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A St David’s MP who viewed early plans for a medical waste incinerator now approved for Southside did not initially believe the project would be able to go ahead, according to opponents of the facility.
The group Concerned Citizens of St David’s stoo...
DATE: Dec 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s economy is “much worse” because of the Covid-19 pandemic, with nearly half of residents expecting a continuing decline into next year, according to a new survey.
The grim assessment was held by 74 per cent of residents, with 47 per cent say...
DATE: Dec 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Christmas cheer brightened a rainy evening at The Royal Gazette with the winners announced for the 2022 Stanley Ratteray Memorial Christmas Short Story Contest.
Bill Zuill, the head of digital, presented the awards to assembled writers young and adul...
DATE: Dec 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
From quality of life to the economy and housing, Covid-19 caused chaos and anxiety throughout Bermuda – a new survey explores the top seven casualties of the long pandemic.
• Health and personal wellbeing: Covid-19 inflicted stress and took a to...
DATE: Dec 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ten young people have won recognition as climate ambassadors at the island’s second annual Youth Climate Summit.
The group of alumni from the 2021 summit pitched in for a year of activities following the inaugural call to arms against climate change,...
DATE: Dec 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Costs have soared under a new sole-source contract for the disposal of the island’s medical waste, two healthcare providers have claimed.
A dental office showed The Royal Gazette invoices showing a final bill for the firm MediWaste to dispose of thei...
DATE: Dec 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A mental health professional from the island has been invited to work with colleagues in the Caribbean to develop psychiatric tele-health for the region.
Karen Grant Simmons, director of mental health services for the Bermuda Hospitals Board, gave a ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An MP campaigning to stop a medical waste incinerator in her constituency appeared to backtrack this week on earlier comments about when she first heard of the controversial facility.
Tinée Furbert, a minister and the government MP for St George’s So...
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s own Tim Terceira, who started out as a beach boy at the Lantana cottage colony, has been declared Hotelier of the Year in Canada’s Hotelier magazine.
The newly-retired general manager of the St Regis Hotel in Toronto, Mr Terceira told the p...
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The final sitting of the House of Assembly for 2022 promises to be a busy session for legislators - with items up for debate today including landmark minimum wage legislation
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
