Archive for March, 2020
Appleby Support Restaurants With Gift Cards
Appleby’s Bermuda office is supporting local restaurants by giving all its employees $100 gift cards to use for takeout meals, or in the restaurants when they open again. Bermuda Managing Partner, Tim Faries said: “Appleby has deep roots in Bermuda and we wanted to do our part to support the local restaurants that are struggling right now. “We... Read more of this article
Webinar On Managing Remote Employees
Organizational development and growth strategist and personal development coach Felicia Rickards is offering a webinar series about creating structure for managing remote employees. A spokesperson said, “An exciting new webinar series to support companies and their leaders with creating structure for managing their remote teams is being extended to... Read more of this article
Premier: Looking Into ‘Air Bridge’ For Students
Bermuda, in conjunction with other Overseas Territories, is looking to “organize an air bridge to bring students home” the Premier said, adding that any students coming home on an air bridge operation from the UK “will be not allowed to self-quarantine but will be required to stay in a government approved quarantine facility. ” Work... Read more of this article
Burgess & Jackson Named To ACAC Team
Kieron Burgess from Medicine Hat College and Linden Jackson from Ambrose University were named to the ACAC South Conference Second Team for the 2019-2020 season. The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference [ACAC] Basketball All-Conference teams were selected by the conference coaches. These awards were presented at the 2020 ACAC Men’s Basketball... Read more of this article
Athletics Commission Appoints Donna Raynor
Bermuda National Athletics Association [BNAA] President Donna Raynor has been appointed as a member of the Development Commission by the World Athletics Development Commission. Ms Raynor said, “I have been selected to the World Athletics Development Commission. This has been a very long process which began in October. “We had to first submit... Read more of this article
Newsflash Video & Weekend Reports, Photos
This past weekend saw the island’s total tally of Covid-19 cases rise to 22, and the 8pm – 6am curfew come into effect. Links to our weekend coverage are below, click to view more. News/Misc: Updates: Covid-19 On Sunday, March 29 Curfew Takes Effect At 8.00pm This Evening ‘Regular Garbage Collection Set To Resume’ Wellness Checks... Read more of this article
Bermuda Cricket Board Talent Identification
The Bermuda Cricket Board via Development Chair, Mr. Arnold Manders [U19 Head Coach] and High Performance Chair, Mr. Peter Philpott, announced the Talent Identification launch for BCB Youth National Academy players and teams aged 13 to 17. “The BCB has identified the need to mirror the Bermuda Football Association’s Youth National Academy structure... Read more of this article
Weather Forecast For Monday March 30
Monday, March 30 is expected to be cloudy, with the high to be near 23°C/73°F and the low to be near 20°C/68°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be W. The relative humidity is expected to be near 91%. Sunrise will be at 7:09am and sunset will be at 7:38pm. High tide will be at 12:38am and 12:49pm, while low tide will... Read more of this article
Video: Govt Press Conference on Covid-19
[Updated] The Government is holding a press conference this evening [March 29] to update the public on Covid-19. We will have additional coverage later on and in the meantime the live video is below, and you can follow our live updates here. Update 6.57pm: We will post the full statement when able, but in the meantime, the Premier said it remains 22... Read more of this article
Curfew Takes Effect At 8.00pm This Evening
[Updated] The curfew order takes effect this evening [Sunday, March 29] from 8pm – 6am and is set for three days, with the Government planning to “review matters every three days as the situation requires.” Yesterday the Minister of National Security Wayne Caines explained, “For the avoidance of doubt, a ‘highway’ is... Read more of this article
‘Regular Garbage Collection Set To Resume’
Regular garbage collection is set to resume on Monday, the Ministry of Public Works said, adding that “the Waste Management Section team have put in place additional contingency plans to ensure garbage collection in Bermuda will be back on track in short order.” A Government spokesperson said, “With regular garbage collection set to... Read more of this article
Video: March 29th Bernews Morning Newsflash
The curfew takes effect tonight at 8pm, there are now 22 Covid-19 cases in Bermuda and the Premier said “we must do everything to stop the spread”, nine people supposed to be in self-quarantine were not at home, the Salvation Army is providing services, a Bermudian man in the US was diagnosed with Covid-19, two people are hospitalized... Read more of this article
