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A new relief fund will provide financial support to some hospitality workers left out of work by Covid-19 closures.
Restaurant firm Yellowfin Group has set up a scheme to help tide over the group’s employees during the crisis.
A post on Facebook sai...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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A handful of American citizens caught a ride home to the United States last night after two flights brought in Bermudian residents and students stranded in the US by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Bermuda Business Development Agency said it had teamed...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian in Spain has played his part in a heart-warming show of solidarity by residents in the city of Valencia with emergency service workers in the front line of the battle against Covid-19
Mikal Simmons, a footballer with a Spanish team, said ...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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Colin Thompson
A domestic violence support agency said yesterday that demand had jumped since the island started mandatory quarantines in a bid to beat the coronavirus pandemic.
Laurie Shiell, the executive director of the Centre Against Abuse, said the organisatio...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A charity chairwoman and veteran child welfare campaigner said that the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic is a stark reminder of how much work was still needed to help struggling families.
Sheelagh Cooper added that a transitional living centre, expecte...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Information Commissioner, has released her office’s first three decisions of 2020.
The ICO, which is working remotely during Covid-19 restrictions, ruled on the Department of Human Resources in January, the Department of Heal...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government could build or convert buildings to field hospitals to deal with the Covid-19 crisis if needed, the Ministry of Health has said.
A spokeswoman for the health ministry added: “Nothing is being ruled out.”
The spokeswoman said that the G...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermudian residents abroad during the Covid-19 crisis can tap into assistance overseas, the Government said tonight.
People in Britain and the United States who want to return home can fill in an online for at https://forms.gov.bm/covid19/return.
Ber...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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People with vehicle licences due to expire this week should renew their licences online, the transport ministry said today.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Tourism and Transport said: “Vehicle owners that hold a valid TCD vehicle examination pass cer...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Fire crews were called to the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute in Devonshire this morning.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service said the call was received just after 9.50am.
He added that three fire engines were sent from the Hamilton s...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter