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Pupils will still be expected to wear masks in classrooms to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the health minister confirmed yesterday.
Kim Wilson said that the step helped to protect older family members in multigenerational homes.
She was speak...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The removal of most Covid-19 health restrictions – including the end of SafeKey rules in most cases – was yesterday welcomed by the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance.
Michael Dunkley, the shadow health minister, said: “We are pleased that it appears i...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An announcement about increased airport fees played a part in “relegating” Bermuda to a seasonal destination, the Minister of Transport claimed yesterday.
Lawrence Scott added that it is thought the island’s rates are among the highest in the world.
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DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A hotel created from a failed housing development is expected to open for business next year, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
MPs were told the Bermudiana Beach Resort at the former Grand Atlantic apartment complex on South Shore in Warwick w...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Divorce without the need for a courtroom blame game could be on the cards after the Attorney-General tabled proposed legislation in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Kathy Lynn Simmons said that the “no fault” divorce proposal was “the first part of a...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An Opposition call for Bermuda to bid for the 2024 America’s Cup was today dismissed by the Premier as a “rinse and repeat” tourism strategy.
David Burt told the House of Assembly that “sailing alone is not the path to tourism renewal”.
Mr Burt poure...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A serial offender with a criminal record stretching back 40 years has been jailed for 18 months after he admitted the theft of $80 from a house.
Neville Woods, 53, pleaded guilty yesterday in Magistrates’ Court to trespassing into a home to steal cas...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
People injured in road accidents will be eligible to receive larger insurance payouts under new legislation approved by the House of Assembly.
The amendment to the law will triple insurer liability from $125,000 to $375,000 per claim for cases where ...
DATE: Feb 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have launched a murder investigation in the wake of an off-duty prison officer dying after he tried to break up a fight between two men on Wednesday.
Daemon Bell, 49, from Hamilton Parish, stepped in to break up the scuffle near Shelly Bay Fie...
DATE: Feb 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The health minister will today announce the timetable for the end of most Covid-19 restrictions, The Royal Gazette understands.
But Kim Wilson is expected to reveal that the disliked SafeKey rules for indoor drinking and dining in bars and restaurant...
DATE: Feb 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
