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Tarah Woolgar was thinking about expanding her commercial and residential cleaning businesses when Covid-19 hit.
Today she’s more focused on how to keep High Point Company and Maid in Bermuda going, and her 11 staff employed.
“My folks did go on unem...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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Bermuda Container Line ships have picked up more than cargo for the past 28 years as they steamed between the island and New Jersey.
Scientific equipment installed on the succession of vessels named Oleander has collected vital information on the he...
DATE: May 15, 2020
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In Tamarind Vale, Sebastien and Alex Malo are heroes. With time on their hands — and nowhere to go thanks to Covid-19 — the pair rebuilt a beloved bench that was popular with kids in the Warwick neighbourhood.
It sat beside the main attraction: a ru...
DATE: May 13, 2020
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Edward Dawson is stuck on Disney Dream with no clue when he will get off.
He’s one of 1,200 crew members who had the misfortune of being on the cruise ship in March, when the coronavirus pandemic shuttered Florida.
Although no one on the vessel has C...
DATE: May 12, 2020
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Katherine Fisher used to make custom covers for bike and car seats as part of her business Gotcha Covered Upholstery.
Now, after she obtained a microloan from the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, she has switched to the production of protect...
DATE: May 12, 2020
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Tune into Lifetime this weekend and you may see a few familiar faces. Maternal Secrets, a movie made in Bermuda, and featuring several local actors, will debut on the cable channel on Saturday.
The film was directed by Bermudian Lucinda Spurling, who...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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During the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic the number of workers using apps like Zoom and Microsoft Teams to work remotely shot up by millions.
“The world has never seen such a massive change in the way we work,” said Ayelet Shrem a management c...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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At the best of times, Wendy struggles to make ends meet. Her husband died two years ago leaving her to raise their seven-year-old son on her own.
When Covid-19 shut the island down at the end of March, her part-time work evaporated and finding the m...
DATE: May 05, 2020
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Customers gave Dill Pickle Farming a warm welcome when the stand returned to its regular business sites last week.
“The reopening of the markets again has been amazing,” said JaVaughn Dill.
“Any farmer that reopened their roadside markets, like mysel...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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While everyone else hunkered down during Covid-19, Risa Hunter was focused on change.
Foremost in her thoughts was how to build on the legacy of Tom Butterfield, the founder and creative director of Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art.
The 32-year-ol...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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