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The Premier tonight admitted that “the optics were not good” after he attended a champagne celebration at the opening of a new hotel at the weekend.
But he insisted that Covid-19 safety regulations were not breached at last Saturday’s ribbon-cutting ...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Insurance firms yesterday backed the finance minister’s move to allow people struggling to make ends meet to take an extra $6,000 from eligible pension plans.
But the adminstrator of a hospitality industry pension scheme said said hotel workers who h...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The staff of the US Consulate paid tribute to the late George Floyd yesterday morning with a period of silence.
The US Consulate wrote on Twitter: “For 9 minutes and 29 seconds, we stand in silence to reflect on the death of George Floyd.
“One year ...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Registration has opened for essential workers to get tickets for the Government’s Bermuda Day Showcase.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Culture said: “This is a Covid-safe event.
“Guests must wear a mask, must have SafeKey and must show a no exp...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A soldier was fined $1,000 yesterday after he admitted a curfew breach.
Tatem Ford, 37, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to a breach of the 11pm to 5am lockdown.
The court heard that police stopped Ford around 12.12am on December 19 last year as ...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda’s first Black head of the Civil Service was yesterday honoured with a tree-planting ceremony at the Cabinet Office.
Mr Burt said Kenneth Richardson “had a long and distinguished career in the public service”.
He added: “A consummate public of...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Governor on Monday signed legislation allowing indoor dining – if restaurants verify that people have a Covid SafeKey.
Rena Lalgie signed the amendments to the Public Health (Covid-19 Emergency Powers) (Phased Re-Opening) Regulations 2021.
David ...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
US president Joe Biden’s branding of Bermuda as a tax haven was “unfortunate as much as it was untrue”, the finance minister has said.
Mr Biden has mentioned the island’s status as a low tax jurisdiction several times since he took office earlier thi...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man involved in a police chase could be banned from the roads after pleading guilty to dangerous driving.
Adam King, 41, appeared before Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty to several traffic offences including dangerous driving – an offence...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A charity dedicated to the welfare of women got a $3,500 cash boost from the Hamilton Princess and Beach Club this week.
The Women’s Resource Centre were given the cash after the hotel raised funds during Women’s Month in March.
The hotel raised $1,7...
DATE: May 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell