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Increased restrictions on visitors will be introduced at the island’s hospitals because of the recent surge of the UK variation of Covid-19.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board said a raft of restrictions will come into effect at both King Edward VII Memoria...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Campaigners for victims of sex abuse have backed proposed legislation designed to target “revenge porn”.
Laurie Shiell, the executive director of the Centre Against Abuse, said that the law would be a step in the right direction – but added that the ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A string of Government schools are to move to remote learning and others will start the Easter holiday early as the island faced a new surge in Covid-19 cases, it was revealed yesterday.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said that Northlands ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo’s takings dropped by a massive $350,000 because of the Covid-19 crisis.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told the House of Assembly that 68,241 visitors attended BAMZ in the 2019/20 financial year.
He a...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
New Easter displays have been installed at the Crow Lane and Trimingham Hill roundabouts near Hamilton.
The decorations, set up by the Ministry of Public Works, include Easter eggs decorated by schoolchildren and Easter bunnies, in addition to plants...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The scientist at the forefront of the island’s fight against coronavirus has appealed to the public to take health precautions seriously after she completed almost a full year of work without a day off.
Carika Weldon, a geneticist and head of the Mol...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Budget cuts mean that the public works ministry will not be able to do as much routine maintenance as it used to, it was admitted yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said that the ministry budget had been cut by $3.75 million because of the eco...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Art can help to tell the story of the Holocaust – and help make sure such a horror never happens again, an art collector said this week.
Gilad Hayeem, who supplied many of the exhibits for the Shoah exhibition at the Bermuda Society of Arts Gallery f...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new round of Covid-19 restrictions is a “body blow” to the hospitality sector’s bid to bounce back from the crisis, a top restaurateur said last night.
Phillip Barnett of Island Restaurant Group, which owns the Hog Penny, Brew and the Pickled Onio...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Teachers and pupils at three primary schools were ordered into quarantine at the weekend after potential Covid-19 exposures were identified.
West Pembroke Primary School staff and pupils were told by health officials last night that an exposure had b...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes