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Cabinet minister Zane DeSilva lost a court battle with his sister-in-law and niece after it was ruled that his company wrongfully fired them.
The Supreme Court upheld a decision by the Employment Tribunal that Island Construction was wrong to dismiss...
DATE: Aug 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Tourism Authority will launch a new initiative to draw visitors to cultural sites — and encourage the sites to stay open.
Glenn Jones, the chief experience development officer at BTA, said the Discovery Days initiative will focus activiti...
DATE: Aug 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Reggae artist Kemar Vershawn Brown, who goes by the stage name Vershon, was “never refused entry into Bermuda because he never travelled to Bermuda”.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, weighed in on the issue after a spokesman for the p...
DATE: Aug 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Complaints over a $5 post office fee on non-dutiable packages have been listened to by Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office.
Yesterday, Mr Furbert said he had contacted the Bermuda Post Office to request that “this fee not be charged on...
DATE: Aug 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Thousands of dollars worth of sand is expected to be imported to fill bunkers before the first PGA Bermuda Championship in the autumn.
A notice on the government website invited proposals for the supply and delivery of 4,000 metric tonnes of sand to ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Greenpeace will team up with the Government for a forum on the oceans plastic crisis.
The international environmental charity will highlight its research on plastics in the Sargasso Sea at Plastics Night Aboard the Esperanza on Monday.
Home affairs...
DATE: Aug 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, expressed “complete shock and disgust” after trash collection workers found human waste in garbage bags placed out for collection on Tuesday.
Colonel Burch said: “We are having increasing ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Plans for a broader, cheaper standard health coverage package to encompass all the island’s residents were given a cautious welcome yesterday.
Charles Jeffers, the deputy chairman of the seniors advocates Age Concern, called a proposal to revamp the ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A revised package of health benefits could cut out-of-pocket expenses for the public, according to plans unveiled by Bermuda’s health minister yesterday.
However, specifics on what the new plan will provide, as well as who will administer the scheme...
DATE: Aug 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A programme to help struggling mothers to provide for their families has been backed by a bank for three years.
The Women’s Resource Centre welcomed a $90,000 donation from HSBC Bermuda, which will also provide staff as tutors and mentors for the sch...
DATE: Aug 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter