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Much anticipated changes to employment law will be tabled on Friday in the House of Assembly as a lifeline to businesses left reeling by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The reprieve on redundancy payouts was announced last night by Jason Hayward, in his first...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A surge in demand at a support charity led to a burst of generosity to help people affected by the Covid-19 crisis, its executive director said yesterday.
Elaine Butterfield, of the Women’s Resource Centre, revealed that almost $300,000 was raised si...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
The spate of violent crime that took place over the holiday weekend will not be tolerated, the Minister of National Security warned last night.
Speaking of the multiple shootings and stabbings, one of which was fatal, Wayne Caines said: “Bringing har...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
“Quick wins” to boost the economy by growing the international business sector are now being considered, the finance minister said.
Curtis Dickinson announced the news as part of an update on unemployment benefits, the Economic Advisory Committee and...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police will announce today a $50,000 reward for information leading to a missing young mother, The Royal Gazette understands.
The bounty goes significantly beyond the $3,000 that had been offered by Crime Stoppers for information regarding Chavelle D...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Hospitals Board’s top five executives earned almost $2 million between them last year, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The publicly funded board shared the six-figure salaries of those on its executive payroll in response to a public access...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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Health
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All visitors will need “appropriate health insurance” before they can enter Bermuda after the airport reopens — but that may be difficult to find during the pandemic.
Many insurers are excluding coverage for claims related to Covid-19, as it is class...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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Teenage schoolchildren cooked and delivered meals to struggling families last week as part of a community service project.
M5 pupils at Somersfield Academy spent the week volunteering for a feeding programme at Christ Church in Warwick.
Aisling Homan...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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Four sailors launched an unusual rescue mission from the US to retrieve a sailboat stranded in Bermuda.
They did so in a 33ft boat, a choice that made some people declare they were “crazy” to attempt such a trip.
However, this was no ordinary quartet...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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A 31-year-old was yesterday dealt a $750 fine in Magistrates’ Court after he admitted cursing at an officer on Harbour Road.
Alexander Raynor pleaded guilty to a single count of using offensive words towards an officer in a public place in the Sunday...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes