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Bermudians suffering from drug and alcohol addiction are being encouraged to attend a recovery programme in the UK that caters to Black and ethnic minority patients.
Bermudian Llewelyn Gomes, a recovery coach for Nottingham-based BAC-IN — Black and A...
DATE: Apr 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A World Health Organisation representative yesterday hailed the island’s Covid-19 vaccine rate as he called on residents to make sure all of their shots were up to date.
Ian Stein, the WHO and Pan American Health Organisation delegate for Bermuda, Ja...
DATE: Apr 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A senior doctor appealed to people yesterday to keep wearing masks to protect themselves and others against Covid-19 – after the Government relaxed public health rules.
Wesley Miller, the Chief of Staff at the Bermuda Hospitals Board, was speaking af...
DATE: Apr 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A former science adviser to the Government said she was “drained” from tension that arose during planning for the return of public schools after Christmas.
Carika Weldon told Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, that she wanted to speak on behal...
DATE: Mar 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An official suffered verbal abuse from some parents when children were being screened to attend schools, a testing coordinator told senior civil servants.
Tarik Bean-Darrell urged the Department of Education to address the problem when it emerged las...
DATE: Mar 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The head of a private school and its chairwoman last night appealed for a relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions for children and warned that the education system was close to breaking point.
Linda Parker, the head teacher at BHS, and Celia Powell, the ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Charity fundraisers who “braved the shave” in aid of childhood cancer research have so far raised more than $40,000.
Fundraising efforts for the annual St Baldrick’s Day event, where participants cut or completely shave their heads to raise cash, wer...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The number of Covid-19 cases jumped to 312 yesterday, an increase of 41 or 15 per cent since last Thursday
DATE: Mar 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda recorded another Covid-19 fatality tonight, pushing the death toll up to 126.
The grim news came as Kim Wilson, the health minister, warned that coronavirus infections were outpacing recoveries as the number of active cases hit 271 — up from ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A last call went out today for people to put their best foot forward for a charity walk to raise funds for the fight against diabetes.
The Walk to ‘Defeet’ Diabetes, held every year, will be in a virtual format and participants were asked to walk, j...
DATE: Mar 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan