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A former Bermuda Idol winner who had to be airlifted overseas for life-saving medical treatment has returned home.
Latosha Codrington, a singer in clubs and churches across the island, suffered a heart attack last week and later developed a bloo...
DATE: May 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s workers have been praised for carrying out their duties in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Jason Hayward, the minister of labour, issued a statement today – the International Day of Workers – applauding workers for their diligence and ef...
DATE: May 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government tonight lifted some Covid-19 public health safety restrictions - including those for weddings.
The relaxation will allow Bermuda College and public and private schools to reopen to let students and pupils sit exams.
Outdoor weddings of up ...
DATE: May 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The death toll from Covid-19 rose to 28 last night after another fatality was announced.
The news came as Kim Wilson, the health minister, said that 15 people had recovered from infection since yesterday and the number of active cases had dropped fro...
DATE: May 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government could face legal action over a plan to force non-vaccinated arrivals to quarantine in special centres at their own expense.
Mark Pettingill, a lawyer and former Attorney-General, said that the proposal was “draconian” and that he had 1...
DATE: May 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former leader of the Progressive Labour Party called yesterday for a palace coup by MPs to topple the Premier in a protest over Covid-19 restrictions.
Marc Bean, now the leader of the Free Democratic Movement, said action had to be take to remove a...
DATE: May 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A convicted sex offender was yesterday given court permission to apply for a judicial review of a deportation order.
Brittonie Taylor, who served eight years for a serious sex assault, appeared in the Supreme Court to fight an order to send him back ...
DATE: May 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Covid-19 vaccine has hit resistance among the young and Black people more sceptical about its benefits than the white population, a survey has revealed.
Survey respondents aged 18 to 34 highlighted reasons that ranged from distrust to not feeling...
DATE: May 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A defence lawyer yesterday called for leniency for people charged with Covid-19 curfew breaches after a designated driver was fined $1,500 for being out after the deadline.
Elizabeth Christopher told Magistrates’ Court that many cases of curfew breac...
DATE: May 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Plans to convert a warehouse into a grocery store have been shot down Government planners.
The application, submitted to the Development Applications Board in January, proposed alterations to warehouse on North Shore Road, Pembroke to create a 1,225 ...
DATE: May 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes