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Tropical Storm Henri continued to move away from the island this afternoon and weather conditions are expected to improve.
The Bermuda Weather Service said at noon that Henri was 166 nautical miles to the south-southwest of the island, with sustain...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A host of organisations have joined forces to raise awareness about the aftermath of a road accident and to give support to victims and their families.
The Bermuda Road Safety Council and Sandys Parish Council have partnered with the Bermuda Red Cro...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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The Bermuda Industrial Union indicated it may refuse to go to arbitration over a dispute with Government over bus rosters.
Chris Furbert, BIU president, said yesterday that talks with Government had so far proven fruitless, and he had been told the m...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tougher public safety measures are expected to be announced today after 52 new cases of the coronavirus were announced last night.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, confirmed that the Cabinet met yesterday to consider changes to the regulations “give...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A huge increase in cases of a deadly dog virus has led to special vaccination clinics being organised.
The move came after cases of canine parvovirus, a gastrointestinal disease that can kill, more than tripled over the last month.
As reported earlie...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
About 300 residents have become immunised against Covid-19 in the last two weeks, the latest vaccination figures have revealed.
The number of people who have had a second jab now stands at 64.6 per cent of the population – an increase of just 0.5 per...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Older people will suffer most from a drawn-out bus strike, a charity leader warned yesterday.
Claudette Fleming, the executive director of Age Concern, said seniors depended more on public transport than other age groups and no bus service made thei...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Haitians are “crying out for help” from Bermudian charity Feed My Lambs Ministry following the devastating earthquake that shook their country on Saturday.
Phillip Rego, the Bermudian who launched the charity in 2009 to serve the people of Haiti, i...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A plant to turn salt water into fresh water in the East End is planned by the Bermuda Land Development Company.
The BLDC has advertised for a contractor to install and run a new reverse osmosis plant in St David’s.
A notice from the quango said: “The...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who led police on a high-speed chase through north east Hamilton and caused an accident was yesterday jailed for more than four months.
The court heard that police officers saw Perry Hayward riding a motorcycle along Court Street in Hamilton an...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson