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The island’s healthcare system could collapse “in the near future” without action, MPs heard yesterday.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, told the House of Assembly that the coronavirus pandemic had put strain on the health service and exposed area...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Three MPs apologised to the House of Assembly yesterday for comments they made two months ago.
Neville Tyrrell and Christopher Famous, Progressive Labour Party backbenchers, and Craig Cannonier, the One Bermuda Alliance Shadow Minister for Public Wor...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A former president of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Bermuda used her love of theatre and music to bring “Broadway quality” shows to the island’s audiences.
Marjorie Stanton came to theatre with no formal background but had “excellent instincts on...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Unvaccinated travellers can quarantine at home for 14 days, starting from Sunday, the health minister said yesterday.
Kim Wilson told MPs that people who arrive on the island without immunisation will wear electronic monitoring devices and red wristb...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Hurricane Sam is on track to build into a Category 4 hurricane by tomorrow.
The storm is headed west towards the Caribbean from a position 1,767 miles south-east of Bermuda.
The rapidly growing storm, expected to curve north-west, is being monitored ...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 21-year-old woman was in hospital last night with serious injuries to her arm after a three-vehicle crash.
The accident on Somerset Road at its junction with Scaur Lane, Sandys, happened at 5.30pm and traffic diversions were in place until just aft...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government has a “back-up plan” for members of the public left stranded by a public transport strike, the transport minister revealed last night.
Lawrence Scott said the Government would go back to negotiations with the Bermuda Industrial Union t...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has been selected to host a major tech conference which could bring more than 1,000 people to the island.
The Global Privacy Assembly has chosen the island to host its 2023 summit.
Today the news was welcomed as a major boost to the country....
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Triathlete Flora Duffy was hailed by MPs as a true champion who provided light in the darkness caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
David Burt, the Premier, said that every cloud had a silver lining during a debate yesterday on a proclamation by the Gove...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An online shopping platform run by the Bermuda Post Office could be fully operational by the middle of next month.
Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, told the House of Assembly yesterday it was part of a plan to increase revenues thr...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter