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There were 490 fewer road crash victims that needed hospital treatment up to the end of August this year compared to the same period last year, it was revealed yesterday.
But a road safety campaigner warned that the Covid-19 lockdown played a major r...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A food programme run by the Anglican Church yesterday appealed for help after a massive increase in demand because of hardship caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Right Reverend Nicholas Dill, the Bishop of Bermuda, said the cathedral in Hamilton us...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Hurricane Epsilon is expected to pass more than 200 miles from the island – but the public was warned to be on the alert.
The Category 1 hurricane was expected to make its closest point of approach at 2am on Friday, about 203 miles to the east of the...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
None of the 649 coronavirus test results received by the Ministry of Health yesterday were positive, a spokeswoman said today.
Bermuda has had 188 confirmed cases and five are active, although those affected are not in hospital.
Nine people with Covi...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A pressure group set up to protest against pollution caused by power plant chimneys and machinery should be mirrored throughout the island, the leader of an environmental charity claimed.
Eugene Dean, the chairman of Greenrock, said that the organisa...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A Bermudian student has become the first to receive a full scholarship pledged by two businessmen looking to invest in the island’s young talent.
Katherine Grainge is attending the University of St Andrews in Scotland thanks to the donation from Chri...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Accountant General’s offices, including the cashiers’ office, will be closing at 3pm on Thursday October 22, 2020 to allow the staff to attend the funeral of one of their colleagues.
The offices and cashiers will re-open on Friday, 23 October at ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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Hurricane Epsilon has reached Category 1 strength as it continues to drift towards the island.
A Tropical Strom Watch is in effect, but as of 9am the centre of the storm was forecast to past just over 200 miles to the island’s east.
Forecasts by th...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Stephen Corbishley, the Commissioner of Police, is threatening legal action in response to attacks made against him on social media, believed to be by disgruntled fellow police officers.
A WhatsApp post has been widely circulated, in which a number o...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Dexter Smith
A Bermudian filmmaker celebrated this week after her short film netted a brace of awards at a New York festival.
Compassionate Release – The Ravages of Time, a short film produced by Wendy Tannock, won the Best Screenplay and Audience Award at th...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
