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A plea for the public to give a Christmas gift of protection to others and get vaccinated was made by the Chief Medical Officer yesterday.
Ayo Oyinloye warned that the Covid-19 pandemic was not over and that the virus flourished with human contact.
H...
DATE: Dec 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda’s first electric buses are expected to hit the roads in April, it was announced yesterday.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said 30 buses would soon be on their way from China.
He added: “I am very excited to announce that the project ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island’s Chief Medical Officer has faced bizarre allegations he was paid by American billionaires to promote vaccination, he said yesterday.
Ayo Oyinloye added that – “laughably” – he was most recently linked to Jeff Bezos, the founder of online ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A charter boat company has vowed to assemble a fleet for the traditional Christmas Boat Parade in less than two weeks.
UberVida announced that it would hold the event between 6pm and 8pm on December 18 in Hamilton Harbour and wanted to recruit ot...
DATE: Dec 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former community support worker and nursing aide has been appointed to run a home for women and their children.
Edonna Bean will be the executive director of the soon-to-open Transformational Living Centre for Families.
Ms Bean said she was “delig...
DATE: Dec 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A footbridge that will carry the Railway Trail over Flatts Inlet is on track to be finished before the end of the winter, a spokesman for the group that funded the work said yesterday.
Colin Campbell, an architect and member of Friends of the Railway...
DATE: Dec 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Two youth groups raised $3,500 for charity on Saturday with a carwash and bake sale in Paget.
The Bermuda Boys’ Brigade and the Church Girls’ Brigade hosted their annual Christmas fundraiser at the St Paul’s Church car park and church hall, with proc...
DATE: Dec 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A special Christmas version of an open air concert series is to be held next week.
The Creatives Live! concert will feature the Bermuda Carollers on the steps of City Hall in Hamilton.
The event, organised by the Department of Culture, will showcase...
DATE: Dec 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An organisational revamp of the Bermuda National Trust was yesterday backed by the Senate.
The legislation, which increased the number of people to be elected to the trust’s council to 13 and ended appointment to the council by entitlement, was passe...
DATE: Dec 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Designated drivers will be offered complimentary alcohol-free drinks on Friday nights this month in a bid to combat drink driving.
The Bermuda Road Safety Council said it would offer free “zero proof cocktails” to customers at the Pickled Onion on F...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan