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David Burt, the Premier, has sent condolences to the people of Haiti following the assassination of the nation’s president Jovenel Moise.
Mr Moise was killed after gunmen stormed his home in the Haiti capital of Port-au-Prince today.
His wife Martine...
DATE: Jul 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An academic mentoring charity has hired veteran educator Timothy Jackson as its executive director.
Dr Jackson, chairman of the Board of Education and instructional leader, will assume his role with the Impact Mentoring Academy (IMA) in September fo...
DATE: Jul 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
There will be an interruption to the bus service this Friday from 10am to 1.30pm.
A spokesman for the Department of Public Transportation said the interruption will facilitate a meeting of DPT staff regarding the new fleet of electric buses.
The me...
DATE: Jul 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police have launched an “all-service” operation to crack down on the most prevalent driving offences committed on Bermuda’s roads.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley also announced at a press conference yesterday afternoon that he is to meet w...
DATE: Jul 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A returning resident who went into mandatory supervised quarantine tested positive for Covid-19 three days after returning to island, the Ministry of Health said last night.
The case was among five new cases of Covid-19 - all of whom were travellers...
DATE: Jul 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The latest intake of Royal Bermuda Regiment recruits includes an encouragingly high number of women, the Minister of National Security said.
Renee Ming, who visited the recruits on Monday, said she was “very pleased” to hear that eight out of 22 recr...
DATE: Jul 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Stroke patients will be routinely screened for depression, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has announced.
Various hospital departments and disciplines are involved in the new process at the Primary Stroke Centre including allied health professionals (oc...
DATE: Jul 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Fifteeen years after he first became involved with the Bermuda Housing Corporation and 12 years after he became its general manager, Barrett Dill is turning over the reins.
Major Dill will be succeeded by businessman Paul Martin on August 11 after ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The rate of infections from the coronavirus is lower than a year ago in southern hemisphere countries which are going into winter, according to scientists.
Margherita Ghiselli, Regional Immunisation Adviser for Public Health of Pan American Health Or...
DATE: Jul 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A joint statement backed by the Bermuda Human Rights Commission offers support to the people of South Africa following the imprisonment of the country’s former President Jacob Zuma.
The letter is signed by several prominent members of Bermuda’s comm...
DATE: Jul 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan