2221 results returned for search: "" category "News" author Fiona McWhirter
A real estate broker is to hold a seminar next week to help people “end the rental cycle”.
Tamika Todd, of Platinum Realty, will run the session with the Women’s Resource Centre.
A WRC spokeswoman told the public: “In this masterclass, you will disco...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A shipping company highlighted the latest dates it can accept goods to arrive in time for the Christmas season.
The announcement from Best Shipping came amid concerns that global supply chain problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will affect Chris...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Electricity from Bermuda’s first large-scale solar farm has started to feed into the island’s electricity grid, power firm Belco revealed yesterday.
A Belco spokesman said that the six-megawatt solar farm – on a disused runway at the airport called t...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A thanksgiving service will be hosted by the Christian Science Society of Bermuda this evening.
The annual event will run from 6pm and can be attended in-person or on Zoom.
A spokeswoman said: “Even though thanksgiving is a US holiday, we are all kee...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A phone scam victim was duped out of tens of thousands of dollars, police revealed yesterday.
The Bermuda Police Service said that seniors made “numerous” reports about the scheme, where someone claimed to be a representative of One Communications L...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A doctor has welcomed an interim ruling that allowed his clinic to continue to provide services under the Standard Health Benefit.
JJ Soares said the Court of Appeal decision meant that an application for SHB status for Hamilton Medical Centre, where...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Court
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The founder of a billion-dollar data software company in Bermuda has quit the firm after he was accused of a sex assault.
Zia Chishti resigned his three senior posts at Afiniti in the wake of the allegations by a former employee.
The firm said: “The ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The taxi trade faces “unprecedented challenges” from the damage caused by Covid-19 and the increased cost of doing business, industry representatives have warned.
The Bermuda Taxi Operators Association’s executive committee said that programmes intro...
DATE: Nov 20, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Transport
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A former premier quit her role on the board of directors of a technology firm at the centre of a sexual harassment and assault allegation about five months ago, it was revealed today.
Dame Jennifer Smith said she resigned from the post with Afiniti i...
DATE: Nov 19, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A charity dedicated to preserving the island’s heritage has launched a “sustainable” scheme to rent out Christmas trees.
The Bermuda National Trust will hire out potted cedar trees for people to enjoy over the holiday season before they are planted.
...
DATE: Nov 19, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter