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Vaccination against the coronavirus today opened to all residents over the age of 16.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, told the House of Assembly that the Government’s vaccination campaign was “our best chance of moving beyond the pandemic”.
She said...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The process for Bermudians to get status for their children born overseas will be made easier under a new policy announced by the labour minister today.
Jason Hayward told MPs this morning that Bermudian parents living abroad will no longer have to ...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A love of the law that started in high school has led to a Call to the Bar.
Amelia Oatley thanked magistrate Maxanne Anderson and senior magistrate Juan Wolffe, who she said “inspired, encouraged and supported me throughout my journey”.
She added: “I...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new round of Covid-19 restrictions is a “body blow” to the hospitality sector’s bid to bounce back from the crisis, a top restaurateur said last night.
Phillip Barnett of Island Restaurant Group, which owns the Hog Penny, Brew and the Pickled Onio...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Teachers and pupils at three primary schools were ordered into quarantine at the weekend after potential Covid-19 exposures were identified.
West Pembroke Primary School staff and pupils were told by health officials last night that an exposure had b...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A palm tree transported from Bermuda more than 200 years ago to a Scottish botanical gardens is to face the axe.
The Bermuda palmetto tree, Sabal Bermudana, which arrived at the Royal Botanical Gardens Edinburgh in the 1790s and is the oldest palm t...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Hospitality leaders yesterday predicted the tourism industry would bounce back this season – despite the damage done by the Covid-19 pandemic.
And they claimed that the long-term future of the industry also looked strong – in part because of the coun...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The majority of Bermuda's charities believe that improving equity in the community is vital to their roles with the Covid-19 pandemic serving to increase this awareness, a new study says.
Stakeholders in the Third Sector also want to find ways to wor...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Anand Dholakia is quite clear. “Bermuda’s Third Sector stakeholders have shown a clear, long-term commitment to achieving a Bermuda that works better for all.”
But Mr Dholakia, a principal associate with Washington-based Community Science and one of ...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Bermuda should push ahead with the development of an offshore wind farm, a report has recommended.
The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme report also recommended increasing the landing of pelagic fish such as yellowfin tuna and the promotion of green...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
