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Bermuda’s unions will mark the 40th anniversary of the 1981 general strike next month as the fight for a living wage continues.
Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, told the Hamilton Rotary Club that the strike happened as ho...
DATE: Apr 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The restaurant industry today appealed to the public to do their part to boost the sector.
The Chamber of Commerce has launched a Save Our Restaurants campaign designed to prevent a flood of closures of restaurants – which have seen revenues plunge b...
DATE: Apr 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A tour boat operator has appealed to the Government to back the industry after the loss of thousands of dollars of bookings for high-profile yacht race SailGP because of Covid-19 restrictions.
The operator – who asked not to be identified – said the ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of active Covid-19 infections has dropped, despite another 20 cases logged.
A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said that the new cases were among 1,315 test results that came back to health officials today.
Four came in from overseas – a non...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The owners of the Fairmont Southampton plan to replace tennis courts with cabanas as part of its bid to revitalise the resort.
A planning application said the hotel wanted to demolish tennis courts and offices at the South Shore property in favour of...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A total of 31 coronavirus cases were confirmed at the weekend and the number of patients in intensive care went up one to eight.
But the number of active infections dropped from 782 to 720.
The number of people in hospital remained at 31 with one mor...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Health tonight appealed to the public to take advantage walk-in service at the Bermuda College Covid-19 vaccination centre.
The centre is offering walk-ins for anyone over the the age of 16 today until 8pm, and between 9am and 3pm on ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government is considering giving the island’s Parish Councils greater autonomy.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport said it had begun meeting with the councils and created a working group to help them operate “as independent en...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda recorded its 23rd Covid-19-related death yesterday – the sixth in the space of a week.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said: “This is distressing news, and my heartfelt sympathy goes out to the family and friends who are now grieving the...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Flights to Bermuda will almost double next month with the number of scheduled flights a week soaring from 19 to 37.
The May flight schedule released yesterday by airport operators Skyport included the return of United Airlines, which will offer a dai...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes