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Unvaccinated travellers will be able to spend some of their mandatory quarantine at home instead of a hotel, it was revealed last night.
David Burt, the Premier, said unvaccinated people who arrived on the island with a clear preflight PCR test would...
DATE: Aug 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Almost 96 per cent of Bermuda’s doctors recommended the Covid-19 vaccine in a major survey of the profession by the Bermuda Medical Doctors’ Association.
The association poll found 68 island doctors said they would recommend the Pfizer or Moderna vac...
DATE: Aug 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Power firm Belco has applied for permission to lay underwater cables in Castle Harbour.
A planning application showed cables stretching from Coney Island Road, near the Coney Island Bridge and Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club field, to Stone Crusher Corner,...
DATE: Aug 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tourism figures are moving in the right direction despite the massive damage inflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the head of the Bermuda Tourism Authority said today.
Charles Jeffers II, the BTA CEO, said that a global surge in Covid-19 cases had cre...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Work to install new traffic lights in Hamilton continued to move forward today.
The City of Hamilton had announced new poles, lights and sensor systems in the area of Church Street, Par-la-Ville Road, Bermudiana Road and Richmond Road.
The work will ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke school hopes to install a solar array on their roof as part of an effort to improve sustainability and raise environmental awareness.
Carlos Ferreira, chairman of the Mount Saint Agnes Board of Governors, said the board agreed in 2019 to m...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public has been asked for its views as the Government draws up legislation to tackle the threat of invasive plants and animals.
The proposed Invasive Alien Species Act was designed to prevent the introduction of new pest species and control the ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Visits from the Viking Orion cruise ship will affect access to a waterfront car park over the next few weeks, the City of Hamilton warned today.
A spokeswoman said the No. 5 car park on Front Street would be closed to vehicles on Friday and Saturday ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of Covid-19 cases has risen to 83 after 31 new cases were recorded since last Friday – the highest number of infections since May.
The rise in cases prompted Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, to urge the public to take precautions agains...
DATE: Aug 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A head-on collision between a bus and a car on Middle Road in Southampton has caused traffic delays in the western parishes.
A police spokesman said: “The east bound lane of Middle Road, Southampton, is currently blocked due to a two-vehicle collisio...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes