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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today changed Bermuda’s Covid status to very high.
A spokeswoman for the US Consulate General said: “The CDC has adjusted the Travel Health Notice for Bermuda, changing its status from Level 2 to Leve...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The One Bermuda Alliance has criticised the pace of the Government’s updates on Covid-19 after a weekend of “depressing and grim” news on the pandemic.
Michael Dunkley, the Shadow Minister of Health, offered the Opposition’s sympathy to the families ...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Twenty-two people are now in hospital with Covid-19 - with five in intensive care, Government said tonight.
And another 69 people have tested positive bringing the number of active cases up to 656.
The figures come after the Ministry of Health last n...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The maker of video clip that appeared to threaten the public along with police officers has expressed remorse after getting contacted by the Bermuda Police Service.
A police spokesman said authorities had concluded the comments on the clip, which mad...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Business Development Agency said it is in discussions with several people about the recently launched Economic Investment Certificate initiative.
The programme, which opened on March 1, allows foreign nationals to reside in Bermuda fo...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A gang-linked daytime shooting near the centre of St George’s last week in which a 22-year-old man was injured prompted a call from the Opposition for ’solutions to break the cycle’.
Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, said the shooting las...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, Cole Simons, today issued a statement offering condolences to the family and friends of those who died from Covid this weekend.
Last night the Government announced that two people had succumbed to Covid-19 brin...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The Bermuda Entertainment Union mourned the loss of musician and political activist David W Burch, who died at the age of 75.
A BEU spokesman highlighted Mr Burch’s long history as a performer.
Mr Burch performed and recorded as Papa D, and sang with...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Reckless boaters and swimmers have been trying to get close to whales putting themselves and the animals in danger, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Now the public is being urged to follow simple whale-watching guidel...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Routine saliva testing for the coronavirus is to be expanded in the island’s public school system, according to Diallo Rabain, the education minister.
Mr Rabain said last night that a pilot school testing programme had found “two positive cases which...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell