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Bermuda has no active cases of Covid-19 after two patients with the disease recovered, the Ministry of Health announced last night.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, added that 185 new coronavirus tests had come back and all were clear.
She said: “...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to build 18 homes and establish one of the island’s largest conservation areas at Riddell’s Bay have received government backing.
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Home Affairs, tabled a special development order in a virtual sit...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Legislation to give businesses more time before they have to make laid-off staff redundant has been approved in the House of Assembly.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said the amendments would help to keep Bermudians employed by protecting bus...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudian acting legend Earl Cameron has died, aged 102.
Mr Cameron was one of the first black performers to break into mainstream British entertainment.
He was appointed a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2009 for his a...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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Other
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Almost 160 applications for work-permit renewals were denied since Covid-19 hit the country, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
Jason Hayward, the labour minister, who has responsibility for immigration, also listed more than 60 job categories af...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A survey of cruise ship travellers suggests more than three quarters intend to book a cruise again, despite the pandemic’s impact on the industry.
Cruise Critic launched a worldwide survey of its readers in April, since when the industry has ground t...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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The new municipalities minister vowed yesterday to press on with a plan to axe the corporations of Hamilton and St George.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch admitted there was opposition to the proposal to replace the local authorities with unelected qu...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A weekend free meals programme started by a supermarket operator to help people left struggling by the Covid-19 crisis is to be extended from today.
Supermart, which has branches in Hamilton and St George, said it planned to cook about 600 meals bet...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A police sergeant has been named volunteer of the year for a local youth charity.
Cerepha Bridgeman, who supervises the parish officers for the eastern and western parishes, collected the award from the Mirror’s Programme.
Sergeant Bridgeman has volu...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda residents flying to England will be exempt from the requirement to self-isolate for 14 days after arrival.
The exemption, which was announced today and applies to all 14 British Overseas Territories, will take effect from July 10.
As long as ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes