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Payment from the owners of the Fairmont Southampton to cover redundancy payments to staff by Government have been handed over, the finance minister confirmed today.
Curtis Dickinson said the closure of the island’s biggest resort last October had cre...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The number of active Covid-19 cases has dropped by more than half, health officials said last night.
The news came as one new case was recorded out 1,587 results received since last Friday.
The number of active cases dropped from 26 to 12 after 15 pe...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An American author whose teenage years in Bermuda were marred by homophobia yesterday appealed to opponents of same-sex marriage to give in to progress.
Kirkland Hamill, who married his same-sex partner two years ago in the United States, said: “Gay ...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two Bermudians have put up funds to pay for an expensive legal battle to stop the outlawing of same-sex marriage on the island.
The private citizens, neither gay, spoke to The Royal Gazette on condition of anonymity as the Privy Council in London pre...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Company managers should consider all the alternatives before staff were made redundant, a trade union said yesterday.
The Bermuda Public Services Union said it feared that “unscrupulous employers” could target union members.
Armell Thomas, the BPSU p...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Drivers banned from the roads for drink driving will be blocked from switching to electronic bikes under changes to the law.
But Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, promised a “light touch” with no new legislation proposed, after fears in the e-b...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The City of Hamilton is to use non-slip paint on manhole covers that could be a safety hazard in wet weather.
The corporation took action last week after a member of the public posted on a Facebook group that he had seen people slip on the diamond-p...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A group set up to make recommendations on minimum and living wages is expected to take into account workers who earn tips, the labour minister has said.
Jason Hayward added that no employment sector will be left out of the commission’s deliberation.
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DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man charged with causing grievous bodily harm yesterday admitted the offence two days before his Supreme Court trial was scheduled to begin.
Meshach Crichton, 21, pleaded guilty yesterday to causing grievous bodily harm to Kevin Davis with intent.
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DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Clarien Bank raised $11,500 for Meals on Wheels through its holiday giveback campaign, it was announced today.
Clarien ran its annual effort to ask clients, employees and the public to make donations from November 26 to December 31 last year.
Michae...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan