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Seniors with memory problems are at higher risk of danger under the shelter-in-place regulations, a doctor warned yesterday.
Jo-Ann Cousins-Simpson, of Bermuda Alzheimer’s & Memory Services — known as Beams — said that strict rules imposed to limit ...
DATE: May 02, 2020
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Health
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Retailers are having to tackle problems with ventilation, humidity and dust in their shut down shops.
Businesses also have the headache of the risk of stock going out of season the longer their businesses remain shuttered.
Measures to stop the spread...
DATE: May 02, 2020
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A restaurant’s free meal service for hospital emergency room staff has been extended to those caring for people hit with Covid-19 after an anonymous donor stumped up extra cash.
The Little Venice Group will also use the anonymous donation to extend ...
DATE: May 02, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Leader of the Opposition joined the Premier last night to signal a united front in the battle against Covid-19.
Craig Cannonier took a place alongside David Burt and Cabinet ministers and asked the public to “stick together to eradicate” the dise...
DATE: May 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Staycations could help to support Bermuda’s hard-hit hotels — but experts said residents would need to be persuaded.
Peter Everson, an economist, said there could be people interested in a holiday at home instead of overseas as the impact of the Covi...
DATE: May 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The pizza oven at an Italian restaurant had never fully cooled down in almost quarter of a century — until state-of-emergency measures for the Covid-19 pandemic meant it had to close its doors for four weeks.
Yesterday the one-tonne oven at La Tratto...
DATE: May 02, 2020
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Other
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Parents and pupils were told yesterday that there was still “no fixed date” for schools to reopen.
However, Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said that staff were preparing buildings for children’s’ return to the classroom.
He added: “Technic...
DATE: May 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Staff at one of the island’s biggest retail firms have had their hours cut by half, it was announced today.
Edmund Gibbons Ltd, the parent company of department store Gibbons Company, drinks firm Burrows Lightbourn and Bermuda Motors, said that the m...
DATE: May 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A seventh death from Covid-19 was announced by the Ministry of Health today.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, said: “On behalf of my entire team at the Ministry of Health, I want to extend my sincere condolences to the family and friends of this indi...
DATE: May 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Another three people have tested positive for Covid-19, the Government said yesterday.
A spokeswoman said the new cases emerged after 260 test results came back to the Ministry of Health. The news brought the total number of cases to 114.
The Governm...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter