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“Valid questions” and “understandable concerns” may account for why half the nurses and more than a quarter of the doctors employed by Bermuda Hospitals Board have yet to be vaccinated against Covid-19, according to hospital chiefs.
Dr Wesley Miller...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Retail stores and restaurants welcomed business back yesterday after they were allowed to open for the first time after the Government stay-at-home order was lifted.
Many businesses that were given the go-ahead to carry out kerbside pick-up and deliv...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
None of the 40 Covid-19 patients currently in hospital received a vaccine against the condition before they became ill.
Currently, 34 patients suffering from the virus are on two wards at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital – with a further six patient...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A supermarket has shut up shop for two days for cleaning in “an abundance of caution” after a spike in Covid-19 cases.
The MarketPlace chain said its Shelly Bay store would be closed until Friday.
The notice said: “The MarketPlace’s most urgent prior...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A pastor, women’s advocate and former United Bermuda Party Cabinet minister and senator has died at 75.
Yvette Swan, who worked as an optometrist at the Bermuda Optical Company, was a champion for the disadvantaged, according to Cole Simons, the Lead...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A neighbourhood rocked by a series of suspected arson attacks has staged a fight back – by rebuilding a playground destroyed in a fire.
The Pig’s Field play area, on Pembroke’s Bandroom Lane, was razed to the ground in a fire on Saturday, April 10.
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DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A police officer charged with careless driving will return to Magistrates’ Court after the Supreme Court ruled that she did have a case to answer.
Latasha Celestine, a police officer, was charged with the offence after a traffic collision involving h...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The teams taking part in the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess have adopted sailing clubs as part of their community outreach programme.
The eight national teams enrolled in the grand prix have been paired with community sailing...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Film lovers unable to visit the cinema during the current coronavirus pandemic can still catch some of the latest Oscar-nominated movies later this month.
The 2021 Crime Stoppers Weekend Film Experience will be hosting a virtual festival that subscri...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An outdoor, open air amphitheatre could be erected in Riddell’s Bay, according to a recent planning application.
The amphitheatre, earmarked for an empty area on the former golf course, would features four rows of concrete pads with solar light fixtu...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes