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A fresh appeal for youngsters to sign up for an anti-abuse programme was made by a child protection charity yesterday.
The Coalition for the Protection of Children appealed to primary and middle school pupils to join its Safety Matters classes as Apr...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A family unable to visit a loved one in hospital because of Covid-19 restrictions has appealed for visiting rights for relatives who have the full vaccine.
A woman with a relative in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital said her family was distresse...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A Covid-19 vaccination programme got a major shot in the arm after a fundraising appeal raised about $500,000 – more than double the original target.
Lisa Sheppard, the executive director of the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Foundation, which organise...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda’s national bird continues to set records after scientists reported a new high number of 142 established breeding pairs, up from 135 pairs in 2020.
The number of Cahow pairs on the nature reserve of Nonsuch Island has increased to 27 this yea...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Opposition yesterday raised a red flag over the low number of healthcare staff who have had the Covid-19 vaccine.
Michael Dunkley, the One Bermuda Alliance’s shadow health minister, said he was concerned after The Royal Gazette revealed that onl...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The owners of the Fairmont Southampton plan to replace tennis courts with cabanas as part of its bid to revitalise the resort.
A planning application said the hotel wanted to demolish tennis courts and offices at the South Shore property in favour of...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A mature student breached curfew regulations after he made a late-night visit to a friend to get help with college work.
Michael Taylor, 66 was fined $3,000 after he pleaded guilty to the offence at a remote session of Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
T...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A virtual concert series will feature musician DJ iBreeze in a two-hour music session tomorrow.
The event is part of the Department of Culture’s Culture@Home programme, which features island entertainers in live-streamed performances.
Culture@Hom...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A total of 31 coronavirus cases were confirmed at the weekend and the number of patients in intensive care went up one to eight.
But the number of active infections dropped from 782 to 720.
The number of people in hospital remained at 31 with one mor...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Health tonight appealed to the public to take advantage walk-in service at the Bermuda College Covid-19 vaccination centre.
The centre is offering walk-ins for anyone over the the age of 16 today until 8pm, and between 9am and 3pm on ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes