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Bermuda’s run of negative Covid-19 tests continued yesterday after 317 that came back by the Ministry of Health were all clear.
The island has had 146 total confirmed cases.
The number of people who have died is nine and all 137 others have recovered...
DATE: Jul 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The coronavirus tests used in Bermuda are highly unlikely to produce false results, the health ministry said.
A spokeswoman explained: “If a negative sample gets contaminated with a positive sample, you can potentially have a false positive, but ther...
DATE: Jul 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Wayne Caines published the following statement on social media in the early hours this morning after his resignation as Minister of National Security in the wake of his and fellow Cabinet minister Zane DeSilva’s actions at a charitable event last Fri...
DATE: Jul 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Dame Jennifer Smith has been appointed the board of directors of a data and software company in the United States.
The former Progressive Labour Party premier has taken on the role at Washington-based Afiniti, which uses artificial intelligence to as...
DATE: Jul 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The daughter of a 95-year-old care-home patient who tested positive for the coronavirus said her mother had recovered from the potential killer bug against the odds.
Lesley Marshall explained her mother, Barbara Fountain, already suffered from asthma...
DATE: Jul 07, 2020
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The under-fire national security minister and the tourism and transport minister were forced last night to quit their jobs after uproar over a weekend party at a plush restaurant that breached Covid-19 regulations.
Wayne Caines, the national security...
DATE: Jul 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police today reminded the public about limits on the size of public gatherings after reports of events that attracted crowds of more than the permitted 50 people.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes said: “We have now entered Phase 4 of th...
DATE: Jul 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Dancing without a mask on at a dinner in a restaurant was a “mistake”, the former tourism minister admitted today.
Zane DeSilva said he had to “pay the price” for his actions and apologised to David Burt, the Premier, as well as residents.
He told th...
DATE: Jul 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Mayor of Hamilton vowed to go to court yesterday over the Government’s intention to do away with the corporations of Hamilton and St George.
Charles Gosling said the city authority was “not going to take this lying down”.
Mr Gosling threw down th...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Casino fees could be waived or deferred in exceptional circumstances in amended regulations approved by the House of Assembly.
David Burt, the Premier, explained that hurricanes and public health emergencies were included in the scenarios that might ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter