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Road users were today warned to slow down after a driver was clocked at almost 2½ times the speed limit during the shelter in place restrictions.
Traffic police highlighted that — although the roads were quieter during the lockdown — there were more ...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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Crime
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A charity set up to support public libraries has encouraged the public to support them through use of their online services over the Covid-19 lockdown.
The Friends of the Bermuda National Library said on Tuesday that the organisation still had conten...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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A Pan American Health Organisation expert helped one of Bermuda’s laboratories set up for coronavirus tests.
Lionel Gresh, of the PAHO Health Emergencies Department, said that a “good working relationship” continued with Helix Genetic and Scientific ...
DATE: Apr 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
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 29, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A month-long search for a missing senior ended after his body was found on a South Shore beach.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Antoine Daniels said, although it had not been confirmed, it “appears” a man found dead on Elbow Beach, Paget, was 72-yea...
DATE: Apr 29, 2020
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Social services agencies have seen jobless clients struggle because of delays to the delivery of unemployment benefits.
The Government’s benefits scheme was launched four weeks ago as Bermudians felt the pinch after mass layoffs in the wake of the co...
DATE: Apr 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A cruise ship that diverted to the island on Monday has resumed its journey with its injured crew member on board.
The Bermudian-registered cruise ship Regal Princess was on its way from the Bahamas to Southampton, England, when it diverted towards B...
DATE: Apr 29, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Property prices are likely to fall as the number of real estate transactions slides this year, realtors said.
While the economic damage from measures to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus will hamper the sector this year, realtors are already...
DATE: Apr 29, 2020
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Covid-19 deaths might already have reached at least 25 without a government-imposed lockdown, a worst-case disease spread model has suggested.
Figures released by the Government showed that without precautions, the island could have seen more than 12...
DATE: Apr 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Sound management of the public purse during the fiscal strain of the Covid-19 crisis has long-term importance, the watchdog of government finances has warned.
Heather Thomas, the Auditor-General, has repeatedly warned the Government of the dangers o...
DATE: Apr 29, 2020
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