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A new strain of the coronavirus linked to increases in Covid-19 has appeared in Britain.
But Carika Weldon, a Bermudian genetics researcher on the front line of the island’s fight against Covid-19, said it was unlikely to be linked with the recent su...
DATE: Dec 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shipping and courier companies have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic at their traditional busiest time of the year.
Customs officials yesterday asked the public to be patient as they processed “record numbers” of parcels.
Courier company operations ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A man involved in a head-on collision was fined $1,000 yesterday after he admitted drink driving.
Curtis Lee, 57, pleaded guilty to the charge in Magistrates’ Court.
The court heard that police were called to a two-vehicle collision at the junction o...
DATE: Dec 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Supporters of ousted US President Donald Trump plan a ’victory’ cruise to Bermuda, despite last month’s loss to challenger Joe Biden, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The organiser of the four-day trip runs a website called The Patriot Voice.
The trip ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The WeHealth Bermuda app designed to help coronavirus tracing will not undermine civil liberties, the Privacy Commissioner has promised.
Alexander White said: “Bermudians can feel confident in WeHealth Bermuda as an example of trust being earned.
“M...
DATE: Dec 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The homes of two police officers have been searched in a probe into the circulation of a document that detailed aspects of Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley’s private life, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
It is understood that the searches wer...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The island’s new Governor was sworn in yesterday at a closed event at Government House.
Rena Lalgie said: “It is a privilege to have begun my service as Governor of Bermuda.
“My family and I look forward to settling into Bermudian life.”
Ms Lalgie, t...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The urgent care clinic in St. David’s will halve its weekday opening hours from the start of next week.
The Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre sees patients between 12pm and 8pm.
But the centre will open at 4pm during the week from next Monday.
X-ray serv...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The bus service could restart on Thursday, the Department of Public Transportation signalled tonight.
A spokesman said that the department would issue an update tomorrow.
He added: “The public is also advised that the Epidemiology and Surveillance U...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly has launched an attack on the last Governor and police service and compared them to a lynch mob.
Derrick Burgess said reports that Ewart Brown, a former Progressive Labour Party premier, was to face corrup...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
