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Katherine Fisher used to make custom covers for bike and car seats as part of her business Gotcha Covered Upholstery.
Now, after she obtained a microloan from the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, she has switched to the production of protect...
DATE: May 12, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
The Transport Control Department has brought back its call-in service, allowing people without internet access to relicense their vehicles by phone.
A spokesman said the option, which was offered just before shelter-in-place restrictions got lifted, ...
DATE: May 12, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Public schools will reopen only once it is safe to do so, the education minister has assured parents.
Diallo Rabain said in a Facebook discussion on Saturday night that measures would be put in place to ensure safety in the classroom.
He said: “We wi...
DATE: May 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Charities face a battle for survival in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, a sector expert said.
Jennifer Burland Adams, the chief executive of Wavecrest, which provides consultancy services to the non-profit sector, said groups were badly struggling w...
DATE: May 11, 2020
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No new cases of Covid-19 were recorded by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
A total of 166 test results came back negative, meaning Bermuda had still recorded 118 positive cases overall.
The number of people in hospital dropped from 15 to 11; 36 pe...
DATE: May 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Wedding bells are to ring out again, but scuba diving will be banned under amendments to Covid-19 regulations.
David Burt, the Premier, told the House of Assembly on Friday that the amendments had been approved by Cabinet as he put the regulations be...
DATE: May 11, 2020
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Politics
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An island-wide search continued yesterday for a mother who has been missing for more than three weeks.
Rose Belboda, the mother of Chavelle Dillon-Burgess, was among the team who spent Mother’s Day combing the island in search of the 26-year-old.
Ant...
DATE: May 11, 2020
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Online classes offering “something for everyone” have been created to help small businesses while raising money for charity.
The “Sip” series, for shelter-in-place, was organised by Family Centre to help the community learn new skills while staying a...
DATE: May 11, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shadow finance minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin revisited a bitter dispute in the House of Assembly, saying the official recording had vindicated her after being accused of maligning low earners during a March sitting.
In a March 16 debate on the Pay...
DATE: May 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Parents of public-school pupils predicted that schools would not reopen before the start of the summer break.
Debra James, the president of the Harrington Sound Primary School Parent Teacher Association, said that she doubted the Smith’s school woul...
DATE: May 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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