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A man was fined after he was found by police in Warwick in breach of the island-wide lockdown.
Kalio Govia, from Pembroke, pleaded guilty to the offence in an online sitting of Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday.
Govia, 36, of Pembroke, was stopped on...
DATE: Apr 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity has partnered with a delivery company to help at-risk children and families during the coronavirus outbreak.
Gina Spence Productions is providing gift cards for food and medicine for 23 families, with Sargasso Sea agreeing to deliver them.
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DATE: Apr 13, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A worst-case scenario of 700 Covid-19 deaths on the island would frighten the public, the chairwoman of the Bermuda Diabetes Association said.
Debbie Jones said that the figure revealed by David Burt, the Premier, last Wednesday would “probably ... s...
DATE: Apr 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Coastguard boats on patrol escorted two vessels to St George’s for customs clearance last week.
The service, part of the Royal Bermuda Regiment, also intercepted and turned back a boat with four people on board who had headed out to fish because the ...
DATE: Apr 13, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Supermarket workers have been praised for pulling out all the stops to keep the island supplied with food and other essentials during the Covid-19 crisis.
Mitchell Foote, the assistant manager of Shelly Bay MarketPlace, said his exhausted staff had “...
DATE: Apr 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police are investigating a break-in at a Pembroke grocery store in the early hours of Saturday.
A police spokesman said that police received a call that an alarm at Arnold’s Supermarket on St John’s Road had been triggered just before 2.30am.
The spo...
DATE: Apr 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity tending to homeless cats claimed its stay-at-home waiver got pulled without warning, as authorities during the holiday contended with continued lockdown violations.
Police reported the public had ventured out without approved exemptions, on...
DATE: Apr 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two residents and two members of staff at a care home have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Covid-19.
Health minister Kim Wilson announced the news about the Matilda Smith Williams Seniors Residence yesterday.
Ms Wilson revealed the total ...
DATE: Apr 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The “first portion” of supplies to perform 40,000 Covid-19 tests have arrived in Bermuda, the Premier confirmed.
David Burt added that stocks already on the island were sufficient to keep up with the existing need. His comments came at the same time ...
DATE: Apr 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermudian students quarantined in a hotel have expressed their thanks after being brought home when Covid-19 reduced society to a standstill.
Dozens of people have been staying at the island resort to stop the spread of the killer virus since they re...
DATE: Apr 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell