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Staffing levels at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital have been hit by the highly contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19, it was revealed.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Hospitals Board confirmed that 25 staff were off work after they were infected...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Travellers leaving the island must still attend a Covid-19 test centre, health officials have advised.
But a spokeswoman acknowledged that delays in getting test results continued, a problem said to be caused by the latest outbreak driven by Omicron ...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A mature student who has fulfilled her dream of going to university after years of saving up was sent on her way with a special motorcade.
Friends and family of Phylicia Furbert held the drive-by for the 29-year-old and thanked her for being a great ...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance has thrown its support behind the police in its war on violent crime.
Michael Dunkley, the shadow minister for national security, said that the rise in violent crime was a concern and that the Bermuda Police Servic...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Charles Gosling has had more than his fair share of drama on the political stage as Mayor of Hamilton, despite leaving dreams of becoming a theatre director long behind him at drama school in London.
Fighting for the Corporation’s continued existence...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Hamilton should be at the centre of a Bermuda Triangle-based tourism boost, the city’s Mayor has said.
Charles Gosling would like to use the globally known myth to attract more visitors to the capital.
The move would be in a similar vein to the way B...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Ministry of Education’s headquarters has been criticised for a delayed response to a request for information about a settlement with a former Commissioner of Education.
According to a decision by Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Information Commissioner,...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity set up to protect the rights of gay people is to recruit its first executive director
OUTBermuda has also bolstered its leadership team by with the appointment of four new volunteers to its board.
Adrian Hartnett-Beasley, OUTBermuda’s chai...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Work on a wall repair and trenching are expected to continue to affect road users this month, the Government said.
The Ministry of Public Works said Harbour Road, near Lover’s Lane, would be one-way during rush hours because of repairs to a wall.
Har...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man was remanded in custody after he was accused of attempted armed robbery.
Tyneko Trott, 36, from Devonshire, was charged in Magistrates’ Court with wounding Arthur Dill, the owner of Jor-Jay’s Takeout.
He was also charged with attempting to rob ...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson