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Public sector staff face a “revolving door” of sickness and quarantine because of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was claimed yesterday.
Bus and ferry service representatives said that schedules had been devastated by mass absenteeism – with staff unable t...
DATE: Sep 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A former premier has said she bears “no ill will” towards the Progressive Labour Party she quit to run as an independent candidate in 2017.
But Paula Cox added she had “no active or close relationship with the current leadership” of the party.
She ad...
DATE: Sep 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Royal Bermuda Regiment soldier who signed up for a stint of life on the ocean wave has just finished a major disaster relief exercise in the Caribbean.
Lieutenant Ci’re Bean, 23, was attached to the Royal Navy’s HMS Medway to help plan and carry o...
DATE: Sep 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A supermarket chain has extended its three discount days a week scheme until the end of the year, it said today.
The MarketPlace group earlier pledged to offer the five per cent discount on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays until September 30 to help ...
DATE: Sep 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Success in one of the few external exams to survive the pandemic lockdown was today celebrated by a private school.
Recent graduates from Saltus passed the international Advanced Placement exams, administered by the College Board.
The school said 77 ...
DATE: Sep 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
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