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A major US health watchdog has advised travellers not to travel to Bermuda because of Covid-19 dangers.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention moved Bermuda up a tier yesterday from Level 3 – high risk – to the top Level 4, classed as very h...
DATE: Jan 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The site of one of the island’s best-known garden and landscaping centres has been put up for sale.
The Property Group real estate firm said the asking price for the Southampton land, the home of Sousa’s Landscape Management, was $850,000.
The co...
DATE: Jan 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than $800,000 in contracts have been awarded as part of a bid to transform a failed affordable housing development into a hotel and condominium complex.
A notice in the Official Gazette
said the Bermuda Housing Corporation had paid Brunel Lt...
DATE: Jan 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Air Canada flights to Bermuda will restart on May 1, the company has confirmed.
The airline halted the service between Toronto and Bermuda on January 9 after the latest surge in Covid-19 cases.
A spokesman said at the time: “Air Canada continues to e...
DATE: Jan 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Supreme Court has been hit by “extreme staff shortages” because of Covid-19 pandemic, officials have said.
A circular said: “As a result of Covid-19, and other unexpected circumstances, the Civil and Commercial Division of the Supreme Court is co...
DATE: Jan 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
UK Coastguard officers have mounted a training exercise with the Royal Bermuda Regiment Coast Guard and other emergency services.
The exercise was led by Commander Phil Bostock, the HM Coastguard Operational Lead, Overseas Territories Search and Resc...
DATE: Jan 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The education minister has backed decisions made in his absence after schools returned on a staggered basis after teachers had to wait for coronavirus test results.
Diallo Rabain apologised to parents for the late notice that classrooms would not ope...
DATE: Jan 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A dentist fears plans to involve dental health practitioners in coronavirus antigen tests for travellers could undermine safety standards in surgeries.
Ronda James, a former head of the Bermuda Dental Board, said the Bermuda Health Council had failed...
DATE: Jan 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A man has been arrested in connection with a social-media scam that promised a quick return on a $1,000 deposit, police said today.
But a spokesman added reports continued of people being fleeced despite repeated warnings for the public to be wary of...
DATE: Jan 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Pupils at a private school will move to remote learning tomorrow after a “surge” in coronavirus cases.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Institute said that deep cleaning would be carried out before the school reopened in two weeks.
She added: “This clos...
DATE: Jan 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter