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School bus capacity is to be slashed as part of the battle against Covid-19.
Children go back the classroom on Monday – but the transport minister warned that three clear feet between pupils on buses and minibuses was required.
A transport spokesma...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A strict quarantine regime for unvaccinated arrivals imposed as part of the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic are “oppressive and trample on Bermudians’ constitutional rights”, a senior British lawyer said today.
Courtenay Griffiths, a Queen’s Cou...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Legislation to pave the way for casinos was approved by MPs yesterday – but the Premier warned the industry would need to grow for the Government to reap its benefits.
David Burt told the House of Assembly the regulatory requirements for the industry...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A $30 million loan guarantee to help pay for improvements to the water and sewage system in the East End has been issued by the Government.
Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, told MPs yesterday the loan guarantee was given to the Bermuda Land De...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda has failed to make a “green list” of countries with minimum Covid-19 restrictions for travel to Britain, it was revealed yesterday.
The island is on the “amber list” – which means travellers to the UK will still have to undergo a 10 day quara...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Just two more coronavirus cases were recorded yesterday.
The infections were among 992 test results that came back to health officials – a positivity rate of 0.2 per cent.
Both were classed as on-island transmissions with known contacts.
The island’s...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Visitor arrivals nosedived in the first three months of the year because of the pandemic, it was revealed yesterday.
But tourism chiefs were optimistic that numbers could pick up later in the year as vaccination programmes around the world gather pac...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police have appealed for information on the gun murder of a married father of two in a case of mistaken identity.
Jordan Outerbridge, who was 37, was shot and killed as he walked home from a game of cards with friends last month.
A police spokesman ...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
An attack on conspiracy theorists who spread “outright lies” about the government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis was yesterday launched by an MP.
Christopher Famous, the Progressive Labour Party MP for Devonshire East, said it was “heart wrenching...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Fluorescent vapour clouds could be visible over Bermuda tonight when a Nasa rocket is launched into orbit – a day later than planned.
The rocket will lift off from a Nasa base in Virginia and release barium vapour while still in the atmosphere.
The g...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan