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Employers should talk to their staff if they planned to introduce Covid-19 vaccination policies, a lawyer said yesterday.
Gambrill Robinson, an associate lawyer at Canterbury Law, highlighted that the type and size of a business could be taken into a...
DATE: Feb 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man who assaulted his mother after he missed a lift for a Covid-19 test was released from prison yesterday after he was sentenced to time already served in custody.
Percy Smith, 23, was also sentenced to two years probation after he admitted the of...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Hurricane wind speeds around Bermuda have more than doubled because of a rise in sea temperatures, new research has revealed.
The study by the University of Southampton and the UK National Oceanic Centre found the average wind speed of storms nea...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group of teenagers made up parcels of gifts so that seniors would be treated for Valentine’s Day.
The “love boxes” were put together by members of the Teen Advisory Board at the Bermuda National Library’s Youth Services branch.
Marla Smith, a yout...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Broken-down buses caused major route cancellations this week - even though most schools are on holiday, which eased pressure on the service.
The Department of Public Tranportation said 180 bus runs were cancelled this week, down from 227 the week bef...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas will make 19 trips to Bermuda over next year’s cruise ship season.
The ship will make 15 voyages from Cape Liberty in New Jersey between May and October and spend two days berthed at King’s Wharf in Dockyard.
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DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The steps of City Hall in Hamilton offered a welcome return to the stage yesterday for singer Joy T Barnum.
Ms Barnum kicked off the Creatives Live! series from the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs with an hour’s music based on St Valenti...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Parliamentary watchdog held its first meeting of the year on Tuesday.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee met days before the House of Assembly is scheduled to return next Friday after its Christmas break.
Newly-appointed members of the PAC held t...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Non-residents who were given the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine despite not being eligible will get the second shot, the Government said today.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said: “There were only a few, and two persons are long term visito...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police and transport control officials will join forces for a crackdown on roads violations on Monday and Tuesday, it was announced today.
A police spokesman said officers and Transport Control Department staff would be operating in the east and west...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor