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Travellers en route to the US will be able to get coronavirus tests at doctors’ and dental surgeries, it was revealed today.
The Bermuda Health Council said options for people to obtain fit-to-fly certificates would be expanded after an “unprecedente...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man convicted of a 2011 murder will have his case heard by the Privy Council in London next month.
Devon Hewey and Jay Dill were sentenced to life in prison in 2013 after they were found guilty by a unanimous verdict of the killing of footballer Ra...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Children aged 12 and up are now eligible for booster shots against Covid-19, the Government announced last night.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, revealed the booster jab could go to children who received their second dose of the vaccine six month a...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Business leaders have backed quarantine policy changes for people who are close contacts of infected people.
Karl Massam, the head of the Chamber of Commerce’s restaurant division and general manager of the Yellowfin restaurant group, said yesterday ...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A major crowdfunding website has rejected a bid by campaigners opposed to the Government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme to use it to raise cash.
The Bermuda Freedom Alliance linked up with the GoFundMe platform last year to raise cash to record int...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police have arrested a 31-year-old man after a drone carrying drugs was intercepted by staff at Westgate prison.
A police spokesman said the police drugs unit and tactical support division were called in after the aerial drone “breached the perimeter...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A historic park once brought back fond memories of her childhood to Germaine Trott.
But the Spanish Point resident said the run-down state of Admiralty House Park in Pembroke now reduced her to tears.
Ms Trott, 83, who has lived in the area her entir...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A target date for the completion of the island’s first large-scale solar farm was repeatedly changed, records have revealed.
Updates between the Government and Saturn Solar Bermuda 1, the developer of the six-megawatt plant at the airport, showed tha...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A company running everyday operations at the Finger solar farm is expected to remain on the job if a change of control is completed.
BAC Universal Electric is responsible for repairs and maintenance at the six-megawatt plant, which was developed by S...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A 41-year-old man was arrested after an alleged assault on a 51-year-old woman, police said yesterday.
It was claimed that the attacker also brandished a knife and threatened another person.
Police were called to an incident at the playground on Pars...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter