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A financial safety net for people left out of work due to Covid-19 was today backed by a charity for families. Martha Dismont, the executive director of Family Centre, said the unemployment scheme announced by Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, w...

The Government is to help workers laid off in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the labour minister has said. Lovitta Foggo said: “The Government of Bermuda understands the financial position of employers as it relates to the continued operation and...

People unemployed because of Covid-19 could be helped by an emergency unemployment benefit scheme, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport said yesterday. Lovitta Foggo said that a task force had been set up to implement the programme. Sh...

So many times in life when the going gets tough, instead of swallowing hard and getting things done, we start looking for sympathy, telling ourselves and anyone who will listen that we are “trying” or “doing our best”, or that the problem is just “to...

A funeral procession in honour of a former Bermuda Industrial Union vice-president was held in Hamilton yesterday. Family, friends and colleagues paid their tributes to Glenn Simmons, who died on March 3, aged 67. Signs on public buses brought out fo...

The funeral service and march for Glenn Simmons will go ahead tomorrow — but with precautions. A Bermuda Industrial Union spokeswoman said: “After consultation with the Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Team within the Ministry of National Secur...

Five more people have been tested for a potential killer strain of coronavirus, the Ministry of Health revealed yesterday. A ministry spokeswoman added that 22 people were “self-monitoring with public health supervision” as a precaution against Covid...

MPs yesterday paid tribute to late trade unionist Glen Simmons as a warrior for social justice. Jason Hayward, a former president of the Bermuda Public Service Union, said Mr Simmons was always on the front line when issues of social justice were on ...

Letters to the Editor Dear Sir, When I hear of people claiming they can’t find a job, what type of work are they looking for? If I had a school-aged son or daughter I would tell them, by all means get an education, as much as you can. But somewhere ...

In retirement, as you may have heard my business partner, Bill Storie, remark, “cash is king”. And while I completely agree with him that the secret to a long and prosperous retirement is to live within your means and avoid any sort of debt as far a...

Extra supplies of hand sanitiser are to be imported and handed out free of charge, the Government said tonight. The move came as the island braced itself for the possible arrival of the potential killer coronavirus strain Covid-19. Kim Wilson, the he...

The Bermuda’s Entertainment Union tonight weighed in a row over a social media post made by a well-known entertainer. The BEU condemned “disturbing and disparaging remarks” made by Tony Brannon, a regular on island stages, after a Facebook post where...