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A vaccination clinic set up yesterday to tackle an outbreak of canine parvovirus was successful but much work remains, a veterinarian has said.
Laura Tucker, president of the Bermuda Veterinary Association, said 154 dogs were brought to the clinic a...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Opposition to the Bermuda Industrial Union’s threat of a major strike grew yesterday as the government maintained it will not back down on the issue of union decertification votes.
The Bermuda Industrial Union is demanding that the government amend ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
New public health regulations requiring patrons to have a SafeKey could be “the final nail in the coffin” for businesses struggling to survive the Covid-19 pandemic, Michael Dunkley has warned.
The Shadow Minister of National Security and Health adde...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A ceremony was held to recognise 15 recipients of scholarships aimed at helping young Bermudians to enter Bermuda’s workforce.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, addressed the awardees last Thursday on the grounds of the Cabinet Office.
The Dep...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A charity working to send aid to Haiti following a devastating earthquake is calling for volunteers.
Feed My Lambs Ministry is organising a Tag Day on Wednesday, September 15 to help with fundraising efforts.
The charity has a school that educates ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police are asking the public’s help in locating 19-year-old Zywonde Lema.
Mr Lema, pictured, is described as a light-skinned black male, approximately 5ft 3 inches tall, slim built and clean shaven. He wears his hair in a high-top fade.
He is known ...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Minister of Health has issued a reminder to the public about the availability of Covid-19 vaccinations.
Kim Wilson said that anyone wishing to get the vaccine can do so via appointment or walk-in at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital on any Tuesd...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A gym owner yesterday said she will refuse to follow government regulations requiring members to have a SafeKey.
Karen Hodgkins, who owns Magnum Power Force Gym on Church Street in Pembroke, said in order for the gym to survive it would be “business...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A wife and husband say they are lucky to be alive after lightning hit their house blowing out a ceiling, cracking a chimney, smashing a glass fire guard and causing electrical explosions.
Lorna and Paul Singh were in their house on Rockywold Drive in...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermudian producer and filmmaker who spent several months in Afghanistan has said people he knows there are “absolutely terrified” in face of the Taleban take over.
Robert Zuill, who is senior producer for CITV and worked on a series of promotional...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan