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The Bermuda Government took steps last night to correct an erroneous classification of the island’s Covid-19 risk status by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Government said that the CDC has classified Bermuda’s Covid-19 risk sta...
DATE: Aug 07, 2020
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Health
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News Staff
A series of stamps were launched to mark the 400th anniversary of Bermuda’s Parliament yesterday.
Politicians past and present gathered outside the historic St Peter’s Church, in St George, where the Governor, Nathaniel Butler, convened the first sit...
DATE: Aug 07, 2020
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News Staff
The Government has received part repayment from a gambling addict who conned it out of $2 million.
Jeffrey Bevan, a Welsh book-keeper who worked in the Accountant-General’s office between 2011 and 2013, admitted laundering a fortune stolen from the G...
DATE: Aug 07, 2020
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Crime
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News Staff
The bus service was due to resume at 11.30am today.
Buses were expected to be down between 10am and 1pm as drivers and management held a meeting over the school service which is due to resume in September.
The Department of Public Transportation anno...
DATE: Aug 06, 2020
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New medical equipment that doubles the hospital’s oxygen capacity will save lives should Bermuda face a second surge of Covid-19 patients, the hospital’s chief executive said today.
Bermuda Hospitals Board switched on its new oxygenator, and thanked ...
DATE: Aug 06, 2020
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Health
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News Staff
The Covid-19 pandemic had a silver lining for some because it allowed people to spend more time with their families, a survey released yesterday found.
Almost one third — 31 per cent — of people canvassed said isolation at home and social-distancing ...
DATE: Aug 05, 2020
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News Staff
The Ministry of Health received 721 test results yesterday, none of which were positive for Covid-19.
Bermuda has 157 total confirmed positive cases.
There were four active cases under active public health monitoring yesterday.
No one was in hospita...
DATE: Aug 05, 2020
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Health
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News Staff
Buses will be off the roads for three hours on Thursday for a meeting between drivers and management over the schools service.
There will be no buses between 10am and 1pm for talks on the transportation of schoolchildren and Covid-19 regulations.
Pub...
DATE: Aug 04, 2020
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Other
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News Staff
A series of events are lined up to encourage people to reflect on how they deal with the challenges of life.
A press release from Imagine Bermuda follows:
Bermuda families traditionally enjoy recreation in August; offering an opportunity for reflecti...
DATE: Aug 03, 2020
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News Staff
The Minister of Health appealed to the public for patience today as testing teams handle large numbers of Covid-19 tests.
Kim Wilson was speaking as her ministry reported this evening that between Sunday and today, it received 1,487 test results and ...
DATE: Aug 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff