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Easter camps were grounded this month due to Covid-19 – but youngsters got a virtual voyage at sea.
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute presented the free presentations from April 5 to April 9 which took on children, some as far away as Sout...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A cancer charity yesterday appealed for support for its biggest fundraiser of the year next month.
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre said the success of the annual Relay for Life event was crucial after last year’s event raised significantly less ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The ability to detect breast cancer has been boosted with new hi-tech 3D unit and what could be the island’s first automated breast ultrasound unit.
The machines will be installed at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital this month.
A hospital spokes...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An environmental charity has used the pandemic as a chance to clean up and modernise its website.
The Keep Bermuda Beautiful project was launched by Anne Hyde, a former executive director, who said that improvements to the website, kbb.bm, were long ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Teachers have defended taking tomorrow as a half-term break – and fired a broadside at the Department of Education.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers said the Government request to use the holiday to catch up on lessons lost because of the coronavirus cl...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A cruise ship company is offering return flights from the US to Bermuda for as little as $99 return in a bid to attract passengers to its homeporting voyages.
A report on Royal Caribbean Lines’ Royal Caribbean Blog, said Vicki Freed, the company’s s...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A musical break from the Covid-19 crisis will be live-streamed at the weekend.
Singer Joy T Barnum will take song requests for her 8.30pm virtual performance on Saturday through the Department of Culture’s Facebook and Instagram pages as part of the...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A law firm has donated $25,000 to help fund the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s vaccination programme.
The money was presented to the board’s charitable foundation this week by Appleby and will be used to pay for staff salaries and administrative costs.
Th...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Ferry services have been scaled back as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to a ministry of transport spokeswoman, the Hamilton Ferry Terminal will remain closed until further notice.
While the majority of ferry services are in operation...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A grief-stricken family who lost a loved one to violence was struck another blow when they were evicted from their home this week.
But the family – who suffered a massive loss of income because of the Covid-19 pandemic – were saved further stress aft...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell