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A vaccine booster programme against Covid-19 is to be launched after the arrival of 11,700 doses of the jab from the UK.
But the public was warned not to try registering for the booster until an online site is in place.
Kim Wilson, the health ministe...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 46-year-old man injured in a two motorbike collision last month has died, police said yesterday.
Allen Trott suffered serious injuries in the crash on Warwick’s South Road, near its junction with Dunscombe Road, on September 19.
Police said Mr Trot...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
An amendment designed to ban three and four-wheeled vehicles used for guided tours from national parks was backed by the Senate yesterday.
The move by Marcus Jones, an Opposition senator, came as the Upper House debated the Motor Car (Liveries) Act, ...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bus drivers will take no further action in a long-running dispute with the Government over lost pay, a union leader confirmed yesterday.
Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said the decision, made on Tuesday night, came desp...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Government senator has appealed to the public to talk to their doctors about vaccines after her cousin died of Covid-19.
Lindsay Simmons said the recent death had left a family in mourning, including her cousin’s mother, siblings and three children...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A team was trying to fix a problem with the Premier’s Instagram account today after followers highlighted it had been “hacked”.
David Burt said on Twitter that he woke up to more than 20 messages to alert him to the problem.
The davidburtmp Instagram...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Bermuda Health Council has published a list of approved antigen tests for the coronavirus.
The tests can be conducted at home and provide a result in minutes – although a positive result will still have to be confirmed by a follow-up PCR test.
Ri...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A talk about a “wealth tax” to help pay for the devastation caused by Covid-19 was one of the events attended by the Opposition leader at the UK Conservative Party conference this week.
Cole Simons said it was important to examine how other countries...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Senate has passed legislation which will allow more long-term residents of the island to obtain permanent residency.
The amendments opened a route to residency for non-Bermudian divorced people and unmarried parents of Bermudian children who have...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A street that was the scene of a serious road accident has been closed off by the City of Hamilton.
Laffan Street was shut after a 43-year-old woman on a motorbike suffered serious head injuries after she drove over a newly-installed speed bump and l...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan