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Non-vaccinated travellers flying to Bermuda are almost five times more likely to test positive for Covid-19 than those who are fully vaccinated, according to statistics.
While data collated from arrivals at the L.F. Wade International Airport show th...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A ceremony was held to recognise 15 recipients of scholarships aimed at helping young Bermudians to enter Bermuda’s workforce.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, addressed the awardees last Thursday on the grounds of the Cabinet Office.
The Dep...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A charity working to send aid to Haiti following a devastating earthquake is calling for volunteers.
Feed My Lambs Ministry is organising a Tag Day on Wednesday, September 15 to help with fundraising efforts.
The charity has a school that educates ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A young Bermudian who was head boy at the world-famous Royal Ballet School in London has won a $15,000 scholarship.
Ravi Cannonier-Watson was given the award through the scholarship named after Hollywood superstar and former Bermuda resident Catherin...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The zoo at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo has been closed to the public to protect certain animals as a result of the spike in Covid-19 cases.
A government statement said some species in the zoo were vulnerable to the virus and needed to be p...
DATE: Aug 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
New rules requiring customers to have the SafeKey proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative test did not appear to have affected bars and restaurants on Front Street last night as they appeared to be enjoying brisk business.
A manager in one bar an...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A union leader has threatened the Premier with a major strike unless changes to decertification votes in workplaces are ditched.
Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, wrote to David Burt that a “two day shutdown” had been appr...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Delays in criminal trials that caused a backlog of cases were yesterday blamed on lawyers.
Chief Justice Narinder Hargun said members of the legal profession had failed to appear in court or submit documents in advance of trials.
Mr Justice Hargun ad...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An autistic man with epilepsy could have died when he was attacked by at least two men, Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday.
The mother of Kenyatta Dottin said in a victim impact statement that “one blow to the head could have killed” her son because ...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A series of signs were erected on East Broadway yesterday morning in protest over new Covid requirements, set to come into effect later yesterday.
The signs together read: “Unite Bermuda. Do not comply. SafeKey is SlaveKey”.
Eugene Dean of the press...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes