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DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Akil Simmons
A doctor warned last night that unvaccinated people run the risk of becoming the “vessel in which a Bermuda variant” of Covid-19 is created.
Ramon Arscott, an expert in epidemiology and a plastic surgeon who appeared on a recent Covid-19 “mythbusters...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A flotilla of abandoned boats was yesterday removed from the water.
The Ministry of Transport said the vessels posed a marine obstruction risk and a danger to navigation and the environment.
The seven boats were lifted out of Coot Pond, St George’s....
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
One of the world’s largest privately-owned yachts has docked in Bermuda.
The $150 million Eos, named after the Greek goddess of the dawn, arrived in Bermuda last Sunday and is berthed at Penno’s Wharf in St George.
The 305 feet Bermuda-rigged schoon...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Just four people tested positive for the coronavirus today, it was revealed last night.
The cases were among 706 test results that came back to health officials yesterday – a positive rate of 0.6 per cent.
One of the new cases was classified as on-is...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Geoffrey Elliott 1939-2021
A former Wall Street banker, author and art lover who gifted a treasure trove of paintings and antiquities to Bermuda has died.
Geoffrey Elliott was 82.
Mr Elliott, with Fay, his wife, who died last year, gifted a pric...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Herd immunity against Covid-19 will not be reached for several months unless vaccine rates increase, the Opposition warned yesterday.
Michael Dunkley, the One Bermuda Alliance’ shadow health minister, said the Government needed a new approach to enco...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A man involved in an attack on another is to be sentenced in two months’ time.
Zaiyas Symonds, 19, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to an assault on Kenyatta Dottin that caused him bodily harm.
Susan Mulligan, for the defence, asked the court for...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
British people who have lived overseas for more than 15 years are to be given the right to vote in UK elections, it was announced yesterday.
The move was announced in the Queen’s Speech, which outlines the UK government programme for the year.
The Qu...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The temporary loss of a pilot boat because of damage caused by a collision with a reef will not interrupt services, the Ministry of Transport said yesterday.
A spokeswoman admitted the damage to the St David, which struck a reef north of the island l...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
