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The contagious new strain of the coronavirus virus could deplete the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital of vital medical staff, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has warned.
A spokeswoman for the BHB said the Omicron variant could force staff to take time o...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A report intended to improve government communications about the bus service is set to go before the House of Assembly.
Victoria Pearman, the Ombudsman for Bermuda, announced this afternoon that she had delivered a report on the subject to the Speake...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hamilton’s mayor fears the city could lose a controversial court battle costing taxpayers upwards of $20 million and setting capital development back decades.
Charles Gosling admitted he was “concerned” about a long-running international legal tussle...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Police officers last night confirmed a firearms incident in a residential area.
A spokesman said gunshots were fired in the Deepdale Road area of Pembroke just after 10pm.
Armed response units and officers from the forensic support unit sealed off th...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Royal Bermuda Regiment soldier and a civilian suffered serious facial injuries after their motorbikes were in collision in the West End last night.
Police said a man leaving the RBR Coast Guard headquarters in Sandys and a man on a motorcycle trave...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Air Canada is to halt flights to the island next month because of the latest surge in Covid-19 cases.
An Air Canada spokesman said the airline would suspend services between Toronto and Bermuda from January 9.
The spokesman said: “Air Canada continue...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Rough sleepers were given shelter over the festive season after a fundraising effort by a new charity.
The organisation – called home – launched a bid at the beginning of this month to raise $50,000.
The goal was to provide accommodation for the more...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Broadcasting Company’s TV channels were knocked off the airwaves on Monday and yesterday.
Patrick Singleton, the BBC’s chief executive, said the firm’s ZBM and ZFB channels were down from last night until about 2pm.
He added: “One of the ...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Four dancers have won scholarships for training programmes after they auditioned on the international stage during a school trip.
T’aja Williams, a senior dancer at Hamilton’s In Motion School of Dance, was given early acceptance to Slippery Rock Uni...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A report on the status of Bermuda’s criminal injuries compensation system is set to be put before the House of Assembly at its next session.
It comes after reports that the was “severely backlogged”, resulting in victims of violent crime waiting year...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes