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A church feeding programme that has provided more than 20,000 meals since its launch in April is hunting for volunteers and equipment so that it can continue its good work.
David Thompson, spokesman for the Christ Church, Warwick programme, said: “We...
DATE: Aug 26, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Police officers rejected a 10 per cent pay cut yesterday — despite a warning from the commissioner that refusal would lead to a $4.5 million budget reduction and could spark a crime wave.
Stephen Corbishley told officers in a letter before the vote ...
DATE: Aug 26, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Symbols of hope have risen from the flowers at a busy roundabout in aid of the charity set up to support the island’s hospice.
The sea of blue butterflies at Crow Lane roundabout near Hamilton was the work of Nicky Gurret, a Bermudian artist who back...
DATE: Aug 26, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
There were no new cases of the coronavirus in 769 test results received by the Ministry of Health today.
Bermuda has had 168 confirmed cases and 151 people have recovered.
Eight people who tested positive for the coronavirus are “active cases” but ar...
DATE: Aug 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Ministry of Finance is pleased to confirm details of its recent transactions in the international debt capital markets. On Thursday, 20 August, Bermuda issued $1.35 billion of two new Senior Notes, split evenly into a 10-year maturity at a record...
DATE: Aug 26, 2020
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Press Release
Guests will return to the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club on Friday, five months after the resort ceased normal operations because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A raft of safety measures were introduced to mitigate the risk of the coronavirus and it is ho...
DATE: Aug 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An insurance company launched a gift bag initiative to support 11 small businesses struggling during tough economic times.
Allied World Bermuda was inspired by the #ChooseBDA campaign to thank local brokers and employees by creating 225 gift bags pa...
DATE: Aug 26, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A police officer convicted of sexually assaulting a colleague will be sentenced in October.
Constable Jermari Belboda, 25, was found guilty in Magistrates’ Court of an assault on a 24-year-old female constable.
The court on Monday heard that Belboda ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Six Bermudian students have won prestigious scholarships to help them launch careers in public health.
Dr Barbara Ball Public Health Scholarships were handed out to:
• Seelah Stephenson, to study public health at the University of Miami
• Chantae Hol...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A single case of the coronavirus was detected among 1,493 test results that came back to health officials between Sunday and yesterday.
A health ministry spokeswoman said: “The latest positive case is classified as local transmission as the new posit...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter