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The Governor yesterday toured Warwick Camp and talked to the Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers in the front line of the battle against Covid-19.
John Rankin said: “I was very pleased to visit Warwick Camp to meet the members of the Royal Bermuda Regime...
DATE: Mar 25, 2020
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All Magistrates’ Court and Supreme Court cases have been put on hold as part of measures to fight the spread of Covid-19, it was announced yesterday.
A letter sent to lawyers from the Supreme Court said: “Both the Magistrates’ Court and the Supreme ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2020
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This year could be another busy one for hurricanes, a US-based weather service warned yesterday,
AccuWeather’s early 2020 Atlantic hurricane forecast said it expected between 14 and 18 tropical storms over the season, which starts on June 1.
Between ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Governor said last night that an “air bridge” flight to bring Bermudians home from Britain to Bermuda is scheduled for take-off.
John Rankin explained the flight was expected to take off early next week to give stranded Bermudians a chance to ret...
DATE: Mar 25, 2020
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Health
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Jonathan Bell
Traffic was backed up across the island after police and the Royal Bermuda Regiment carried out spot checks yesterday for people in breach of Covid-19 quarantine rules.
Queues of cars formed on East Broadway and Corkscrew Hill as well as at Barnes Co...
DATE: Mar 25, 2020
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Health
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Fiona McWhirter
Care homes are taking extra steps to protect vulnerable residents against the Covid-19 threat.
Fiona Douglas, the executive director of Westmeath residential home in Pembroke, said that staff had taken preventive measures to minimise the risk of infe...
DATE: Mar 25, 2020
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The Hamilton Princess has been lit up with heart symbols to show its support for the global fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
The hotel, which shut its doors last week for the duration of the crisis, put the lights on in empty rooms to make the he...
DATE: Mar 25, 2020
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A task force has been assembled to help the island’s most vulnerable people weather the Covid-19 storm, the Premier said tonight.
David Burt added that the Government’s first course of action “was to identify the impact and determine what is required...
DATE: Mar 25, 2020
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Cyber criminals could take advantage of the Covid-19 crisis to hack the computers of people working from home, the national security minister warned today.
Wayne Caines said that there were reports from other countries that “malicious parties are alr...
DATE: Mar 25, 2020
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Big-hearted drinks giant Bacardi is to help produce more than a million litres of hand sanitiser at its distilleries around the world to bolster the battle against Covid-19.
The Bermudian-based firm stepped in to help after supplies of the potential ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2020
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