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A fresh outbreak of Covid-19 is being driven in part by “people going to work with actual symptoms”, the health minister said yesterday afternoon as she “reluctantly” conceded the island was seeing its fourth wave of infections from the virus.
“This ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Employers have been asked to be considerate to staff whose children will return to remote learning this week because of the increase in Covid-19 cases.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said: “We want parents to know that we recognise that th...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Drugs with a street value of $500,000 have been seized by police following a raid in the east end.
The narcotics, including cannabis, crack cocaine, powder cocaine and heroin were recovered during a “recent exercise”, although police did not give an ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Doctors revealed last night that a second “satellite” intensive care unit had been opened at the hospital in preparation for a likely surge in Covid-19 cases.
Michael Richmond, the chief executive of the Bermuda Hospitals Board, said he was “confiden...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A surge in test demand has put staff in the lab leading the fight against Covid-19 under increased pressure.
Carika Weldon, who heads Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory in the East End, said on Twitter that staff had worked long hours – and some had al...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An international tech company could bring satellite broadband service to Bermuda next year.
SpaceX – the company behind a series of recent rocket launches – has yet to launch its Starlink satellite internet service, but people who tried to sign up la...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A surge in Covid-19 cases has forced the police to ask the public to avoid visits to stations unless “absolutely necessary”.
Exceptions include victims of abuse to make reports or get assistance, and people on bail – who are still required to report ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The first Harbour Night events since the Covid-19 pandemic hit were a “resounding success”, the organisers said today.
Kendaree Burgess, the chief executive officer of the Chamber of Commerce, added the traditional Wednesday night entertainment had b...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Officials are confident that Hurricane Larry will have only a minor impact on the island in the next 24 hours.
Renée Ming, the minister for national security, made the announcement after a meeting of the Emergency Measures Organisation today.
Ms Min...
DATE: Sep 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Hamilton ferry terminal’s ticket office has shut until further notice because of staff shortages.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Marine and Ports said people who wanted to use the ferry should make sure they had the correct fare.
The spokesw...
DATE: Sep 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes