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Bermuda’s stockpile of the Covid-19 vaccine has all but run out – with no plan in place to replenish supplies.
Government last night did not respond to questions about how many first doses of the Pfizer vaccine had been administered through yesterday...
DATE: Jun 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A former education permanent secretary said last night she would fight disciplinary measures taken against her by the Progressive Labour Party over her opposition to a proposed school closure.
Ellen-Kate Horton, a veteran PLP member, added she had as...
DATE: Jun 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A veteran soldier and photographer whose images record the history of the Royal Bermuda Regiment has died.
Sergeant Kenneth Byron was 64.
Lieutenant-Colonel Ben Beasley, the RBR’s Commanding Officer, said that even though Sgt Byron spent much of his...
DATE: Jun 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Fake Facebook and Instagram accounts have been created purporting to belong to the Governor, Rena Lalgie.
Government House said the Bermuda Police Service has been notified and is investigating the matter.
A Government House spokeswoman said there ar...
DATE: Jun 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
No new coronavirus cases were recorded yesterday, the health ministry said last night.
A total of 1,193 test results came back to the ministry and all were clear.
The number of infections has also dropped and no one is hospitalised with Covid-19.
The...
DATE: Jun 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A half-brother and sister jailed for a 2006 murder yesterday appealed for their convictions to be be quashed after a claim that jurors rushed their decision to avoid being sequestered overnight.
Katrina Burgess and Cleveland Rogers were found guilty ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
New look ferry docks in Hamilton and Dockyard are on the cards.
The Ministry of Public Works has submitted a request for proposal for the refurbishment for the floating docks at three locations.
The RFP, published in the Official Gazette on Monday, s...
DATE: Jun 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s Covid-19 SafeKey programme has been highlighted by an international travel and tourism body.
The hi-tech programme organised by Denis Pitcher, the chief fintech adviser to David Burt, the Premier, was publicised by the World Travel and Tour...
DATE: Jun 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermudian singer/songwriter is to perform at a top music festival in the UK next month – one of the first major events as England loosens off its Covid-19 restrictions.
Anna Colette said she was delighted to be able to perform her folk rock music ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s Covid-19 risk rating was today downgraded by the US Centres for Disease Control.
Bermuda is now classed as “Level 2 – moderate”, down from “Level 4 – very high” in a travel advisory on the organisation’s website.
The CDC raised Bermuda’s ra...
DATE: Jun 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan