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A bereaved widow hit out yesterday after she was told a backlog at the coroner’s office was to blame for a months-long wait for a document needed to settle her husband’s estate.
The 62-year-old Devonshire woman said the three month delay in issuing h...
DATE: Oct 23, 2020
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The Little Venice Group of restaurants and Bermuda Gas have cooked up a token of appreciation for essential workers on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Members of the Royal Bermuda Regiment, the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service and medical st...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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Hurricane Epsilon, now a “strong Category 2 storm”, is expected to deliver marginal tropical storm force winds today and tomorrow as it nears the island, the director of the Bermuda Weather Service, said yesterday.
Epsilon – which last night reached ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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Schoolchildren were yesterday praised for their part in a government work experience programme which was cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The closing ceremony could not be held for the professional-student relationship programme, but everyone who ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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Travellers headed to Bermuda from New York now have access to a quick Covid-19 pre-travel screening service in keeping with the Bermuda Government’s health protocols.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority announced a collaboration with the OpenClear testing...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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Anti-bullying and harassment clauses are to be included in the collective bargaining agreements for the Bermuda Public Services Union, the union president announced today.
Armell Thomas said: “Bullying and harassment must not be confused with exercis...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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A Bermudian student has become the first to receive a full scholarship pledged by two businessmen looking to invest in the island’s young talent.
Katherine Grainge is attending the University of St Andrews in Scotland thanks to the donation from Chri...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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A special office on Court Street designed to give local people a place to bring its concerns about business and safety in the area is planned, the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation revealed tonight.
Donte Hunt, the BEDC’s micro, small and me...
DATE: Oct 20, 2020
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A teenager was found safe and well this morning after he was reported missing.
The Bermuda Police Service thanked members of the public for their help to find 16 year-old Noldre Brown,.
The young man was reported missing yesterday.
DATE: Oct 20, 2020
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Almost $57 million was paid by the Government in assistance to more than 10,000 unemployed residents as the Covid-19 pandemic hit the island’s workforce this year.
Jason Hayward, the labour minister, revealed a sharp drop in numbers for further bene...
DATE: Oct 20, 2020
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