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Registration will be needed for virtual open house events on public school enrolment after “incidents” at two meetings, the Commissioner of Education said last night.
Kalmar Richards said the move was part of strengthened security rules.
A ministry s...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Farmers handed out free fresh broccoli to the public yesterday.
JaVaughn Dill, of Dill Pickles Farming, said he had taken to Facebook to publicise the produce giveaway, donated to him by Pacheco Farms.
The broccoli was fresh – but would have been pas...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A total of 50 bus routes were cancelled today as Bermuda’s bus shortage crisis rumbled on.
The cancellations started with the 3.20pm No. 8 bus from CedarBridge to Dockyard and will finish with the No 7 bus from Hamilton to Watford Bridge at 6.30pm.
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DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Hi-tech thermal detectors have been introduced in hospitals as part of a pilot programme to measure temperatures without contact with staff.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board said two brands of monitor have been in use since Christmas Eve – two at the King...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudians travelling to the UK will need to quarantine on arrival from next Monday, the UK Government announced today.
Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, said that the UK will shut all air travel corridors as the country attempted to control...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Scam artists are circulating e-mails asking recipients to provide personal information in order to claim cash prizes.
The Bermuda Police Service is urging residents to avoid responding to the hoax correspondence, warning that “if it’s too good to be...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Efforts are under way to protect Bermuda’s native seagrass beds – and the species that rely on them to survive.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said the ministry launched a restoration project last summer, installing large mesh cages over...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A total of three new cases of coronavirus have been detected – two classed as on-island transmissions with known contacts.
The third was a resident who flew home on the Air Canada flight last Friday from Toronto, and tested positive on the Day 4 test...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The owners of a luxury resort responsible for the desecration of a graveyard said they had taken steps to protect the historic site and ensure that it was maintained “in perpetuity”.
A lawyer for the owners of the Rosewood Bermuda resort and golf cou...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The leader of an anti-substance abuse charity said it hoped to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to help the organisation expand.
Leslie Grant, the executive director of Focus Counselling Services, added there were plans for building proj...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter