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The coronavirus testing station at Southside will be closed to walk-ins and the general community on Sunday, the Ministry of Health said today.
A spokeswoman told residents that it will be open for “traveller testing only”.
She added: “This is to acc...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Hurricane Epsilon, now a “strong Category 2 storm”, is expected to deliver marginal tropical storm force winds today and tomorrow as it nears the island, the director of the Bermuda Weather Service, said yesterday.
Epsilon – which last night reached ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The complaint circulated on WhatsApp about Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley made several allegations about his personal and professional life. The allegations concerned:
* A social media message allegedly posted by a police officer about a B...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A man was fined $1,000 and banned from the roads yesterday after he admitted refusal to take a breath test after he was found asleep in his car.
Tashon DeSilva, 36, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
The court heard that police were call...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A $5 million target was yesterday set for a new social fund designed to give a hand-up to the most underprivileged sectors of society.
The Bermuda Foundation launched the scheme to support schemes that would offer “mobility and advancement for the mo...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An ambitious plan to turn Ordnance Island into a destination designed to showcase the island’s seagoing history was yesterday unveiled by the Corporation of St George.
The Corporation has already moved its set of stocks from King’s Square to the isla...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Commanding Officer of the Royal Bermuda Regiment yesterday paid tribute to the newest recruits to volunteer for the service.
Lieutenant-Colonel Ben Beasley said: "These recruits represent some of the best of Bermuda.
“In a challenging time with ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Our Senate was recently the object of attention, but sadly the focus wasn’t on the role it plays in our system of governance and whether it could benefit from reform.
Pity that.
The issue of reform is worth examination, particularly in the context ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
A cancer charity yesterday asked men to “man up” to spread knowledge about the health problems they faced.
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre teamed up with razor company Gillette to encourage men to join the Movember movement, held in November eve...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Autism charity Tomorrow’s Voices is to mark its 13th anniversary by producing custom made face masks.
The early intervention centre launched its Mask Up in Honour of Autism fundraiser to promote its work and promote mask use to cut down the spread of...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
