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An online consultation about race relations in Bermuda was relaunched by the Minister of Community Affairs and Sport today.
Lovitta Foggo said it was important to encourage discussion in order to bring about change.
She explained: “On June 7, I was p...
DATE: Jun 18, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
It has come to pass, Bermuda’s first female and black Governor. Whether this appointment was shaped by the Black Lives Matter protests worldwide or, as countries rise out of a horrendous pandemic, soul-searching far beyond democratic or socialistic g...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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An American business head who spent the early 1980s in Bermuda has died, aged 87.
Clayton Cormier, originally from Bay City, Michigan, died on June 9 in Jupiter, Florida, after a brief illness.
Mr Cormier came to the island in 1979 as the president a...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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Shona Maule has gotten out of bed, put on her sneakers and hit the road running every morning this month.
It’s not an easy exercise for the 21-year-old, who did not train for the feat and seriously injured her foot when she attempted a half-marathon ...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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Much anticipated changes to employment law will be tabled on Friday in the House of Assembly as a lifeline to businesses left reeling by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The reprieve on redundancy payouts was announced last night by Jason Hayward, in his first...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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A surge in demand at a support charity led to a burst of generosity to help people affected by the Covid-19 crisis, its executive director said yesterday.
Elaine Butterfield, of the Women’s Resource Centre, revealed that almost $300,000 was raised si...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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“Quick wins” to boost the economy by growing the international business sector are now being considered, the finance minister said.
Curtis Dickinson announced the news as part of an update on unemployment benefits, the Economic Advisory Committee and...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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Sarah Lagan
Police will announce today a $50,000 reward for information leading to a missing young mother, The Royal Gazette understands.
The bounty goes significantly beyond the $3,000 that had been offered by Crime Stoppers for information regarding Chavelle D...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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All visitors will need “appropriate health insurance” before they can enter Bermuda after the airport reopens — but that may be difficult to find during the pandemic.
Many insurers are excluding coverage for claims related to Covid-19, as it is class...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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Teenage schoolchildren cooked and delivered meals to struggling families last week as part of a community service project.
M5 pupils at Somersfield Academy spent the week volunteering for a feeding programme at Christ Church in Warwick.
Aisling Homan...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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