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A champion for Bermuda’s bus drivers and women in the labour movement has died.
Kathy Landy was 66.
Ms Landy, who headed the Bermuda Industrial Union’s bus operators and allied workers division, was also remembered by BIU colleagues as a supporter of...
DATE: Feb 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
It is one of the most popular events in the sporting calendar and by tradition gives bars one of their busiest nights of year.
But the coronavirus pandemic has called time out on tomorrow’s Super Bowl and American football fans are expected to watch ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Black people are more likely to die from Covid-19 than White people if present vaccination trends continue, the Premier warned last night.
David Burt made the stark prediction as he confirmed that vaccination rates among the Black population “signifi...
DATE: Feb 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The National Museum of Bermuda has launched an educational programmes called “Tracing Our Roots/Routes”.
This year-long series of online presentations and workshops by overseas and local experts and an on-site contemporary art exhibit will support f...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Bermuda and the world of science is up for discussion next week at Bermuda College’s Roche Science Public Forum,
Five Bermudian scientists will explore the toll Covid-19 has taken on the island’s society, env...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermuda-based virtual cooking class led by a celebrity chef will be a run as part of the Restaurant Weeks programme.
The online lesson will be held next Wednesday in a partnership between the Bermuda Tourism Authority and The MarketPlace supermarke...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Same-sex marriage would not prevent people who believed that only people of opposite genders should be allowed to wed from the practice of their faith, a top lawyer said today.
Lord Pannick QC, for supporters of same-sex marriage before the Privy Co...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Staff shortages resulted in long delays at the Government’s Covid-19 vaccination centre yesterday, while the vaccine hotline was affected by technical difficulties after being swamped with calls.
The online vaccination registration form has been take...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The “Calypso King” whose fame as an entertainer helped turn the island’s tourism industry into a powerhouse has died.
Stan “Lord Necktie” Seymour was 92.
Mr Seymour performed alongside top names in Bermuda music such as Hubert Smith and the Coral Isl...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A mother said her privacy was violated after a prowler was caught on camera outside her home.
Alex Hasselkuss added she was headed to bed at about 11.30pm when she read reports of a prowler in the area on a neighbourhood WhatsApp chat.
She added: “T...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
