed he had been targeted online with “false and slanderous comments about my private life” by someone linked to the service.
Mr Corbishley said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that police knew the r...
DATE: Dec 04, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Premier will today update MPs on technological advances to tackle Covid-19 at a virtual sitting of the House of Assembly.
David Burt’s statement will be reinforced by details on new regulations to protect the island from the coronavirus pandemic ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 21-year-old world debate champion who launched his own public speaking firm has been announced as Bermuda’s latest Rhodes Scholar.
Kenza Wilks, of Pembroke, said he had to re-read his announcement letter a few times before realising it was safe to ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Hamilton Princess Hotel has marked Christmas with a ten-foot replica of its landmark moongate crafted from gingerbread.
The sculpture took a team of chefs 14 days to create.
The replica - which weighs more than 400lbs - is the centrepiece in the ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda logged five new coronavirus cases yesterday out of 682 test results for the illness, bringing the number of active cases to 47.
There are nine cases under investigation, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health said.
Two of the cases, both as...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell