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A supermarket chain has introduced a discount scheme for people on financial assistance to help them weather the fiscal storm caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Seth Stutzman, president of The MarketPlace group of companies, said there had been “a lot ...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
A staff member at a cancer charity has gone into self-quarantine in the wake of ignoring Covid-19 social-distancing rules for a group photograph on a beach after they were reopened last weekend.
Lynne Woolridge, the chief executive of the Bermuda Can...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public were warned yesterday to wear face masks outside as the number of Covid-19 cases increased.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said three new cases were identified among 195 test results that came back yesterday, bringing the total number...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
During the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic the number of workers using apps like Zoom and Microsoft Teams to work remotely shot up by millions.
“The world has never seen such a massive change in the way we work,” said Ayelet Shrem a management c...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
A Bermudian businessman has imported thermal cameras designed to register people with a fever without physical contact.
David Skinner said he teamed up with British camera supplier CTU Services to bring the cameras to the island.
Mr Skinner added the...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A sharp increase in the number of families short of food and other necessities was highlighted by the Salvation Army yesterday
The charity said there had been an increased demand for “food, shelter, cleaning supplies and staffing” over the last six ...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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The mother of a missing woman said last night that she was buoyed by support shown by people who had joined the search for her daughter.
Rose Belboda, who also has three sons, said: “I feel depressed, but today I can say I feel really uplifted to see...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda Carnival events will not go ahead, the organisation behind the four-day party said yesterday.
BHW Ltd explained it “must make decisions that are best for everyone” as Bermuda and the world battled Covid-19.
The organisers added: “Rest assure...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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Founder Gilbert “Artie” Darrell believes Horizon Communications Ltd can compete in price and service quality as it prepares to take on established telecoms market rivals.
The company, backed by the Bermuda Infrastructure Fund, has been approved by th...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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The biochemist in charge of the main coronavirus screening laboratory said last night the tests used on the island were “very sensitive”.
Carika Weldon added the key to a reduction in false results was to get the right sample from patients.
Dr Weldon...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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