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A steady stream of residents took to the Hamilton Princess yesterday to receive their Covid-19 vaccinations.
The vaccine clinic was the first of three to be hosted by the Hamilton Princess and Beach Club with the hotel promising those who attend trea...
DATE: Oct 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Hospitals Board has cut back the opening hours of the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre to bolster resources at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
The UCC in St David’s will run from 5pm to 10pm on weekdays for at least two weeks from tomorro...
DATE: Oct 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
It’s now forecast to move towards Greenland – the most powerful hurricane of the season so far, which was very close to reaching Category 5 status as it passed Bermuda.
At its closest point, Sam was 212 miles from the island at 11pm on Friday and at ...
DATE: Oct 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A proposal to build a replacement for Agape House in Warwick has been submitted to the Department of Planning.
The application, submitted by architectural firm Lindberg and Simmons on behalf of the Friends of Hospice, proposes the construction of a n...
DATE: Sep 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda needs to tackle child obesity if it wants to curb a surge in demand for dialysis, experts have said.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Diabetes Association explained there were about 250 people who had end-stage kidney disease, with the majority on...
DATE: Sep 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A gym that went out of business owed a former staff member more than $15,000 in redundancy payments, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Cassandra Simmons had argued in an Employment Tribunal last year that the Athletic Club had made her redundant in Novemb...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Public Service Commission rejected the recommended candidate for the Director of Parks post after staff threatened to walk off the job, the Supreme Court heard.
Terry Lynn Thompson launched legal action against the PSC after she was passed over f...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A taxi driver who has not held a driving licence for more than a decade admitted driving while disqualified and without a licence yesterday.
Magistrates’ Court heard that George Green, 59, was stopped by police as he drove a taxi on Front Street at a...
DATE: Sep 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A supermarket chain has extended its three discount days a week scheme until the end of the year, it said today.
The MarketPlace group earlier pledged to offer the five per cent discount on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays until September 30 to help ...
DATE: Sep 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former US State Department staffer has admitted being involved in a fraud scheme linked to improvements at the US Consulate in Bermuda.
May Salehi, 66, who was involved in evaluating bids overseas government construction projects for the US State D...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes