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A charity dedicated to fighting cancer is struggling to make ends meet in the wake of Covid-19.
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre has launched an appeal to raise $200,000 as it faces increased costs and a loss of revenue.
A spokeswoman said: “With...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda has no active cases of Covid-19 after two patients with the disease recovered, the Ministry of Health announced last night.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, added that 185 new coronavirus tests had come back and all were clear.
She said: “...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to give businesses more time before they have to make laid-off staff redundant has been approved in the House of Assembly.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said the amendments would help to keep Bermudians employed by protecting bus...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A police sergeant has been named volunteer of the year for a local youth charity.
Cerepha Bridgeman, who supervises the parish officers for the eastern and western parishes, collected the award from the Mirror’s Programme.
Sergeant Bridgeman has volu...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda residents flying to England will be exempt from the requirement to self-isolate for 14 days after arrival.
The exemption, which was announced today and applies to all 14 British Overseas Territories, will take effect from July 10.
As long as ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Restaurants and bars moved into the “new normal” this week, but it will not be until later that the impact of a relaxation of Covid-19 rules can be assessed.
Chris Garland, the general manager of Harbourside Holdings, which owns Flanagan’s Irish Pub ...
DATE: Jul 03, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to give businesses more time before they have to make laid-off staff redundant will be debated in the House of Assembly today.
The Employment Amendment Act 2020 will maintain the requirement for employees laid off for more than four month...
DATE: Jul 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
About 4,500 people who were on emergency unemployment benefits have returned to work, the Minister of Finance said last night.
Curtis Dickinson said that the scheme has put about $43 million in the hands of 10,100 unemployed people since it started, ...
DATE: Jul 03, 2020
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A wave of mental health problems in families will sink Bermuda if action is not taken, the freshly retired head of a major charity warned yesterday.
Martha Dismont, who stepped down as executive director of Family Centre on Tuesday after 30 years, sa...
DATE: Jul 02, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has a lot of work to do to get unemployed Bermudians back to work, the labour minister said last night.
Jason Hayward said in an online question-and-answer session yesterday that he believed the island’s economic recovery was still mor...
DATE: Jul 01, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes