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| The Ministry of Health is holding an online discussion this evening [April 24] on the Covid-19 vaccine entitled “Vaccine Myth Busters: Addressing Fears & Concerns”, with the event featuring a panel of experts including Dr Ayo Oyinloye, Dr Carika Weldon, Dy-Juan DeRoza, and Dr Ramon Arscott, and the public can submit your questions to askus@gov.bm. […]
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| The SailGP event kicked off, with the first day of action in the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess seeing Australia on top of the leaderboard after claiming three wins. 90 minute live video replay of the first day of the 2021 Bermuda SailGP First Day Of SailGP Racing In Bermuda Australia, GB, USA […]
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| Bermuda’s Justin Donawa made an excellent showing for his Solihull Moors team, scoring a hat-trick to help them claim a 5 – 1 victory over Yeovil Town. The club’s match report said, “Justin Donawa’s perfect hat-trick helped fire Moors to a rousing 5-1 win over Yeovil Town at the SportNation.bet Stadium on Saturday afternoon. “The Bermudian […]
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| The results from the first day of racing in the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess have been released, with Australia at the top of the leaderboard with a clean sweep of three wins. A spokesperson said, “Tom Slingsby’s Australia SailGP Team started its defense of the SailGP Season 2 Championship in perfect fashion […]
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| Zeiko Lewis and his Charleston Battery teammates took to the pitch for a pre-season match against North Carolina FC, where they came away with a 2 – 1 win. It was 0 – 0 at the halftime break, with Charleston Battery getting a goal from Mauro Cichero and a late penalty from Leland Archer. Related […]
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| A helicopter has been buzzing over Bermuda lately, with the helicopter brought to the island to assist in gathering footage of the sailing action of the SailGP event, which is presented by the Hamilton Princess. With assistance of the footage captured from the helicopter, the competition is being broadcast in various nations — 175 territories worldwide — […]
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| “We now have a new record high number of 142 established breeding pairs of Cahows [up from 135 pairs in 2020]; the number of breeding pairs on Nonsuch Island also increased to 27 pairs in 2021,” Jeremy Madeiros said. Mr. Madeiros said, “For Earth Day, 2021, it is good to recognize, and address both the […]
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| Ki-Juan Minors was back in action in the 2021 ESP Spring 3 Horse Jumping event in Wellington, Florida. Minors — riding Gantos G — competed in the 1.20m Jumper II 2d in Two Phases with a Jump-Off Class where they finished 22nd. Minors and Gantos G clocked a First Phase time of 63.276 with 4 […]
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| Luke Attride-Stirling, and his Adelphi University Men’s Tennis teammates concluded the 2021 regular season with a 6 – 1 victory over Stonehill College in Northeast-10 Conference action at the Charles Watt Tennis Courts in Easton. Adelphi rallied from a 1 – 0 doubles deficit to grab the team point. Attride-Stirling and his doubles partner Andrew […]
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| Vanessa Esposito and her UMBC Women’s Swimming teammates began competing in the 2020-21 America East Championships. Esposito competed in the Women’s 500 Yard Freestyle finishing in a personal best time of 5:03.29, and she also swam the third leg for the UMBC Women’s 800 Yard Freestyle Relay team that finished 3rd with a time of […]
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| Premier David Burt will give a National Address tomorrow evening [April 25] at 8pm, with the National Address titled “Moving Beyond The Pandemic,” and set to be broadcast by the Government media. The Government media posted the graphic below on their social media accounts, with the flyer saying: “The Premier of Bermuda the Hon. David […]
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| The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday April 24th. On Sunday the Oleander container ship is expected, on Wednesday the Somers Isles container ship will arrive, on Thursday the Bermuda Islander container ship is scheduled to arrive and Mesabi oil products tanker is […]
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| Bermuda will take part in the Americas Region Davis Cup competition scheduled for Panama City, Panama, June 30th – July 3rd, 2021. Bermuda and 12 other countries will be vying to one of the two nations that will advance from Americas Group III to contest the 2022 World Group II Play-offs. Nations competing in Americas […]
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| April 23 saw 2,300 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $5,750.00 BD. 2,300 shares were traded by Devonshire Industries Ltd, closing up 11.1% at $2.50 per share. The BSX finished at 2,593.24, even on the day. There was 1 advance, 0 declines, and 58 remained unchanged. The full report for the day […]
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The Ministry of Health received 1179 test results since the last update, and 31 were positive for coronavirus, yielding a test positivity rate of 2.6 %.
15 of the new cases are classified as local transmission with known contact as they are associated with known cases. The additional 16 new cases are classified as under investigation. These cases are among residents with no currently identified link to other known cases or history of travel in the past 14 days.
Additionally, since the last update, there were 93 recoveries, and there were no deaths.
As part of the ‘Culture@Home‘ local entertainment initiative, the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport announced that popular DJ IBreeze will host a 2-hour live session this Sunday (April 25).
The online music session is being sponsored by the Department of Culture, and gets underway at 4.00 p.m. via multiple social media platforms (Twitch, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook).
| The Ministry received 1179 test results and 31 were positive, so there are now 720 active cases, of which 31 people are in hospital with 8 in ICU. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Health received 1179 test results since the last update, and 31 were positive for coronavirus, yielding a test positivity rate […]
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| With an aim to expand the way they deliver their news to the community, the Bermuda Broadcasting Company is continuing to live stream their evening news programme online for viewers both on the island and abroad. The live video will begin at 7.00pm, and play to 7.30pm, and then the replay will be available: Related […]
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| The official Government and Legal notices for today [April 23] include notice of intention to construct a controlled plant & list of proposed planning applications. Clean Air Act Stephen Talley Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Notice Of Intention To Construct A Controlled Plant Notice ID: GN0355/2021 Public Authorities / Department: Environment And Natural […]
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| Saturday, April 24 is expected to see a mix of sun and cloud, with the high to be near 20°C/68°F and the low to be near 16°C/61°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be NW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 54%. Sunrise will be at 6.40am and sunset […]
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| The Family Centre is sharing their Earth Day video with the community and encouraging people on the island “to engage in healthy green activities with their children and families.” A spokesperson said, “Family Centre joins Greenrock and other environmentally conscious organizations to be good stewards of the environment. The charity, Family Centre, is sharing their […]
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| The SailGP event kicked off today [April 23] — a day early due to low wind forecasts for Saturday — with the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess. The line up includes Season 1 champions Tom Slingsby at the helm of the Australia SailGP Team, Great Britain’s most successful Olympic sailor of all […]
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| A video was recently shared by Government detailing Michelle Barnett’s time with Covid-19, highlighting her journey from diagnosis to recovery. Ms. Barnett was placed in the intensive care unit after being diagnosed in April 2020, with a ventilator in place for 41 days. After the ventilator was removed, recovery began by having her bear her […]
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| [Written by Mikaela Ian Pearman] Quality Thai food in Bermuda has traditionally been hard to come by. And I’ve heard many reasons over the years – lack of fresh resources being the main one. So every time I travel, I seek out Thai food to get my fix. However, as I haven’t travelled since last […]
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The Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport advised that it has been meeting with Parish Councils with the goal of granting them greater autonomy.
The Ministry has formed a Working Group with representatives from all Parish Councils to develop a roadmap to assist the Councils in operating as independent entities.
The Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, Dr. the Hon. Ernest Peets said, “I am grateful to the Working Group participants for their time and commitment to the community.
Today, Minister for the Cabinet Office the Hon. Wayne L. Furbert, JP, MP, released the January 2021 Consumer Price Index (CPI) report.
The Minister explained, “In January 2021 consumers paid 0.3 per cent less for a basket of goods and services, than they did in December 2020.
| Following a 0.3% increase in annual inflation for December 2020, consumers paid -0.3% less than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index [CPI]. A Government spokesperson said, “Today, Minister for the Cabinet Office the Hon. Wayne L. Furbert, JP, MP, released the January 2021 […]
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| To commemorate the 25-year anniversary season, Delmarva Now put together a Top 25 Delmarva Shorebirds of all time, with Adam Hall coming in at number 24. The Delmarva Now website said, “To commemorate the 25-year anniversary season, Delmarva Now put together a Top 25 Delmarva Shorebirds of all time with help from the team’s former […]
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| Minister confirms another Covid related death marking the 11th this month, 23 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in Bermuda and 31 in hospital with 7 in ICU, 1067 cases announced so far this month, active cases drop to under 800 for the first time in two weeks, Appleby donates $25,000 to vaccination clinic, SailGP will race today instead […]
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| Figure skater Vanessa James — who has Bermudian heritage and lived in Bermuda as a child — will partner with Canadian 2-time world champion and 3-time Olympic medalist pairs skater Eric Radford as they represent Team Canada at the upcoming 2022 Olympic Games. Ms James has previously represented France on the world stage. A CBC […]
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| Nicholas Narraway continued competing in the 2021 Hincapie Spring Series in South Carolina. On the first day, Narraway competed in the Men Open Pro/Cat 1/2 Division finishing 28th out of the 68 competitors, and he also finished 4th in the Under 20 category in the race. He also competed in the same division on the […]
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| April 22 saw 81,900 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $405,405.00 BD. 81,900 shares were traded by Argus Group Holdings Ltd, closing up 2.1% at $4.95 per share. The BSX finished at 2,593.12, up 0.09% on the day. There was 1 advance, 0 declines, and 58 remained unchanged. The full report for […]
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“I am extremely sorry to report that Bermuda has recorded an additional COVID-19 related death,” said Minister of Health, Kim Wilson, JP, MP. “This is distressing news, and my heartfelt sympathy goes out to the family and friends who are now grieving the loss of their loved one.”
The Ministry of Health received 1570 test results since the last update, and 23 were positive for coronavirus, yielding a test positivity rate of 1.5 %.
| The Ministry received 1570 test results and 23 were positive, so there are now 782 active cases, of which 31 people are in hospital with 7 in ICU. In addition, the Government confirmed the sad news that “Bermuda has recorded an additional Covid-19 related death,” which brings the total number of Covid related deaths to […]
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