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Hundreds of laid-off hotel workers have applied to take money from their pension fund — only to find that they are ineligible for a $12,000 withdrawal option under emergency relief rules.
The island’s hotel workers number more than 2,000 and most of ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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Residency rules and immigration policies are important factors for Bermuda to address as it grapples with the economic challenges and “existential issues” arising from the Covid-19 pandemic.
This is the advice from the Financial Policy Council, which...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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A perfumery will give away 200 gifts to hospital workers to thank them for their hard work during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lili Bermuda will distribute a Calypso Soap-on-a-Rope to Bermuda Hospitals Board staff including doctors, nurses and those who wo...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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The City of Hamilton advises the public that opening hours for walk-in customers at City Hall will be extended to five days a week, Monday to Friday, from 9:00am to 3:00pm, as of Monday, June 8th, 2020.
Customers entering City Hall and its reception...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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A drop in motivation to exercise has hit personal trainers who shifted classes online during the Covid-19 restrictions.
Freelance trainers are struggling to keep their businesses afloat after weeks of pandemic protection rules.
Frances Smith, 25, sai...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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About 60 charities could be forced to shut their doors in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The grim warning came after a study showed that more than half did not meet their fundraising goals last year — and that 42 per cent of non-profits started t...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Almost 200 people raised more than $5,000 to help families in need after they joined a virtual race on the Bermuda Day holiday.
The event was organised by members of the Mid Atlantic Athletic Club who wanted to uphold the tradition of running despite...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
Protesters returned to the United States Consulate to campaign against the appointment of a controversial contributor to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
About 50 people took part in the demonstration yesterday against Lee Rizzuto Jr as US Consu...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Draft legislation for the legalisation of cannabis is to be put out for public consultation, the Attorney-General said last night.
Kathy Lynn Simmons unveiled proposals for medical and recreational cannabis use in the Senate last December and the vi...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
The island’s blue-collar union is backing rallies to protest at police brutality inflicted on black people in America.
Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said he was “100 per cent” behind the demonstrations, which have spre...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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Jonathan Bell