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Occupational safety and health should be recognised as “a fundamental right”, the Bermuda Public Services Union declared.
The BPSU joined labour groups worldwide with UNI Global Union, a global unions federation, in marking World Day for Decent Work ...
DATE: Oct 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A police investigation has been launched after a car was found in the sea with its engine still running today.
A member of the public reported spotting the car on the shoreline near Ducking Stool Park in Pembroke at about 7am.
The hatchback was nose-...
DATE: Oct 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police failed to carry out a proper investigation in the case of a truck driver accused of causing the death of a motorcyclist while drink driving, a lawyer said yesterday.
Richard Horseman, counsel for Charles Johnson, who was cleared last week in t...
DATE: Oct 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An entrepreneur keen to get his guided tour vehicle business on the road will have to wait after senators blocked key legislation.
Kevin Burrows said he had waited 18 months for the three-wheeled tour vehicles, called tuk tuks and used as taxis in As...
DATE: Oct 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Covid-19 has claimed five more lives, it was revealed last night.
The news brought the death toll from the coronavirus to 87.
But the island’s number of active cases fell sharply, from the 1,106 reported on Monday to 890 – the lowest number of cases ...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A vaccine booster programme against Covid-19 is to be launched after the arrival of 11,700 doses of the jab from the UK.
But the public was warned not to try registering for the booster until an online site is in place.
Kim Wilson, the health ministe...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Senate has passed legislation which will allow more long-term residents of the island to obtain permanent residency.
The amendments opened a route to residency for non-Bermudian divorced people and unmarried parents of Bermudian children who have...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A gym owner whose business was closed by health officials for two weeks said others could be shut over regulations against Covid-19.
Karen Hodgkins, the owner of Magnum Power Force Gym in Hamilton, said gyms were “stuck between a rock and a hard plac...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A hike in electricity bills sparked by increased fuel prices will make life tougher for families that already struggle to cover the basics, a charity head warned this week.
Sandy De Silva, the executive director of Family Centre, said some families l...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Travellers from Bermuda to the UK now require a document proving their vaccination against Covid-19 originated in Britain.
The letter, issued by Bermuda’s Ministry of Health, are now available for people who travel to Britain and who do not want to q...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell