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A charity devoted to women and children has been given a $40,000 boost to help families struggling from the effects of the Covid-19 crisis.
Elaine Butterfield, the executive director of the Women’s Resource Centre, said the cash would be used to pay ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
The president of the Bermuda Industrial Union drew a line yesterday on the union’s ability to bail out members whose paycheques had suffered from the coronavirus pandemic.
Chris Furbert said that hotel workers had taken a hit after hotels closed for ...
DATE: Mar 31, 2020
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Budget
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Jonathan Bell
The threshold for the importation of medical cannabis has rocketed to 2,000 grams a year from an annual limit of just one gram per year.
A spokeswoman for the health ministry said the Government was “processing an application for a commercial importe...
DATE: Mar 30, 2020
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Health
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Jonathan Bell
The stalled Caroline Bay resort development is to go back to the drawing board with “expert restructuring advisers”, the finance minister said yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson added the project would be assessed by Alvarez and Marsal, a New York firm with...
DATE: Mar 28, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
A handful of American citizens caught a ride home to the United States last night after two flights brought in Bermudian residents and students stranded in the US by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Bermuda Business Development Agency said it had teamed...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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Health
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Jonathan Bell
Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Information Commissioner, has released her office’s first three decisions of 2020.
The ICO, which is working remotely during Covid-19 restrictions, ruled on the Department of Human Resources in January, the Department of Heal...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
A gunman was arrested seconds after he shot and wounded another man in Pembroke, police said yesterday.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley said he was “extremely angry” at the “selfish” behaviour of gun criminals who tied up the emergency serv...
DATE: Mar 26, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A military veterans’ welfare worker said ex-services seniors in need should contact the Bermuda Legion if they needed help during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Carol Everson, a Bermuda Legion welfare case worker, said her “strongest concern” was for “our fr...
DATE: Mar 26, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
Funeral directors have adapted to the new normal so families can still mourn their loved ones despite restrictions imposed over the Covid-19 pandemic.
Leon Amis, the owner of Amis Memorial Chapel in Warwick, said yesterday that funeral services would...
DATE: Mar 26, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
Hospital staff today highlighted a safety message as many people work from home or are on quarantine as a result of Covid-19 restrictions.
Perioperative staff, who provide surgical services, were pictured holding up messages to the public.
The remind...
DATE: Mar 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell