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Demolition crews have started to tear down the historic Albert Row near the entrance to Dockyard.
The row of terraced houses on Malabar Road, Ireland Island, Sandys, housed tradesmen when the Dockyard was a major industrial complex that supported Roy...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Opposition has condemned the Progressive Labour Party for “taking for ever” to tackle changes to immigration policy.
Ben Smith, the One Bermuda Alliance Senate Leader, said he had spent more than two years on the bipartisan committee on immigrati...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Digital nomads have helped boost income at a charity shop set up to raise funds for families in need.
Sheelagh Cooper, the chairwoman of Habitat for Humanity of Bermuda, said that the organisation was “thrilled” by the support for its ReStore on Hami...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The possible animal origins of the coronavirus pandemic and its toll on mental health will be among topics discussed today at a special seminar.
Tucker Murphy, a zoologist who studied human conflict with mountain lions in the Chilean rainforests, sai...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s top doctor has assured people who have to travel overseas for medical treatment that they will be able to get coronavirus tests before they return to the island.
Ayoola Oyinloye, the Government’s Chief Medical Officer, said several options ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermudian archaeologist who set a standard in the field has had a seminal book translated for a Chinese audience.
Principles of Archaeology Stratigraphy, written by Edward Harris, on the theory of how ancient artefacts are buried and layered, w...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The head of an anti-substance abuse charity has been awarded cash from a charitable foundation to help develop his leadership and support skills.
Leslie Grant, the executive director of Focus Counselling Services, was awarded $8,525 by the Duperreaul...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A warning over a staycation promotion by a supermarket chain was today issued by police.
A police spokesman said the offer from supermarket chain MarketPlace, in conjunction with the Hamilton Princess Hotel, had been cloned by fraudsters.
He added th...
DATE: Feb 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Royal Bermuda Regiment has celebrated the first anniversary of the Coastguard with the assumption of operational control over the service.
The news meant newly-promoted Captain Jeffrey Patterson has taken command of the unit, set up last February...
DATE: Feb 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island has passed the 9,000 people vaccination mark, it was revealed last night.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, added 1,500 people had now had both doses of the coronavirus jab.
Ms Wilson said that the number of active Covid-19 cases had droppe...
DATE: Feb 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell