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Staff shortages resulted in long delays at the Government’s Covid-19 vaccination centre yesterday, while the vaccine hotline was affected by technical difficulties after being swamped with calls.
The online vaccination registration form has been take...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The “Calypso King” whose fame as an entertainer helped turn the island’s tourism industry into a powerhouse has died.
Stan “Lord Necktie” Seymour was 92.
Mr Seymour performed alongside top names in Bermuda music such as Hubert Smith and the Coral Isl...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A mother said her privacy was violated after a prowler was caught on camera outside her home.
Alex Hasselkuss added she was headed to bed at about 11.30pm when she read reports of a prowler in the area on a neighbourhood WhatsApp chat.
She added: “T...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A real estate agent was banned from the roads for two years and fined $3,000 yesterday after he was convicted of injuring a cycling magistrate.
Brain Alkon, 75, also had 10 demerit points imposed on his licence after was found guilty in Magistrates’ ...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A former Bermuda resident has come under fire for her use of US funds as the American ambassador to South Africa.
The Washington International Diplomatic Academy, a diplomatic training organisation, claimed that Lana Marks – a luxury handbag designer...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The introduction of unemployment insurance is being considered after the Government paid out million of dollars in benefits in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.
The news came after it was revealed an extra 400 families had been forced to rely on Finan...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A man charged with drink driving and refusal to take a breath test told a court that a friend had driven him home while he slept – and left him in his car at the side of the road where it was spotted by a passing police patrol.
Chris Furbert Jr, 42,...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A broadcaster has defended repeated airings of an American doctor’s criticism of the coronavirus vaccine.
Glenn Blakeney, the owner of Inter-Island Communications and a former Progressive Labour Party Cabinet minister, said yesterday that his station...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Minister of Finance has renewed a pledge that there will be no new taxes in this month’s Budget.
Curtis Dickinson also promised Government departmental expenditure would be kept on a tight leash in the next financial year.
Mr Dickinson said: “The...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A wealthy casino executive who allegedly flew into a remote Canadian territory with his wife and posed as a local motel worker to get the Covid-19 vaccine is a director of a company in Bermuda.
Rodney Baker and his wife Ekaterina made global headline...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
