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Two granddaughters of Bermuda civil rights activist, Edgar Fitzgerald Gordon, have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours.
Veteran BBC news broadcaster Moira Stuart was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire and her sister Sharon Dav...
DATE: Jan 04, 2022
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Schools will open to in-class learning as planned on January 5 despite safety concerns expressed by the teachers’ union, the Ministry of Education confirmed tonight.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers said it is not safe for students and teachers to retur...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda has recorded four more deaths from Covid-19, the Ministry of Health announced last night.
Two of the deaths occurred in September and November, respectively, and are being reported following ongoing death certificate reconciliation.
The othe...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Increased demand for Covid-19 tests after a Delta Air Lines flight was cancelled caused huge queues at a test centre today, the Ministry of Health said tonight.
A spokeswoman for the ministry said that the queues at the Perot Post Office on Queen Str...
DATE: Dec 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Minister of Health has urged members of the community to get their Covid-19 booster jab as soon as possible in order to stay safe over the Christmas period.
Kim Wilson said: “If you want to stay safe over the Christmas holidays, now is the time ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2021
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Students across seven year groups at Bermuda High School were forced to study from home yesterday as a result of positive Covid-19 cases being detected.
Linda Parker, the school’s head teacher, sent a letter to parents on Sunday advising that owing...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
There are no patients in hospital with Covid-19 for the first time since the start of August, it was announced last night.
But health officials reported six new coronavirus results.
The new cases were detected among 4,528 test results that came back...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda has passed its original 70 per cent herd immunity target for vaccinations, the latest Government figures have revealed.
The Government website showed 70.2 per cent of the population had received two shots and 16.8 per cent had received a boos...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Nine new cases of the coronavirus have been logged, health officials announced last night.
There are 25 active infections with two people in hospital, one in intensive care, and 22 people being monitored by public health officials.
Ten of the cases ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The US has announced it will make limited exceptions for unvaccinated foreigners to enter the country.
Exceptions will be made for children, people who have to visit for emergency or humanitarian reasons and people who cannot have the vaccine for med...
DATE: Oct 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan