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DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Akil Simmons
All travellers to England, including those coming from Bermuda, are to be required to show a negative test for Covid-19.
The Bermuda Government’s London Office said the requirement for a clear test, taken up to 72 hours before departure, would start ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Premier led the way in receiving his Covid-19 vaccine in public today, saying that it was important to encourage the whole community to take their shots and prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
David Burt was joined in front of the cameras by...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Hospital staff and healthcare workers began receiving their Covid-19 vaccinations this morning at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
BHB staff said this morning there was a “buzz” about the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine among healthcare professionals and t...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda will get its first casino in 2021, the Premier has pledged.
David Burt said the island’s banks had been the only block to the gambling industry – for more than six years after the legislation was approved.
But he added that problems had been...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Exactly 100 days after David Burt led his Progressive Labour Party to an historic landslide election victory on October 1, 2020, the Premier sat down with The Royal Gazette for an exclusive interview on Friday. This is the full interview.
Will t...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Premier said new products were being created in the financial technology sector – although progress was slower than he had wanted.
Mr Burt admitted: “I would have liked it to advance faster.
“But I think we are in a far better position as a count...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The US Consul General has condemned violence in the wake of an invasion of the heart of American government by backers of President Donald Trump.
Lee Rizzuto, a supporter of Mr Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, tweeted on Friday in the aftermath of...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A barrister said he was stunned to be told on Christmas Eve he had been rejected for jobs as a Legal Aid lawyer – after two years’ work as a consultant with the office.
Paul Wilson added that two applications he submitted to become a permanent staff ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A Bermudian doctor who works with Covid-19 patients in the coronavirus-ravaged UK yesterday appealed to island residents to get a vaccination.
Stephanie Smith said she was horrified to watch the fear of patients as they died without their loved ones ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
