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A gift shop set up to cater to the tourist trade has become a victim of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Riihiluoma’s Flying Colours on Queen Street, Hamilton, has laid off 11 full-time staff on a temporary basis and closed its doors. The owners of the shop sa...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Supermarkets could limit the number of customers to 50 people at a time if a case of Covid-19 was confirmed, a business leader said this week.
Zach Moniz, the manager of the Lindo’s Group of Companies, explained that plans were in place to manage a r...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The airport will close to all passenger flights at midnight on Friday for two weeks, the Premier said tonight.
David Burt added that “only returning residents will be allowed on flights to Bermuda between tomorrow morning and Friday night”.
Non-resid...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man stopped by police minutes after he was warned not to drive was fined and banned from the roads today.
Anthony Davis, 51, from Devonshire, pleaded guilty to refusal to take a breath test in Magistrates’ Court.
The court heard that police noticed...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Minister of Finance and the Leader of the Opposition responded to steps taken by banks to help customers financially impacted by Covid-19.
Butterfield Bank is to automatically defer all residential mortgage and personal loan payments for the next...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Government will detail its plans to phase out single-use plastics in the next few months.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said it was planned to eliminate their use in about two years.
Mr Roban said: “Our goal is to have the elimination o...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The following is the full text of the national address that David Burt, the Premier, deliver from Cabinet tonight.
Following the announcement I made earlier this evening of two confirmed cases of imported Covid-19 to Bermuda, the Covid-19 EMO was em...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
RG Live
Diners can enjoy some of their favourite restaurant meals at home with a scheme designed to keep businesses running over the course of Covid-19.
The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce teamed up with the City of Hamilton and the Bermuda Economic Development ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Greenrock is spearheading local efforts to recognize Earth Hour on Saturday, March 28th from 8:30 - 9:30pm in the midst of growing concerns about the global impact of Covid-19. The way the global community is rallying together in an effort to halt th...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Legislation to up the cost of immigration fees has been approved by the House of Assembly.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the 5 per cent increase would mean almost $1 million in additional revenue.
Mr Dickinson said: “This is to ensu...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes