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A talk about a “wealth tax” to help pay for the devastation caused by Covid-19 was one of the events attended by the Opposition leader at the UK Conservative Party conference this week.
Cole Simons said it was important to examine how other countries...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Senate has passed legislation which will allow more long-term residents of the island to obtain permanent residency.
The amendments opened a route to residency for non-Bermudian divorced people and unmarried parents of Bermudian children who have...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A street that was the scene of a serious road accident has been closed off by the City of Hamilton.
Laffan Street was shut after a 43-year-old woman on a motorbike suffered serious head injuries after she drove over a newly-installed speed bump and l...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Higher mandatory health insurance premiums were approved by the Upper House yesterday.
Senators approved the Health Insurance Amendment Act introduced to the chamber by Arianna Hodgson, the junior health minister.
Marcus Jones, an Opposition senator,...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s environment got extra protection from imported pests after senators approved new legislation yesterday.
The Invasive Alien Species Act was designed to combat the importation, breeding, sale and intentional cultivation of problem plants and...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government has released a series of dementia help cards designed to help people with the condition.
Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said the cards contained basic information about the holder, such as their name and...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A surge of new Covid-19 vaccinations has seen the number of people with at least one dose of the vaccine increase to 68.9 per cent of the population while 66.8 per cent have had both doses, Kim Wilson said today.
The health minister also said the va...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Akil Simmons
A gym owner whose business was closed by health officials for two weeks said others could be shut over regulations against Covid-19.
Karen Hodgkins, the owner of Magnum Power Force Gym in Hamilton, said gyms were “stuck between a rock and a hard plac...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Frontline professionals should be forced to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, the Opposition said yesterday.
Scott Pearman, the acting leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, said that the Government’s campaign was “not working” and appealed for to...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
