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Pupils will not be expected to learn from home tomorrow, the Commissioner of Education said.
Kalmar Richards said that April 24 was normally set aside for pupils in the Bermuda Agricultural Show.
She added in a letter to parents: “It is also recogn...
DATE: Apr 23, 2020
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Education
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Police and sniffer dogs yesterday continued the search for a missing senior today.
Teams of officers scoured sections of the Railway Trail in Paget as part of the hunt for Robert Douglas.
The 72-year-old was last seen in person near his home in My Lo...
DATE: Apr 23, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
During the current Shelter in Place period, the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) is offering fire safety advice to the public in the form of Remote Home Fire Safety visits.
The BFRS notes that with more people at home, there is the likelihood o...
DATE: Apr 23, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
An outdoor activity centre for the disabled has been forced to lay off most of its staff because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
WindReach, which has eight full-time employees, said it would operate with 2½ full-time equivalents from May 1 until it could r...
DATE: Apr 23, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The St David’s Islanders and Native Community has cancelled its bi-annual Pow Wow which was set for June 6 & 7, as the Covid-19 health crisis continues to impact public gatherings.
“It is with our deepest regrets and heavy hearts that we, the Execut...
DATE: Apr 23, 2020
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Other
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Press Release
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 22, 2020
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A dozen new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed last night.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health said that 222 test results had come back yesterday, with 12 positive and 210 clear.
The new victims brought the total number of cases up to 98, with 3...
DATE: Apr 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A veteran Girl Guides leader who became the island’s first black woman postmaster has died.
Janice Dill, who also worked for decades with the Salvation Army, was 88.
Ms Dill was part of a group of older Girl Guides from the Cedar Hill Land Rangers in...
DATE: Apr 22, 2020
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Teams from the Bermuda Hospitals Board and the Department of Health joined forces to spot possible risks of Covid-19 exposure in BHB staff who also worked at a care home that suffered an outbreak of the disease.
A BHB spokeswoman said that staff were...
DATE: Apr 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Fears about meat for sale in Bermuda that was processed in factories whose workforces have been hit by Covid-19 have been quashed by health officials.
The outbreak of the disease has forced meatpacking factories in several US states to close, includi...
DATE: Apr 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson