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A major funding boost is needed to help “invisible” residents affected by substance abuse, a charity leader said yesterday.
Leslie Grant, the executive director of Focus Counselling Services, added that it was important to remove the stigma that pre...
DATE: Oct 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The coronavirus testing station at Southside will be closed to walk-ins and the general community on Sunday, the Ministry of Health said today.
A spokeswoman told residents that it will be open for “traveller testing only”.
She added: “This is to acc...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
None of the 649 coronavirus test results received by the Ministry of Health yesterday were positive, a spokeswoman said today.
Bermuda has had 188 confirmed cases and five are active, although those affected are not in hospital.
Nine people with Covi...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Healthcare teams overseas have adapted to the Covid-19 pandemic by setting up virtual consultations with Bermudian patients.
Tatiana Sultzbach, the director of the Centre for International and Specialised Healthcare Services at Massachusetts General ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A woman was arrested and questioned last week in connection with an event at a restaurant that cost two former Cabinet ministers their posts in July.
The Bermuda Police Service confirmed this morning that inquiries continued into the dinner at Blu Ba...
DATE: Oct 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Government spokeswoman said today that teams were “caught up” with coronavirus test results after an increase in air arrivals led to delays.
The Ministry of Health received 1,408 coronavirus test results over Friday and Saturday and all were clear....
DATE: Oct 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Almost 30 people have completed an eight week workshop to promote the growth of fruit and vegetables at in their yards and neighbourhood gardens.
The Eat, Grow, Save course, run by Kevin Santucci, also a pastor, was designed to boost healthy eating...
DATE: Oct 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Yesterday evening the Minister of Health the Hon. Kim Wilson JP MP attended the formal ribbon cutting ceremony for WindReach Bermuda's new Adult Day Centre.
The Centre will serve as a base for their Adult Day Programme which services adults living wi...
DATE: Oct 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Flu Express shots service scheduled for tomorrow has been moved to CedarBridge Academy, the health ministry has confirmed.
The drive-in pop-up clinic was to have been held at Hamilton Health Centre on Hamilton’s Victoria Street.
But the Bermuda P...
DATE: Oct 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
No new cases of the coronavirus were recorded after 790 test results received by the Ministry of Health yesterday.
Bermuda has had 185 confirmed cases and four are active but none is in hospital.
Nine people with Covid-19 have died and 172 people hav...
DATE: Oct 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter