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Bermuda will ride out the current coronavirus outbreak if residents adhere to the restrictions put in place last month and follow SafeKey guidelines, the Premier said today.
David Burt also urged people to report operators of indoor venues who faile...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda’s top physicians today urged people to get vaccinated, saying it was the single best way to stop people dying and to get through the current Covid-19 outbreak.
And the chief medical officer, Dr Ayo Oyinloye, also made a heartfelt plea to the...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Royal Gazette sent questions to David Burt, the Premier, earlier this week. These are the responses received on Tuesday night.
Question: The health minister said: "This outbreak continues to spread fast – it is everywhere in our community...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Police responses have been unaffected by an increase in officers quarantined under coronavirus rules, the Bermuda Police Service said today.
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Operations Na’imah Astwood added that the BPS was prepared for any further ...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A top insurance firm has ordered that only vaccinated vendors should be allowed into some areas of its offices in a bid to protect staff from an upsurge in Covid-19 cases.
The decision, which was circulated internally last week by the Hamilton-based ...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Frontline healthcare workers are being fed on the job through a free meals delivery service.
Food is being delivered to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s emergency department and intensive care unit on a regular basis through Meal Train, a sch...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A charity for the blind yesterday hit out after vandals damaged more than 20 pedestrian-controlled crossings in Hamilton – an action the city engineer warned had put lives at risk.
Theresa Hall, the executive director of Vision Bermuda, agreed the va...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former US State Department staffer has admitted being involved in a fraud scheme linked to improvements at the US Consulate in Bermuda.
May Salehi, 66, who was involved in evaluating bids overseas government construction projects for the US State D...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity leader said her organisation was an “outlet” for women who faced challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Tina Laws, the executive director of the Women’s Resource Centre, which is today launching a series of webinars, explained t...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A champion of Bermuda sailing who kept the Spirit of Bermuda training sloop shipshape and Bristol fashion was yesterday saluted by the charity that operates the vessel.
Andy Burnett-Herkes, who died this month, proved integral to the running of the S...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer