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Bermuda has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis — joining just five other countries worldwide to achieve the goal, according to Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health.
The transmission of the virus from an HIV-positive mother to h...
DATE: Aug 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda participants in a festival of Caribbean and Latin American culture were yesterday wished good luck for the event.
A host of Bermuda artists will take part in Carifesta in Barbados, which starts tomorrow.
Heather Whalen, director of the Depart...
DATE: Aug 14, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club is to be the backdrop for a fashion shoot for US clothing brand Lilly Pulitzer.
A spokeswoman for the hotel said its infinity pool and Southampton beach club will feature in the fashion brand’s next shoot — its firs...
DATE: Aug 14, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Southampton man has been banned from the road until 2022 after admitting a drink-driving charge.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Tyshaun Brown, 23, was already disqualified when the offence took place.
He was banned for three years in June after bein...
DATE: Aug 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Gert has been upgraded from a tropical storm to a category one hurricane and is expected to reach its closest approach to Bermuda at 6am tomorrow.
At that time it is forecast to be 268 nautical miles to the north-northwest of the island but it could ...
DATE: Aug 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A JetBlue flight that reported smoke in its avionics compartment diverted to the island last night and was able to resume its course after repairs.
The JetBlue airbus 320 had been on its way to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, with 152 on board ...
DATE: Aug 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Cup Match was yesterday declared “the most fun island party you have never heard of” by glossy men’s magazine GQ.
In an online article, GQ highlighted the annual emancipation celebration and cricket game with a picture spread of the event by photogra...
DATE: Aug 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
There has been a “marked increase” in cases of the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea in Bermuda according to the Department of Health.
The increase began in June and appears to be growing, the department said, with those affected ranging fro...
DATE: Aug 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Tropical Depression 8 in the Atlantic has been upgraded to a Tropical Storm and has been described as a potential threat to Bermuda.
At 6am today, Tropical Storm Gert had winds of 40 knots and gusts of 50 knots and was forecast to pass 278 nautical m...
DATE: Aug 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bar owner Carlton Simmons has been arrested after he and another man were stabbed in a fight in his Ambiance Lounge.
Mr Simmons, 40, and a 32-year-old man were taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after the incident in the Ewing Street club at ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith