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A US health agency’s assessment of Covid-19 risk in Bermuda has been dropped to “very low”, it was announced this morning.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention removed the island from its Level 2 “moderate risk” travel health advisory list....
DATE: Oct 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The island logged its youngest coronavirus victim yesterday after a seven-year-old child tested positive.
The youngster was among three new cases recorded by health officials over the weekend.
The cases arrived in Bermuda from New York, London and ...
DATE: Oct 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Ministry of Public Works today warned motorists that traffic along an East End road will be delayed from next month until spring next year for roadworks.
A ministry spokesman said a one-lane closure will be in force from Coney Island Road to Frac...
DATE: Oct 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A pair of new tug boats have been commissioned into service by Marine & Ports.
The two tugs, Powerful and Faithful, replace their ageing namesakes, which were more than 30 years old.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said the new ships were “...
DATE: Oct 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The new airport will be up and running by early December, it was revealed this morning.
The airport is scheduled to take its first flights on December 9 after “substantial completion” was announced by airport operators Skyport, contractor Aecon and t...
DATE: Oct 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A father accused of “disgraceful” and “selfish” conduct by a judge has won the right to appeal her ruling that he must pay his ex-wife more than a decade’s worth of child support expenses.
The businessman asked for the court to rule he did not have t...
DATE: Oct 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda’s newest soldiers completed the first step of their military careers as they finished two weeks of tough basic training at the weekend.
But the occasion was not marked by the normal parade in front of family, friends and dignitaries, becaus...
DATE: Oct 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 27-year-old man died this morning after he was stabbed in the chest outside a sports club.
Daunte Woods, named later by police, was rushed to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital by ambulance, but was pronounced dead by doctors.
A 20-year-old man ...
DATE: Oct 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A trio of university students with a passion for the environment were given cash awards from a conservation charity today to fund their education for the year.
The Bermuda Zoological Society awarded Freyja Kermode a BZS Steinhoff Scholarship and the ...
DATE: Oct 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Police have warned that a pyramid scheme that claimed be a “co-operative” is being promoted around the island.
Detective Superintendent Nicholas Pedro, head of the Bermuda Police Crime Division, said the scheme used social media platforms such as Zoo...
DATE: Oct 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell