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Hundreds of meals were handed out to frontline workers by a hotel as a token of appreciation for their efforts.
Healthcare staff and emergency service employees were among the people who collected a total of almost 750 breakfasts and lunches from the...
DATE: Apr 27, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Parts of the island were shrouded in mist yesterday with a thicker fog expected to creep in overnight.
Residents reported reduced visibility in several parishes including Sandys, Southampton, Warwick and Devonshire.
Andrew Bufalino, a meteorologist a...
DATE: Apr 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Another British Government-organised air bridge flight touched down Friday night with a cargo of extra Covid-19 test kits and other medical supplies — as well as 97 Bermuda residents who were stranded in Britain.
John Rankin, the Governor, said “I am...
DATE: Apr 27, 2020
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Health
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Pay cuts for civil servants should be on the table as the Government deals with the huge fiscal impact of the Covid-19 crisis, a former finance minister said.
Bob Richards said the Government was likely to face a revenue shortfall in the region of $...
DATE: Apr 27, 2020
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More cruise ship visits to Bermuda have been cancelled in the wake of Norwegian Cruise Line’s decision to extend the suspension of its voyages until the start of July.
The move wiped a further 16 cruise ship visits from the island’s 2020 schedule and...
DATE: Apr 27, 2020
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Tourism
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There may be long grocery store lines during Covid-19, but shopkeepers say they aren’t necessarily making a killing.
“The demand for products has increased, but so have our costs,” said Vernon Hassell, The MarketPlace vice-president of purchasing and...
DATE: Apr 27, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
A sixth Covid-19 related death was recorded in Bermuda, the Premier confirmed last night.
It was understood the person was a resident at the Westmeath Residential and Nursing Home, where 13 cases, including two staff members, were confirmed earlier.
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DATE: Apr 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Stanley Lowe, the former Speaker of the House of Assembly, has died. He was 82.
Mr Lowe was a Progressive Labour Party MP for Southampton East for 44 years, after being elected as a member of the “Class of ’68” which marked the beginning of the moder...
DATE: Apr 27, 2020
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Politics
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David Burt said last night that he directed health officials to test everyone at the island’s largest nursing home as soon as the first case of Covid-19 was found there, but that “regrettably” it didn’t happen.
The Premier was responding to questions...
DATE: Apr 27, 2020
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Health
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A preliminary report on the possible future of the electricity sector was released by the industry watchdog tonight.
The Regulatory Authority published the document on its website and asked for public views to be submitted by June 2.
The authority sa...
DATE: Apr 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter