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An “unemployment pandemic” caused by the coronavirus outbreak will prove doubly traumatic for families already living from paycheque to paycheque, according to Sandy De Silva, director of services at the charity Family Centre.
Dr De Silva said job lo...
DATE: May 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
It is time to “throw away the rulebook”, slash red tape and empower entrepreneurs to lead Bermuda’s economic recovery, says a business agency leader.
Erica Smith, the executive director of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, said it was do...
DATE: May 13, 2020
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A return to a large-scale “hustle economy” will be one of the after-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and its devastation of the economy, an employers’ representative has warned.
Keith Jensen, the president of the Bermuda Employers Council, said ther...
DATE: May 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda will have to work harder to attract international business as competition with rival jurisdictions heats up during the Covid-19 crisis — and the time to adjust policies is now.
So say leading business-people, who believe struggling businesses...
DATE: May 13, 2020
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Covid-19 testing meant that Bermuda became tenth in the world for screening per capita, according to an online data site.
Worldometer figures showed that the island performed 4,489 tests — the figure as of 3pm on Monday, which worked out at 72.08 per...
DATE: May 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Bermuda National Gallery has launched the 2020 Bermuda Biennial online, allowing people to visit the exhibition, which celebrates the excellence of our island’s artists and their engaging stories, from the comfort of their own homes as they shelt...
DATE: May 13, 2020
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Other
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Press Release
A hotel restaurant has relaunched its kerbside pick-up service with the help of a new website.
Huckleberry Restaurant and Rosedon Hotel opened their new web-enabled storefront at the weekend after six weeks of development.
The restaurant will also la...
DATE: May 13, 2020
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A former football and cricket star was a “true friend for all seasons” the head of the North Village Community Club said yesterday.
Shervin Dill, the club president and a close friend of the late sports legend, said he called Richard “Shack” Todd “Si...
DATE: May 12, 2020
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Other
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Assessing pupils has been the toughest challenge presented by remote learning, a public-school teacher said this week.
Ayesha Brown, at Paget Primary School, said: “For older students, online-created assessments are an option, but for five and six-y...
DATE: May 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A Bermudian singer will headline an international virtual concert tonight to raise money to help buy personal protective equipment for nurses around the world as they put their lives on the line in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Joy Barnum...
DATE: May 12, 2020
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Other
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