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A phone-in service for payments to renew vehicle licences has been set up to help people who do not have internet access.
The new Transport Control Department system allows people to renew licences for private vehicles that expire in April or May wit...
DATE: Apr 21, 2020
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The healthcare system in the Dominican Republic is ill-equipped to handle the Covid-19 pandemic, a Dominican woman living in Bermuda said yesterday.
Heidi Eridania, originally from Puerto Plata, said healthcare in the country was “terrible, sadly ter...
DATE: Apr 21, 2020
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In response to the Covid-19 crisis, Fidelis Insurance Bermuda Limited (FIBL) has donated US$350,000 to various charities and organisations supporting community needs. This is part of a larger US$500,000 donation split between all the countries where ...
DATE: Apr 21, 2020
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Earth Day is on April 22 and it marks the 50th Anniversary of this day.
This is the day Artist Nicky Gurret chose to have her book Beach Art be available on Amazon, Book Depository and various other distributors.
One of her distributors Bookbaby says...
DATE: Apr 21, 2020
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With the onset of the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), our seniors could find themselves at particular risk from dishonest individuals, who may approach them on the premise of offering help, but have other less than honourable intentions.
Detect...
DATE: Apr 21, 2020
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A major hardware store said that it had not received the go-ahead to open today after a relaxation of lockdown rules on shopping.
Gorham’s, on St John’s Road in Pembroke, said in an e-mail to customers that “no government permissions have been issue...
DATE: Apr 20, 2020
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Coastguard personnel from the Royal Bermuda Regiment kept tabs yesterday on boat movements and coastal areas.
The soldiers mounted boat patrols around the island to enforce the Government’s shelter-in-place regulations on the water and on land.
Corpo...
DATE: Apr 20, 2020
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The public have dug deep into their pockets to support Family Centre’s work to help people left in dire straits by the coronavirus shutdown.
Martha Dismont, the charity’s executive director, said demand for assistance had increased because of the Co...
DATE: Apr 20, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Richard “Dick” Butterfield, a stalwart of Bermuda’s arts community, has died, aged 90.
Mr Butterfield was born in Bermuda on September 7, 1929 and attended Saltus Grammar School as a child.
He left the island in 1942 to attend Trinity College Schoo...
DATE: Apr 20, 2020
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A charity set up to assist women and their children facing hardship has experienced “unprecedented” demand from struggling single mothers.
Elaine Butterfield, the executive director of the Women’s Resource Centre, said the charity had fielded about 2...
DATE: Apr 20, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes