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Struggling bars and restaurants will be able to apply for payroll tax relief, the Minister of Finance announced yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson said that for the quarter scheduled to end tomorrow, payroll tax would be rated zero for the employer and empl...
DATE: Jun 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Strict health precautions will be introduced to protect the island from Covid-19 as Bermuda prepares to reopen to visitors, the Premier said last night.
David Burt said that the Government had to strike a balance between the economy and safety as Ber...
DATE: Jun 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Class of 2020 will leave “into chaos” and will have to work extra hard to succeed in an uncertain world, the Berkeley Institute’s graduation ceremony was warned yesterday.
Ryan Robinson Perinchief, a former pupil and the founder of the Future Le...
DATE: Jun 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The woman who has led Family Centre since it started is to step down today as the charity celebrates its 30th anniversary.
Martha Dismont, who will hand over to new executive director Sandy DeSilva, said the organisation had been a labour of love.
Ms...
DATE: Jun 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Graduating students at CedarBridge Academy should avoid making excuses and “dare to lead” as they enter a new normal during the pandemic.
This was the charge from Kenneth Caesar, acting principal for the school, during the virtual ceremony for the C...
DATE: Jun 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda is losing nearly $250 million in visitor spending this year as a result of Covid-19.
The estimates made by the Bermuda Tourism Authority were revealed yesterday in a webinar on the industry’s preparedness to restart, ahead of commercial fligh...
DATE: Jun 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Buses will be off the road today between 11.30am and 3.30pm for a union meeting, the Department of Public Transportation has warned.
A DPT spokesman said the service interruption was to allow unions to discuss with the division its negotiations with ...
DATE: Jun 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hotels will lose more money by reopening than they would if they remained closed this year, a leading hotelier said.
David Dodwell, president of The Reefs, said this view was the consensus of a group of hoteliers from medium-sized properties who met ...
DATE: Jun 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Public Covid-19 testing scheduled to take place in Warwick this afternoon has been cancelled.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health said “pop-up” testing was supposed to take place at the Heron Bay MarketPlace, but it has been scrapped because of ...
DATE: Jun 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
“Limited” services are returning to the courts tomorrow, with restrictions to be “revisited further in two weeks”.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Legal Affairs said anyone permitted to enter the Dame Lois Browne Evans police and court building on ...
DATE: Jun 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell