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Health chiefs tonight appealed to the public not to attend a prayer gathering at the hospital scheduled for this evening.
The call came after a flyer posted on social media asked for an evening of prayer at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital from ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A grieving mother said yesterday she had no idea why someone would want to kill her son.
Freda Gibbons said Duane Gibbons, a hotel worker, was a cheerful, well-liked person who “spoke to everybody” and was devoted to playing golf, especially at the ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Almost a sixth of the population was in quarantine this week as the island battled a fourth wave of coronavirus infections.
A spokeswoman for the health ministry said that around 10,000 people in quarantine included active cases and their close conta...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A student said she was “over the moon” after she was offered more than half a million dollars in scholarships.
Tierrai Tull, 20, could only accept three of the seven grants she was given because of awards policy.
But she said the remainder was still...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The coronavirus is spreading faster in Bermuda than anywhere else in the world, statistics have shown.
The New York Times put the island at the top of a global chart that listed the increase in cases over the last seven days.
The newspaper said Bermu...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An organisation that represents island business owners added its voice to calls for unvaccinated residents to get the coronavirus jab.
The Bermuda Employers’ Council highlighted the effects on work and lives that have returned with the latest wave of...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Increases in government health insurance premiums will not mean automatic jumps in rates for private insurance, experts have said.
Michelle Jackson, the executive vice-president of insurance giant BF&M’s life and health department, said the company h...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A delivery service founder said that a spike in coronavirus cases meant increased demand for his business.
Carl Vincent added that it became clear residents had been asked to quarantine when they were available at home for days to take receipt of the...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A decorated police superintendent who seized the initiative during a march by workers through Hamilton during the General Strike of 1981 was praised for his calm in a crisis.
Campbell Simons, who has died aged 78, was also an “outstanding” sportsman ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Pupils from two private schools moved to remote learning yesterday as the latest coronavirus outbreak impacted more staff and students.
Parents of children in years one to 13 at Bermuda High School and middle years one to five at Somersfield Academy ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter