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Two people are now in hospital with Covid-19, but the number of active cases has dropped since last week’s update, the Ministry of Health announced last night.
There are now 66 active cases, down from 75 last week when the cases had almost doubled f...
DATE: Oct 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Hospital staff will be able to more quickly respond to patient calls for assistance, thanks to the donation of a biomedical van.
The Hospitals Auxiliary of Bermuda donated the vehicle as part of its annual donation programme for which it typically gi...
DATE: Oct 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A maritime careers programme attracted the highest number of participants to date in its latest cohort of young Bermudians.
The seven-week Endeavour Maritime Career Springboard Programme attracted 14 participants — ten male and four female.
Partnerin...
DATE: Oct 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A new partnership between Bermudian scientist Carika Weldon and Bermuda College will help to create genetic data ensuring drugs are effectively designed for people of Caribbean descent.
Dr Weldon has launched CariGenetics — short for Caribbean Geneti...
DATE: Oct 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government should reduce duty on all goods by at least 20 per cent to address the cost-of-living crisis, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union has asserted.
Chris Furbert was speaking at the first of four town hall meetings organised by ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police honoured their fallen colleagues at a memorial service on Sunday afternoon.
The event at the Bermuda Police Service headquarters in Prospect was attended by dignitaries including Governor Rena Lalgie, Michael Weeks, the Minister of National S...
DATE: Oct 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Legislation extending the deadline for Wedco to file its annual financial reports was passed in the House of Assembly.
The West End Development Corporation Amendment Act 2022, which was passed with no objection on Friday, extends the requirement...
DATE: Oct 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Vendors hailed the first Bermuda Swizzle Festival a success as a steady flow of locals and tourists came out in the sunshine to sample their wares.
The event on Sunday at Barr’s Bay Park featured a host of swizzle products including variations of t...
DATE: Oct 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Botanical Gardens got spruced up thanks to a volunteer effort by employees of the Bermuda Post Office.
The good deed was carried out in celebration of World Post Day, an annual observance which aims to raise awareness of the postal system’s role...
DATE: Oct 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A man escaped with his life yesterday after a boat moored next to a gas station and a packed restaurant exploded.
Gas station attendants helped to get the owner to safety after he dived into the water to escape the inferno and another boat, the Tenac...
DATE: Oct 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan