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Mandatory hotel quarantining will be in place for at least another three months – despite claims by the Premier that the controversial policy could be ditched as soon as Bermuda achieves herd immunity from the Covid-19 virus.
David Burt made the pled...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government has delayed a decision on the fate of Bermuda’s primary schools by a month.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, had said the decision, which could include the permanent closure of up to eight primary schools, will now be announced at...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An Australian bitcoin executive facing criminal charges in the United States as part of a Department of Justice-led anti-money laundering inquiry was riding out the storm in Bermuda – until yesterday.
Nine months after he was accused of violating and...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A weeklong work dispute deadlock at a Southampton construction supplier SAL is said to be headed to the Labour Relations Department today.
Fifteen staff from SAL Southampton remained off the job all this week over what was said to be a threat to sack...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Members of an independent tribunal established to hear disputes between unions and employers have been selected.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, selected 28 members to serve on the Employment and Labour Relations Tribunal for the next three ye...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Chamber of Commerce has committed to check Harbour Nights attendees for SafeKeys at all likely points of entry on Front Street and Reid Street.
Harbour Nights is due to resume on July 14 and will be a SafeKey event, raising questions of how it w...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Pembroke man was yesterday banned from driving for 18 months for riding a motorcycle while under the influence of alcohol.
Benjamin Rockliffe, 29, was also fined $1,000 after admitting the offence in Magistrates’ Court.
The court heard that police...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Birdwatchers are flocking to a man-made pond at LF Wade International Airport to see birds who have taken a liking to the area.
Paul Watson, a member of the Bermuda Audubon Society, said that about 55 species had been spotted at the pond in the last ...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Sixteen welders have been trained up in connecting pipes as part of the island’s wastewater infrastructure upgrades, the public works minister announced.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said the accreditation through McElroy Manufacturing had been arr...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Covid and the resulting lengthy lockdowns caused enormous hardship for many in Bermuda.
People were cut off from their family and friends, they lost their livelihoods and, in some tragic cases, their loved ones.
But despite everything, people refused...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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