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Unexpected losses at two Bermuda hotels were predicted to hit about $30 million by last spring, the head of the company that owns them told the Government.
Karim Alibhai, the founder and principal of Gencom, apparently attached “pre and post- Covid-1...
DATE: Oct 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Talks about the redevelopment of the Fairmont Southampton continued in the Government last week, a spokeswoman has confirmed.
But officials did not answer a series of questions about problems that have dogged the redevelopment.
A government spokeswom...
DATE: Oct 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Bermuda Coast Guard team towed children to safety after their fishing boat took on water.
The rescue came after a beachgoer saw people waving sticks and shouting for help.
The Department of Marine and Ports Services said that a member of the public...
DATE: Oct 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A team was trying to fix a problem with the Premier’s Instagram account today after followers highlighted it had been “hacked”.
David Burt said on Twitter that he woke up to more than 20 messages to alert him to the problem.
The davidburtmp Instagram...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A talk about a “wealth tax” to help pay for the devastation caused by Covid-19 was one of the events attended by the Opposition leader at the UK Conservative Party conference this week.
Cole Simons said it was important to examine how other countries...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
History, art and service helped a Bermuda hotel earn a Top Five spot in an international travel magazine’s list of best resorts.
The Hamilton Princess and Beach Club was recognised by readers of Condé Nast Traveler.
It was voted the fifth best resort...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Employment law experts said that mandatory coronavirus tests in workplaces was lawful if “reasonably” justified by a duty of care.
Juliana Snelling and Gambrill Robinson, of Canterbury Law, looked at the legalities after the Bermuda Employers’ Counci...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Co-operation between employers and staff would boost the effectiveness of workplace coronavirus test policies, lawyers have advised.
Gambrill Robinson, an associate at Canterbury Law, said if tests were mandated, managers should think about how they ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Women chosen for a charity-run course to help them change their lives completed it with new qualifications, increased confidence and employment.
Success stories from the Transformational Support Services programme even included the launch of a new bu...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Family mediators were asked to bid for Government work to help resolve disputes over parental access to children.
An invitation to tender was published to cover the “legally mandated function”.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Social Development and...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter