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Dozens of people took to the water at Horseshoe Bay on Saturday morning as part of a fundraising effort for the Special Olympics Bermuda.
The inaugural Polar Plunge challenged participants to race into the frigid waters of South Shore, with prizes on...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group of new constables were sworn in to the Bermuda Reserve Police at a ceremony this month.
The nine new reserve officers joined the service at a ceremony in the Police Recreation Club at Prospect on November 17.
A police spokesman said only a s...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is bathed in green light this month to raise awareness of mental health issues.
Preston Swan, the acting chief operating officer and vice-president of clinical operations at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute, forma...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A month of moustache growth has raised almost $30,000 for men’s health as part of the annual Movember fundraising campaign.
Will Green from professional services firm KPMG, the defending Mr Movember winner, retained his crown last night with a festiv...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Keen-eyed stargazers last night caught a glimpse of a series of satellites, launched as part of a private telecoms programme.
Keila Cobham was outside the Collector’s Hill Apothecary in Devonshire at about 6.35pm when her daughter spotted lights in t...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Four people have been diagnosed with HIV this year and two people earlier diagnosed with the virus have died, the Ministry of Health revealed today.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, speaking in the wake of Wednesday’s World Aids Day, said that, al...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government is to hold meetings for those who want to renew their Refrigerant Handlers Permits.
The permits – developed as part of a measure to prevent the release of refrigerant gases – are required by those who service HVAC systems and those...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Environmental groups have raised concerns about plans to build a new hospice in Warwick.
Both the Bermuda Audubon Society and the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce have filed objections to plans, put forward by the Friends of Hospice.
Th...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three new coronavirus infections have been recorded, health officials said yesterday, while six people have recovered from the coronavirus since the last update on Monday.
The recoveries brought the number of active cases down to 30. All the new case...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Online services provided by the Government will halt for several hours tomorrow night for upgrades to be made.
A spokesman for the Department of Information and Digital Technologies said the a range of government services will go offline at 11.55pm o...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes