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Bad weather has led to hold-ups in the upkeep of the showpiece Botanical Gardens, the public works ministry said yesterday.
A spokesman said that regular maintenance of the park’s maze area, including the use of weedkiller and hedge planting, was del...
DATE: Feb 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Six pupils at an international school have been appointed acting prefects.
Azari Kelly, Matthew Mitchell, Zyrah Trott, Matthew Forrester, Keziah Smith and Jordan Smith all study at the Chatmore British International school in Smith’s.
The six, aged b...
DATE: Feb 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A third shipment of Covid-19 vaccine from Britain will arrive a week later than planned, the Governor said this week.
But Rena Lalgie added that the delivery delay for the Pfizer jabs was not expected to disrupt vaccination administration.
Ms Lalgie...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A nurse who had both doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine said yesterday that side-effects were a sign that the body’s immune system had worked.
Dunae Richards also appealed to Black people to sign up for the jab and insisted that there was “a level ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Premier said yesterday he welcomed talks with a United Nations representative to defend against moves that suggested “a renewed push for colonialism” by powers such as Britain.
A post on David Burt’s twitter account said: “Recently met the new Un...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A gunman shot at another man, chased his target as he fled and tried to fire again, but the pistol misfired, Supreme Court was told yesterday.
Zachary Fox, 22, has denied charges that he attempted to kill Richard Steede and that he used a firearm.
H...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A single coronavirus case was recorded yesterday after 1,458 test results came back to health officials.
A health ministry spokeswoman said the new case was an on-island transmission with a known contact.
She added four people had recovered since the...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The traditional harbingers of spring returned to Bermuda last week.
The first longtails of 2021 were spotted by sharp-eyed nature photographer LeShun Smith, although the group of about 15 birds were well offshore of Church Bay, Southampton.
Mr Smith ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A focus on teachers should be at the forefront in a shake-up of public schools, the Shadow Minister of Education has said.
Ben Smith, a One Bermuda Alliance senator, claimed that “for far too long” the people on the front line of education had been d...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A total of 15 people were caught in breach of the midnight curfew over the weekend, police said yesterday.
The news sparked a warning from Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes that the regulations would continue to be enforced.
He added tha...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
