151775 results returned for search: "" category "News"
A Government benefit programme for Bermudians left unemployed by Covid-19 will continue to be offered until May 2022, the Government has announced.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said a recent labour force survey had highlighted the impact of...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Labour
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Economic Investment Certificate scheme has sparked more than $30 million of investment into the island since its inception.
The programme, which opened on March 1, allows foreign nationals to reside in Bermuda for five years provided that they in...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A crackdown on bad drivers by the Bermuda Police Service has resulted in 219 traffic tickets in a week.
Martin Weekes, the Assistant Commissioner of Police said: “With the advent of ‘Operation Vega’ the new Roads Policing Initiative launched one week...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Workers at SAL have returned to work after management and the Bermuda Industrial Union reached an agreement to end a five-day work stoppage.
The union said staff would return to the job – although the outstanding issue of pay for the time the workers...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Labour
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda National Trust has accused the Government of prioritising the short-term interests of private companies over the environment.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said recently that tabled amendments to the Development and Planning...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Pathology department at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has maintained its special laboratory accreditation.
The accreditation through the Joint Commission International is an assessment of patient safety and quality standards. This is Path...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Health
|
The US Government has lowered Bermuda’s Covid-19 status as efforts to control the virus continue.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has shifted Bermuda’s Covid-19 status from Level 2 – moderate level of the virus – to Level 1 – low level...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Foster parents have been given additional financial support from the Government, the Ministry of Social Development and Seniors has announced.
Traditional and kinship foster parents received a 10 per cent increase in their monthly stipends on May 1, ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A career development centre at the Bermuda College is on track for completion in time for the autumn 2021 semester, the Bermuda College Foundation announced today.
The charity, which was launched in 2019, said the project was riding high on a $3.8 mi...
DATE: Jul 12, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Education
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ferries taking passengers from the Viking Orion cruise ship to St George’s have been stopped due to ‘logistics and cost’ in a blow to East End businesses.
However, the cruise operators have announced that the ship is extending its homeporting in Berm...
DATE: Jul 12, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Tourism
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan