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Bermuda’s gamers will soon be able to test their mettle against one another from the comfort of their homes.
A spokesman for the BDA Esports League said an online Apex Legends tournament would be held on May 2, with gamers from across the island comp...
DATE: Apr 24, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Thousands of staff have been laid off by employers during the first weeks of the Covid-19 crisis — and those that have not been rehired after four months will lose their job on a permanent basis.
The timeline is set out under Bermuda law under the E...
DATE: Apr 24, 2020
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Budget
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Most commercial landlords are working with revenue-starved tenants to find ways to help them stay afloat.
Businesses such as retailers and restaurants, whose income has been cut off by lockdown measures imposed over the Covid-19 crisis, have secured ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2020
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A food programme launched in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic has doubled its meal output to 1,000 a day to meet demand.
The Loren at Pink Beach, backed by Butterfield Bank, has prepared more than 12,000 meals for seniors and other vulnerable member...
DATE: Apr 24, 2020
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A man who said he visited a house to buy alcohol despite the Covid-19 lockdown was fined $3,000 yesterday.
Treadwell Smith, 33, from Devonshire, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to a breach of the shelter-in-place regulations by leaving his home ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
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 salutes these selfless men and women in hospitals, supermarkets, delivery vans, gas stations and other ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
No new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed yesterday, the Government said last night.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health reported that 61 test results had come back and all were clear. The total number of cases remains at 99, with five deaths.
Th...
DATE: Apr 24, 2020
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Health
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Police and sniffer dogs continued the search for a missing senior yesterday.
Teams of officers scoured sections of the Railway Trail in Paget as part of the hunt for Robert Douglas.
The 72-year-old was last seen in person near his home in My Lord’s ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man was remanded in custody today after he was charged with breaches of probation and the shelter in place regulations.
Junius Caines, 51, was alleged in Magistrates’ Court to have broken his probation order by taking illegal drugs sometime between...
DATE: Apr 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public have been urged to “make some noise” today to honour those on Bermuda’s front line.
A spokesman for the Fairmont Southampton said the hotel called on people to honk car horns, make music or clap for essential workers at 5pm today for five ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes