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Renovations worth about $1 million at hospital buildings helped to increase space that could be used to cope with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has revealed.
Work at Montrose Cottage, on the King Edward VII Memorial...
DATE: Jan 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A second government department has rented office space from a company linked to a Progressive Labour Party MP – at a cost of almost $800,000 a year.
The Department of Child and Family Services has signed a five-year contract with F&E Holdings, where ...
DATE: Jan 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Nikita Robinson may be known for speaking her mind on the radio – but she said she was stunned into silence after she was included in the New Year’s Honours List.
Ms Robinson said: “When they told me, my heart skipped a beat.
“I’m a woman of words ...
DATE: Jan 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A road closed off to traffic for more than a year because of construction work has reopened.
Cemetery Road in Pembroke was closed off to allow power firm Belco to carry out work on its north power station.
Dennis Pimentel, the company’s president, sa...
DATE: Jan 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda was highlighted as one of the best travel destinations for 2021 by a major international travel magazine.
Condé Nast Traveler included the island on its list of 21 best places to go this year alongside Angola, New Zealand, Italy and New Y...
DATE: Jan 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A missing girl was traced last night, police said this morning.
Rebecca Davidson, 16, was last seen between 3pm and 3.30pm on New Year’s Eve at her home on Whitney Avenue, Pembroke.
A police spokesman said: “Thanks to the assistance of members of the...
DATE: Jan 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Education chiefs will meet next week to decide if schoolchildren will go back to their classrooms in the middle of the month.
The Education Emergency Measures Committee has already ruled that remote learning will be used from Tuesday until January 12...
DATE: Jan 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Police have launched an investigation into a party held in breach of Covid-19 regulations last night.
A spokesman said: “The Bermuda Police Service has received reports of a social event attended by a significant number of individuals and which is sa...
DATE: Jan 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The beat went on as Bermuda’s Gombeys took to the streets yesterday for their traditional new year’s performance – but with Covid-19 restrictions observed.
Spectators watched from a distance this year, in line with a Covid-19 requirements, with peopl...
DATE: Jan 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
As the island prepared to ring in 2021 – and bid farewell to a 2020 that turned into a nightmare – public figures spoke about their hopes for the new year.
Walter Roban, the Acting Premier, said the pandemic of 2020 meant “thousands shattered the dig...
DATE: Jan 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell