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Health officials admitted that “some people” under 50 had “slipped through the cracks” and managed to get a Covid-19 vaccine booster despite not being eligible yet.
But the Ministry of Health could not give a number or explain why immunised people ag...
DATE: Nov 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Age Concern is to launch a Covid-19 booster shot hotline.
The charity said eligible members of the public will be able to get information on the vaccine and register for the booster from Monday.
Callan Bassett, the organisation’s business development...
DATE: Nov 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A team of landscapers began tearing out casuarina trees and other invasive plants yesterday as part of a renewed world heritage restoration project at Ferry Point Park.
Thanks to funds raised over the past year, the St George’s Foundation, in partn...
DATE: Nov 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Youngsters will discuss their concerns about the future in a televised event tomorrow.
The Bermuda International Youth Summit, organised by the Hamilton Rotary Club, will allow youth groups and university students to air their views on topics such as...
DATE: Nov 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Registration has opened for a programme designed to prepare youngsters for a career in the maritime industry.
People interested in the Endeavour Maritime Career Springboard Programme can learn more about the intensive course during a virtual informat...
DATE: Nov 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A children’s charity has teamed up with a local bank to deliver toys to families in need in the run up to the festive season.
The Coalition for the Protection of Children has launched its Toys for Tots campaign in conjunction with HSBC Bermuda, and i...
DATE: Nov 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Partial road closures in the East End will continue until the end of December, the Ministry of Public Works announced yesterday.
The westbound lane of Mullet Bay Road in St George’s will be closed as trench work starting in Penno’s Wharf continues.
T...
DATE: Nov 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda has become the first overseas territory to join a new maritime defence programme which protects against illegal fishing and other unlawful activities.
The Blue Shield programme is a UK government initiative designed to provide comprehensiv...
DATE: Nov 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A bid to cut antisocial behaviour and boost the potential for Bermuda’s youth has been set out in the Senate.
Ernest Peets, Youth, Culture and sports minister, said the initiative would now be considered by a working group.
He said the Government was...
DATE: Nov 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Furious neighbours of an elderly woman attacked in her home chased three masked raiders from the scene after they heard the victim scream for help, it was revealed yesterday.
One woman from nearby Turkey Hill, St George, said: “Half of us are scared ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
