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Colourful kites are a traditional symbol of spring and resurrection for Bermudians at Easter.
But the Good Friday ritual of kite flying in parks and on beaches has been grounded this year after the public was ordered to stay at home as part of the ba...
DATE: Apr 09, 2020
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Police warned that anyone breaching shelter-at-home rules would be dealt with after people under quarantine invited friends on social media to visit them at the centre where 123 people are being held in strict isolation for 14 days.
People brought ba...
DATE: Apr 08, 2020
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Retired police officers are to be recalled to bolster the thin blue line during the coronavirus crisis.
The Bermuda Ex-Police Association posted an advertisement on Monday and asked its members to consider signing up for short-term service.
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DATE: Apr 08, 2020
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Police have arrested two more people in breach of the stay-at-home order.
A spokesman said a man was stopped in his car at about 4.15am on North Shore Road, near the junction with Radnor Road in Hamilton Parish, and found not to have a curfew exempti...
DATE: Apr 08, 2020
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A nature camp that went online as a way around coronavirus lockdown has been hailed as a success.
The Bermuda Zoological Society said using remote learning for its popular spring break camp would help the launch of a BZS online schools programme.
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DATE: Apr 08, 2020
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The Opposition voiced thanks for a charter flight bringing residents home, as well as the Government’s call for landlords to the show compassion for tenants.
Craig Cannonier, the leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, thanked John Rankin, the Governor, ...
DATE: Apr 08, 2020
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A state of emergency to fight the Covid-19 crisis was rubber-stamped by the House of Assembly yesterday.
MPs unanimously approved the measure, to run to 6am on April 18, after John Rankin, the Governor, signed it into law last week.
David Burt, the P...
DATE: Apr 07, 2020
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A British Airways charter flight returned 129 people who had been stranded in Britain to the island yesterday.
The aircraft delivered passengers, including seniors and students, as well as 1,800 virus test kits and personal protection equipment for e...
DATE: Apr 07, 2020
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Anxiety and depression cases have spiked after restrictions to contain Covid-19 were imposed, a therapy centre said.
Claudia Cobon, a senior clinical psychologist at the Solstice clinic, said she had “definitely” seen an increase in worry and anxiety...
DATE: Apr 07, 2020
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Two men who clashed over noisy kite-flying mended their bridges yesterday.
Duvon Powell, a founder of the Kite Warriors group, and businessman Steve Thomson agreed to meet after their confrontation about hummer-fitted kites was posted on social medi...
DATE: Apr 04, 2020
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