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Government yesterday defended its decision to sideline proposals for a minimum wage for at least a year.
The Government-appointed Wages Commission delivered its recommendations on minimum wage levels last month.
But Jason Hayward, the labour minister...
DATE: Jun 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Lawyers for a pressure group who want to block planned compulsory coronavirus quarantines at hotels are expected to apply for an interim injunction today, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The news came after Constitutional Freedom Bermuda hit its target...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Unemployed Bermudians were yesterday urged to contact the workforce development department to fill vacant positions.
The appeal came as it was announced that work permit applications submitted for non-Bermudian partners of work permit holders “will g...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A businessman yesterday said he was inspired to help out the public after he spent hours in a queue to get a Covid-19 test.
Carl Vincent explained he was one of hundreds of people to be tested at the temporary Covid-19 clinic at the Perot Post Office...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police have confirmed that a man was stabbed in the stomach during an altercation on a South Shore beach on Friday evening.
The incident took place at about 7.15pm on the Bermuda Day holiday.
Officers responded to a reported disturbance at Horseshoe...
DATE: May 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Almost 300 people needed hospital treatment after road accidents, according to figures released for the first quarter of this year.
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital recorded 96 cases in both January and February. Another 106 victims were taken to th...
DATE: May 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
It has been a Bermuda Day with a difference, but the island has still been able to celebrate its national day in some style today.
Although the Covid-19 pandemic meant traditional events had to be scaled down, spectators were still out in numbers to ...
DATE: May 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A burns victim, a conservationist and the team set up to fight the Covid-19 pandemic were honoured by the Government today.
Dejon Simmons, Jeremy Madeiros and the Covid-19 Incident Command were appointed Bermuda Day Grand Marshals.
A spokeswoman for ...
DATE: May 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Tickets will be available for entry to this afternoon’s Bermuda Day Showcase at the National Stadium – as long as attendants have a SafeKey.
A spokeswoman for the department of culture confirmed that pre-registration for the event has closed, but tic...
DATE: May 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
There were no new cases in the latest round of coronavirus test results, it was revealed tonight.
Health officials said 1,284 test results had come back since the since the last update yesterday and all were clear.
The number of active cases fell to ...
DATE: May 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan