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More than 500 coronavirus test results came back clear yesterday, the health ministry said last night.
News of the 501 tests meant that the number of confirmed cases remained at 157.
There are four active cases, all monitored by public health officia...
DATE: Aug 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A rubber duck fundraiser for the island’s hospice is to be replaced with a butterfly hunt this year, the organisers have announced.
Friends of Hospice said the 22-year-old Rubber Duck Derby, held in St George’s Harbour, had been “a much anticipated e...
DATE: Aug 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
An Airbnb host has been accused of “profiteering” from the Covid-19 pandemic over the booking site’s refunds policy in case of cancellation.
Patricia Symonds-Powell planned a trip to Bermuda to stay at Seven Arches on Hill View Lane, Warwick, over Cu...
DATE: Aug 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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A social inquiry report was ordered on a homeless man who stole more than $300 of food from a church.
Sean Burchall, 28, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to the theft of the food from Wesley Methodist Church in Hamilton.
The court heard that chur...
DATE: Aug 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A display created by schoolchildren at a summer camp to lift the spirits of a soldier injured on duty has been unveiled.
Youngsters aged between 6 and 10 at the Kids Just Want to Have Fun camp wrote letters and poems, and created artwork for Royal Be...
DATE: Aug 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The second gay pride event in Bermuda will go ahead tonight, but because of social-distancing it will be on a much smaller scale than the inaugural march last year that attracted thousands.
Renée Ming, the Minister of National Security, authorised a ...
DATE: Aug 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A young fisherman who had his tackle box stolen said yesterday he was delighted after the public rallied round to replace his lost equipment.
Jase Lawes-Mathis, 13, was fishing for snapper and jacks off the dock at Albuoy’s Point in Hamilton when the...
DATE: Aug 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Power firm Belco has to do more to to tackle pollution that affects its neighbours, the Premier said today.
David Burt added: “It is crystal clear that Belco must do more to address the concerns of residents.
“In this instance, where there is actual...
DATE: Aug 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Pollution levels around the Belco power station are to be monitored by environmental officials after complaints from residents in the area.
The Department of Environmental and Natural Resources said a mobile air-quality monitoring station, bought by ...
DATE: Aug 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Premier felt “profound disappointment” when unions for two uniformed services rejected a government cost-cutting package in the wake of the financial crisis cause by the Covid-19 pandemic.
David Burt said yesterday that other steps to make saving...
DATE: Aug 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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