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Roadside breath-test checkpoints could be set up without warning in the future, senior police officers warned yesterday.
Police said the proposal was being examined by the Government along with plans to rationalise fines for traffic offences as part ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A dispute between firefighters and the service’s management has been referred to arbitration after the two sides failed to reach agreement.
It is understood key factors in the stand-off included concerns about safety, equipment and working conditions...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The United States will require air arrivals to produce a clear coronavirus test result taken inside one day of travel from next Monday.
The decision came after it was reported this week that the move, sparked by the emergence of a new and potentially...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A month of moustache growth has raised almost $30,000 for men’s health as part of the annual Movember fundraising campaign.
Will Green from professional services firm KPMG, the defending Mr Movember winner, retained his crown last night with a festiv...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Keen-eyed stargazers last night caught a glimpse of a series of satellites, launched as part of a private telecoms programme.
Keila Cobham was outside the Collector’s Hill Apothecary in Devonshire at about 6.35pm when her daughter spotted lights in t...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Four people have been diagnosed with HIV this year and two people earlier diagnosed with the virus have died, the Ministry of Health revealed today.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, speaking in the wake of Wednesday’s World Aids Day, said that, al...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The health minister set an example to the public today as she queued up to get her flu shot.
Kim Wilson said she hoped the public would follow suit to help control the risk of influenza over the winter season.
Ms Wilson added: “The flu vaccine is a s...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Voters have still to be told the cost of two high-profile international trips by the Premier and Deputy Premier despite government assurances it would “continuously” update information about ministerial expenses overseas.
David Burt attended a gather...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The number of people in need of help from the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas giveaway has tripled in some areas since last year, the charity said yesterday.
Captain Kendacy Barnes said that registration numbers for the charity’s four locations aro...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The public today united to celebrate the talents and achievements of people with disabilities.
The UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities was marked with much fanfare as a music-filled motorcade made its way from the Mid-Atlantic Wellness ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan