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Bermuda’s latest batch of commemorative stamps will highlight the island’s historic bridges.
The stamp series, the first of 2020, will feature Watford Bridge, Flatts Bridge, the Bridge at Norwood and the Causeway.
Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the ...
DATE: May 21, 2020
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Bus service resumed yesterday, but only a handful of passengers took advantage.
Passengers were outnumbered by security staff at the Hamilton Bus terminal shortly before noon, with several buses leaving the area with only the driver on board.
Jorge M...
DATE: May 21, 2020
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Additional court services are will come online next week as the courts continue to reopen in phases.
Alexandra Wheatley, the Supreme Court Registry, said in a notice the Supreme Court Registry on the third floor of the Dame Lois Browne-Evans building...
DATE: May 21, 2020
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A boat charter company will launch a new membership club to encourage Bermudians back on to the water.
True Bermuda Charters said the Club True programme will offer discounts, perks and special events to members — with a portion of funds set aside to...
DATE: May 21, 2020
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Stakeholders are looking to expand alfresco dining to give as many restaurants as possible the chance to reopen.
Recognising that outdoor service is an impossibility for some eateries, the hope is to find a way to open up “streets, sidewalks and publ...
DATE: May 20, 2020
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Several businesses in the Town of St George have reopened on a limited basis, but warned their future was uncertain.
The historic town, which lost a lot of businesses after regular cruise ship visits ended a decade ago, suffered another major blow fr...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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A charity dedicated to support for the blind is concerned its clients will be left behind as cash is poured into the fight against Covid-19.
Vince Godber, a vision rehabilitation professional with Vision Bermuda, said the charity’s government grant h...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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Measures to protect the island’s courts from Covid-19 will continue as long as the island remains in the first phase of a return to normal life, the Supreme Court Registrar said today.
Alexandra Wheatley said that coronavirus policies imposed on May...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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Bermuda may be closed to visitors, but the Bermuda Tourism Authority has already begun to highlight the island as a post-Covid destination.
A BTA spokeswoman said the body has already worked with lifestyle and travel magazines, newspapers and televis...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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Layoffs and pay cuts caused in the novel coronavirus pandemic have hit people on lower incomes hardest, a survey has found.
A poll by Total Research Associates said that 26 per cent of working residents had been laid off.
A total of 38 per cent told ...
DATE: May 16, 2020
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