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Members of a rugby club scrummed down to raise more than $4,000 to help staff laid off from a bar and restaurant over the coronavirus crisis.
Desmond Nash, the president of Renegades RFC, said: “As a result of the business lockdown in Bermuda during ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
BDA Watersports, a family-run business run for more than 30 years from Robinson’s Marina by Somerset Bridge in Sandys, is back in business.
Zane DeSilva, the tourism minister, said the company had been “integral” to Bermuda’s tourism since its foundi...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda College will open its doors again next month — but health and safety precautions will be enforced.
Duranda Greene, the college president, said that safety for staff and students had been “priority one” for its July 6 reopening.
Dr Greene adde...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A grassroots racial justice movement has dropped a planned boycott of supermarkets in favour of an alternative proposal to boost black-owned businesses.
Black Lives Bermuda admitted they got a “mixed” reception after they called on supporters to avoi...
DATE: Jun 09, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
While most of us are safe at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, essential workers put their lives at risk to keep Bermuda going. The Royal Gazette continues its series in saluting these selfless men and women in hospitals, supermarkets, delivery vans...
DATE: Jun 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A woman was given a suspended sentence of 12 months yesterday after she admitted threats to murder a lawyer.
The Supreme Court heard that Loreesa Burchall, 30, threatened to shoot Kamal Worrell and slash his throat in a series of messages sent betwee...
DATE: Jun 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A sex offender was sentenced to 45 days behind bars after he admitted a breach of probation
Junius Caines, 50, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court to a charge that he used cocaine and cannabis between March 10 and March 19 in violation of his supervi...
DATE: Jun 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The thousands of protesters who took to the streets in support of the Black Lives Matter movement was “a powerful moment”, the Premier said last night.
David Burt promised legislation to tackle racial inequalities in employment and the island’s crimi...
DATE: Jun 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A shorter curfew and the opening of churches, gyms, cinemas and museums will be included in the third phase of a four-stage relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions, it was announced yesterday.
Working from home will no longer be mandatory and restaurants...
DATE: Jun 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Fresh life will be breathed into a Front Street fixture when a home furnishings and art shop opens its doors this week.
The former Bluck’s of Bermuda has become a Habitat for Humanity ReStore, which will sell new or slightly used items to help suppor...
DATE: Jun 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter