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Details on the tendering of two demolitions in Hamilton were revealed yesterday in the House of Assembly by Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works.
Colonel Burch updated MPs on the work on the Allenhurst building, the rundown fo...
DATE: May 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Moves to allow a pension contribution holiday for the next year are necessary for many, fund managers say, but they urged workers to keep paying in if they can afford to.
Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, said on Wednesday that the planned mand...
DATE: May 22, 2020
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Other
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A resolution to cut salaries for MPs and senators will be tabled in the House of Assembly’s virtual sitting today.
David Burt, the Premier, said on Wednesday that ministers had agreed to take a one-year 15 per cent cut.
A one-year 12.5 per cent pay c...
DATE: May 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A US agency warned yesterday that up to 19 named storms could be recorded this hurricane season.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said there was a 60 per cent chance of an above average hurricane season.
The agency estimated the li...
DATE: May 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man caught out after curfew told Magistrates’ Court yesterday he was waiting for cigarettes.
Richard Dill, 52, pleaded guilty to a charge that he breached the 10pm to 6am curfew by being away from his home yesterday morning.
The court heard that at...
DATE: May 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
After eight years in operation, Hand Made Bermuda has closed its Dockyard store.
But co-owner Jan Quinn, who runs the store with Andrea Moniz, said this is not the end.
The consignment store will be now selling its locally made items, such as art, j...
DATE: May 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Police have renewed an appeal for information on the fourth anniversary of a gun murder.
Patrick Dill, who was 26, was shot outside his home on Crossland Lane, Pembroke, at around 10.45pm on May 21, 2016 as he got into a car to go to a party.
Detecti...
DATE: May 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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Business leaders pleaded with the Government yesterday to slash red tape to get people back to work — and help stave off the collapse of companies hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce warned that the economy was in dire ...
DATE: May 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The partial reopening of bars and restaurants could help thousands of people return to work, an industry insider said yesterday.
Rick Olson said that the sector was a “huge employer” and that the move, part of Phase 2 of recovery from the Covid-19 c...
DATE: May 22, 2020
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Other
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More than 90 per cent of people in a poll said that the Government had handled the Covid-19 crisis well, it was revealed yesterday.
A survey by Total Research Associates and Narrative Research found that 92 per cent of people they talked to were sati...
DATE: May 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell