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House parties last weekend may have been the source of two new coronavirus infections, the health minister said last night.
Kim Wilson appealed to anyone who went to weekend social gatherings to book a coronavirus test as soon as possible.
Ms Wilson ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A teenage stab victim was last night in “serious but stable condition” after he was knifed in the chest at Hamilton Bus Terminal.
The 16-year-old boy is being treated in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit after emergency surg...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Airport operators Skyport yesterday released details of its flight schedule for March – which included a British Airways service move to Heathrow from Gatwick.
Delta will now operate three weekly flights to JFK in New York, up from two weekly flight...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Minister of Finance should cut taxes and fees for businesses to re-energise the economy, it was claimed yesterday.
Green-friendly projects, increased support for youth services, and breaks for charities that provide essential services, were other...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The legal battle over a bid to axe the Corporation of Hamilton wound up in the Supreme Court yesterday.
The Attorney-General’s Chambers said the Municipalities Reform Act – which would change the Corporations of Hamilton and St George into quangos le...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A campaign group for the elderly has welcomed a move to increase the age for mandatory driving retests.
But Claudette Fleming, the executive director of Age Concern questioned if the legislation for driver’s licences should still be framed around “ol...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A farmer said he would not cultivate cannabis - even if it becomes legal.
Roger Pacheco said the plant was very delicate and unsuitable for outside growth in Bermudian weather conditions.
He predicted commercial growers would have to construct purpos...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A controversial bid to legalise cannabis cultivation could damage public health and put a strain on healthcare services, an Opposition MP has claimed.
Michael Dunkley, the One Bermuda Alliance spokesman on health, said the Act would inevitably lead t...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
One of the biggest solar panel installations at a school is to be installed at Warwick Academy.
The school said the 274 high performance 330 watt panels will reduce its electricity bill by about 17 per cent – a saving of about $50,000 a year.
Jane Vi...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A meeting to tackle a dispute at the Government quarry that led to two days of industrial action will be held this morning. for this morning.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said that the meeting was arranged yesterday after several work...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson