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The impact of Covid-19 has been harder on the black population than others, the health minister revealed yesterday.
Kim Wilson said that 88 per cent, or seven, of the eight deaths linked to the coronavirus were black people.
She added: “As we have se...
DATE: May 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Rent deferrals have been offered for a second month to businesses in Dockyard because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the cancellation of more than 70 cruise ships to Bermuda this year.
The West End Development Corporation said it had give...
DATE: May 14, 2020
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Other
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No more care home cases of Covid-19 have been found after testing across the sector was completed at the weekend, the Ministry of Health said last night.
A spokeswoman added that the results for all 21 homes had now come back and the number of cases ...
DATE: May 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Two men charged in connection with a daylight shooting last week appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Jukai Burgess, 20, and Grayson Swan, 19, were charged with robbery, use of a firearm after committing an indictable offence and handling a fire...
DATE: May 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A relief plan to help keep struggling restaurant workers afloat was launched this week with the help of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.
Companies and members of the public were asked to contribute cash to Serving the Servers to buy grocery gift card...
DATE: May 14, 2020
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Other
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Some workers laid off because of the coronavirus have yet to get unemployment benefits from an emergency programme that started in March, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Several out-of-work residents vented their frustration yesterday because they have...
DATE: May 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Pupils at public primary schools will be lent computers to help them learn during the Covid-19 crisis as part of a link-up between an education organisation and the business world.
The Bermuda Education Network contacted school principals and parent...
DATE: May 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The Ministry of Education is advising parents and students to avoid a misleading and false advertisement that is circulating on social media and WhatsApp.
The advertisement claim is for an offer of free laptops for youth by the Government.
The messa...
DATE: May 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Downed lines have closed North Shore Road in Hamilton Parish.
It is understood that the wires were knocked down by a truck that clipped them.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service said that the road is closed in both directions near Callen Gle...
DATE: May 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Three of Bermuda’s religious leaders have come together to form a new group to promote unity in the face of Covid-19.
Bishop Wes Spiewak of the Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, Imam Emir Saleem Talbot of the Bermuda Islamic Cultural Centre and the Right...
DATE: May 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes