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Activists will livestream a commemoration today to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1981 General Strike.
Glenn Fubler, a community activist and founder of Imagine Bermuda, said it was a celebration of “the largest peaceful protest in our history”.
Th...
DATE: May 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian actor will graduate next week armed with a scholarship and an award for excellence in theatre.
Lyon Hamill, 22, said the recognition gave him “a jolt of confidence as I set my sights on my next move to New York City, where I will try to e...
DATE: May 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man arrested after an arson attack at a charity is also being investigated in connection with a string of suspicious fires that has plagued the area, police said yesterday.
The arrest was helped by a network of cameras provided by security firms to...
DATE: May 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s death toll from Covid-19 has reached 30, the health minister announced last night.
Kim Wilson offered her condolences to the family of the victim as the island marked the second death from the disease inside three days.
The news was anno...
DATE: May 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bus and ferry riders got a bonus this week with the Ministry of Transport extending April passes for both services into May.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said it had been “a trying time for all of us”.
He added: “We know that there have be...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An order for unvaccinated travellers to quarantine from next month was defended by David Burt, the Premier, after the threat of a legal challenge was raised last week.
Mr Burt emphasised full details would be given on Thursday, four weeks ahead of th...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s first virtual Agricultural Exhibition is to go ahead on later this month.
Organisers said the May 21 date was set after weeks of consultation to ensure a socially distanced event in line with the Government’s phased plans for loosening Cov...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than 800 applications have come in for workers from overseas looking for one-year residency in Bermuda, the labour minister has revealed.
Jason Hayward said more than 700 of them had been approved, which would substantially bolster the 400 now r...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tourism experts have backed the Government’s plans to bring in extra restrictions for unvaccinated travellers.
The 14-day supervised quarantine for non-immunised travellers, which will come into force on June 6, was endorsed by the Bermuda Tourism Au...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Details on the implementation of a minimum wage for the island are to be made public this week, capping years of discussion.
Setting a minimum wage should boost jobs for Bermudians and improve pay across the board, according to Jason Hayward, the lab...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell