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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
The Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute will tomorrow run a motorcade through the central parishes to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
The motorcade, which will feature about 20 vehicles, is scheduled to set out from the Devonshir...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Salvation Army today launched its annual Red Kettle drive to raise money for both Christmas hampers and year-round programmes.
Major Robert Kerr said volunteers will be out across the island collecting donations this month as part of the charity’...
DATE: Dec 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have arrested a 35-year-old man in connection to an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme run on social media.
A police spokesman said the man was arrested yesterday after allegations from several people that they had been approached by the s...
DATE: Dec 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public has been warned to be wary of phishing e-mails that claim to be from the Accountant-General’s Department.
A Government spokeswoman said the email contains a malware attachment that is dangerous to computers if opened.
The spokeswoman added...
DATE: Dec 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Flu vaccinations set to be delivered yesterday as part of the Flu Express programme at the National Stadium Pavilion have been pushed back until tomorrow.
The Ministry of Health provided no reasons for the delay.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry urged ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The hurricane season ended yesterday without any major hits on Bermuda.
The season was the third busiest on record with 21 storms, including seven hurricanes – four of which reached or exceeded Category 3 strength.
The figures were more or less in li...
DATE: Dec 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The global pandemic has not had a major economic effect on Bermuda College, the latest financial statements have revealed.
The statements for the college said auditors had “not observed any material impact on its operations or financial position” as...
DATE: Dec 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public will play a vital role in the revitalisation of the tourism industry, it was claimed today.
Charles Jeffers II, the CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, told Hamilton Rotary Club: “It’s going to take all of us to turn tourism around, but ...
DATE: Nov 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes