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A church feeding programme will offer meal collection twice a week as the island grapples with the coronavirus crisis.
The Hamilton Seventh Day Adventist Church said that it had “a responsibility to be a continued light on a hill for those who are se...
DATE: Apr 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Childcare services for essential workers are to be expanded.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said the service, launched last Wednesday, was expected to grow to meet demand.
Mr Rabain added: “There is only one site operational at this point ...
DATE: Apr 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public was warned today not to spread false information in the wake of rumours about inbound flights.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Tourism and Transport said the Government was aware of a voice note on social media that claimed six flights wit...
DATE: Apr 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Public Works is advising that due to the Good Friday holiday (Friday, April 10), garbage and recyclables normally collected on that day will be collected on Saturday, April 11, 2020.
As a reminder, Friday garbage collection areas incl...
DATE: Apr 07, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
The Government was asked today to make personal protective equipment available to all healthcare and other at-risk workers as the Bermuda Public Services Union marked World Health Day.
Linda Bogle Mienzer, the BPSU second vice-president, said that th...
DATE: Apr 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Debt collectors should show compassion as the public struggled to cope with financial problems caused by the coronavirus crisis, the Government has said.
The sector was asked to think about responsible ways to work deal with people in difficulties.
A...
DATE: Apr 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Parents and guardians were asked to keep talking to children to limit the risk of child sex abuse over the shelter-in-place lockdown.
Saving Children and Revealing Secrets warned it feared that isolation procedures created an environment where attack...
DATE: Apr 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Another two cases of Covid-19 were confirmed at the weekend and six victims are still in hospital.
However, no new cases were reported by the health ministry last night. The new confirmed cases were announced on Saturday night.
Both patients were sai...
DATE: Apr 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel equipped as a hospital ship set sail from Britain yesterday en route to the North Atlantic and Caribbean region to support the fight against Covid-19.
RFA Argus, a Primary Casualty Receiving Ship, which has two wards an...
DATE: Apr 06, 2020
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Other
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Public schools will be reopened only when health officials give the go-ahead, the education ministry has said.
A government spokeswoman added that clearance would have to be given by the health ministry.
The spokeswoman said: “Please be assured that...
DATE: Apr 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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