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A severe weather warning has been issued for overnight tonight, the Minister of National Security said this afternoon.
Wayne Caines said that the Bermuda Weather Service made the advisory.
He explained: “The BWS indicated that over the course of this...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda-based Legal & General Reinsurance (“L&G Re”) today launched the ‘Lighthouse Connect’ fund at the Bermuda Community Foundation in partnership with the Mirrors Programme to raise funds to provide free laptops to all Bermuda public school studen...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
The City of Hamilton has explained how it will gradually reinstate services when the island leaves the shelter in place period.
A spokeswoman said that the City will “continue to follow the Government’s lead” as Bermuda makes its way into the first o...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Health Council announced the release of HealthIQ, a simple online tool that will help us as a community in our efforts to progress from phase one through phase four of COVID19 restrictions.
Each member of the public is encouraged to go to He...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Online watch parties over the Covid-19 shelter-in-place regulations have been a big hit, the DJ behind the events said yesterday.
Nadanja Bailey said the praise for his Backyard Corona Party musicfests had been “bananas”.
He added: “People are actu...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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A single case of Covid-19 was recorded out of 636 test results received between Tuesday and yesterday.
The solitary diagnosis brought the island’s total number of cases to 111. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said last night that a total of more ...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man who challenged a blanket ban on bike riding during shelter in place has been allowed back on the road.
Karl Outerbridge was cleared to practise the sport by Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, after he told The Royal Gazette that n...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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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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Other
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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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CATEGORY:
Health
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