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Enforcement of parking rules is being stepped up after the City of Hamilton hired five new people to check on vehicles.
The new parking enforcement officers have replaced traffic wardens and have been given lawful power to issue tickets.
“At the City...
DATE: Sep 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda has been selected to host a major tech conference which could bring more than 1,000 people to the island.
The Global Privacy Assembly has chosen the island to host its 2023 summit.
Today the news was welcomed as a major boost to the country....
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Royal Bermuda Regiment soldier who signed up for a stint of life on the ocean wave has just finished a major disaster relief exercise in the Caribbean.
Lieutenant Ci’re Bean, 23, was attached to the Royal Navy’s HMS Medway to help plan and carry o...
DATE: Sep 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda will ride out the current coronavirus outbreak if residents adhere to the restrictions put in place last month and follow SafeKey guidelines, the Premier said today.
David Burt also urged people to report operators of indoor venues who faile...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Royal Gazette sent questions to David Burt, the Premier, earlier this week. These are the responses received on Tuesday night.
Question: The health minister said: "This outbreak continues to spread fast – it is everywhere in our community...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Rapid antigen tests to be used by airline passengers from Bermuda to destinations except Boston and Canada are cheaper and faster than the usual PCR tests, researchers have said.
But they added antigen tests were also less accurate than the “gold st...
DATE: Sep 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Premier, David Burt, announced last night that his office is seeking support staff from other jurisdictions to help Bermuda’s overstretched health service.
In his statement this evening, the Premier said: “Right now our principal concern is the h...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Police are appealing for witnesses after two men were taken to hospital after a crash yesterday evening.
A police spokesman said that at about 7.50pm yesterday, officers responded to an accident involving two motorcycles on South Shore Road, just eas...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
An increase in the number of positive cases has led to delays in test results, the Ministry of Health said last night.
As a result community testing is to be scaled back and asymptomatic casual contacts and SafeKey testing will be de-prioritised for ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Booster shots are to become available for certain target groups, it was announced last night.
A spokeswoman for the health department said that the Bermuda Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices made the recommendation following a meeting yeste...
DATE: Sep 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff