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The Government last night continued to urge the public to consider Covid-19 vaccinations as the number of active cases of the virus in the latest outbreak continued to rise.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said: “What the past has shown is whenev...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Changes to Bermuda’s immigration policy to open the door for long-term residents to become permanent residents have been backed by the Bermuda Employer’s Council.
While Keith Jensen, the BEC president, said that while “the devil is in the details”, g...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Cabinet minister is overseas receiving medical treatment, a government spokeswoman confirmed this evening.
Rumours have been spreading on social media about the issue but the spokeswoman added: “There are rumours circulating that are untrue. At thi...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man has suffered life-threatening injuries after he crashed into a road sign late on Saturday night.
A police spokesman said that officers responded to reports of a serious single-vehicle traffic collision on Crow Lane in Pembroke shortly before 11...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Taxi Owner’s Association was thrown into disarray after its president abruptly resigned after losing a series of motions.
On Friday night, the association held its annual meeting at St Paul Anglican Church Hall in Paget – the first since ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A local psychologist landed the opportunity of a lifetime supporting international athletes and world record breakers at the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games.
Gemma Harris, a senior clinical psychologist at Solstice, Bermuda’s biggest private mental health ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Calls came from across the island for a lasting tribute to Bermuda’s new Olympic gold medal winner Flora Duffy.
Readers contacted The Royal Gazette in the wake of Ms Duffy’s historic win in the women’s triathlon at the Tokyo Olympics on July 26.
Ed ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A footbridge that will extend the Railway Trail over Flatts Inlet is expected to be completed by October, a spokesman for Friends of the Railway Trail said yesterday.
Tucker Murphy confirmed that volunteer construction workers started building pylons...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The City of Hamilton is urging members of the public who want to take part in its Scavenger Hunt and help local businesses to sign up as the deadline is approaching.
The event was rescheduled due to bad weather and will now take place on Friday, Augu...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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Bermuda recorded 25 new cases of Covid-19 in just three days, with the majority transmitted locally, the health ministry said last night.
Of Bermuda’s 71 active cases, 61 are the more virulent Delta variant and two are Beta.
Furthermore, 64 per cen...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan