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A restaurateur, Holger Eiselt, has launched a new scheme to help people struggling after the massive economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Through Tokens of Giving, patrons of the Buzz fast-food chain can now buy a token that entitles the bearer ...
DATE: Jul 25, 2020
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The former head of a parent teacher association has collected more than 6,500 signatures in support of the reinstatement of a black history course in schools.
Ruth Moran said she fought to keep Melodye Micëre Van Putten’s “Ashay: Rites of Passage” pr...
DATE: Jul 22, 2020
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The global pandemic has cancelled many activities for teens — but the summer does not have to be a washout.
The TLC Group, a cybersecurity and data protection firm, has set up a virtual camp to give youngsters a taste of different careers.
Glynnis ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020
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A community group has raised more than $80,000 for families left in dire straits by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Grateful Bread started the Families Supporting Families drive in May after their usual monthly dinners for the needy were halted because of pan...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020
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A petition set up to block the introduction of 5G mobile phone technology has attracted more than 3,000 signatures.
Camilla MacPherson, of Bermuda Advocates for Safe Technology, said that there were sound scientific reasons to be wary of the dangers ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2020
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Paralympian Jessica Lewis is on a mission to raise $20,000 for a charity for the disabled with a half-marathon in her racing wheelchair.
She also appealed to the public to help her raise money for Warwick-based WindReach — which she credited with he...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020
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A Bermudian theatre technician stranded on a Disney cruise ship because of the Covid-19 crisis has made it back to Bermuda after ten months.
Edward Dawson, 24, arrived in Bermuda on the Air Canada flight last Thursday. He said: “It is so nice to be ...
DATE: Jul 08, 2020
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A series of webinars to answer the public’s Covid-19-related questions is to be run by the Employment Assistance Programme.
Ask the Expert will feature specialists in medicine, law, business, finance, banking and employment.
Latisha Lister-Burgess,...
DATE: Jul 03, 2020
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A Silicon Valley start-up has picked six young Bermudians to work as summer interns.
Derek Tucker-Peters, Tyler Trott, Zara Francis Roban, Malachi Butterfield, Tyrese Coakley, and Zar’a Cardell are all working remotely for The @ Company, a Californi...
DATE: Jun 27, 2020
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The coronavirus pandemic sparked a new business idea for a husband-and-wife team after they noticed their children spent more time staring at computer screens and tablets during the pandemic lockdown.
Talia Simons feared that shuttered schools and mo...
DATE: Jun 26, 2020
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