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A Bermudian teacher in Vietnam said the country’s fast lockdown and success in the fight against Covid-19 gave him hope that Bermuda would stage a quick recovery from the crisis as well.
Aiyetoro Hinds admitted he was alarmed when strict social-dista...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 2,500 people out of work because of Covid-19 should have received their first emergency benefits payments by yesterday.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, said that the Accountant-General had paid out more t...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Covid-19 tests of residents and staff at the island’s 21 nursing homes will be completed by mid-May, the health minister promised last night.
Kim Wilson said that five homes had already been tested, including the two that have had outbreaks of the c...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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Health
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Four hospital staff tested positive for Covid-19 after they were screened “due to associations with community outbreaks, symptoms or known exposures”.
A Bermuda Hospitals Board spokeswoman said last night that 29 tests were carried out on staff suspe...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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Health
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While most of us are safe at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, essential workers put their lives at risk to keep Bermuda going. The Royal Gazette salutes these selfless men and women in hospitals, supermarkets, delivery vans, gas stations and other ...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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A man found after he went missing for three days died in hospital yesterday.
Carlton Lowe, 71, was found near the Southampton Rangers Sports Club at about 6pm on Tuesday.
He had been missing since last Saturday.
Police said that Mr Lowe was taken to...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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Bermuda has “come to the end of the beginning” the Premier said last night as he revealed a relaxation of state-of-emergency restrictions.
David Burt outlined a four-phase return to normalcy after several weeks of regulations that he said had “not be...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Residents have been urged to be patient about what the end of shelter in place restrictions will mean when the order is lifted at 6am on Saturday.
A police spokesman said this afternoon: “There have been numerous calls to the Bermuda Police Service a...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Women in need will this year benefit from a strengthened partnership between a charity and the developer behind the new airport project.
The Women’s Resource Centre and Aecon announced today that they will work together to offer clients training and ...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted “deep-rooted inequities and gaps in our country’s social safety net”, the president of the Bermuda Public Services Union said tonight.
Armell Thomas, speaking on the eve of International Workers’ Day, asked the G...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell