Category: News
Change To Quarantine Requirements In Effect
“Effective immediately, mandatory quarantine will no longer be required for contacts of a positive case if persons are not experiencing Covid symptoms and your last vaccine dose [2nd dose or booster dose] was received within the last 6 months,” the Ministry advised today [Jan 16]. A spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Health advises... Read more of this article
HSBC Somerset Branch Closed Until January 19
“In addition to the Church Street Branch which has been temporarily closed since January 14th, the Somerset Branch will be closed from Monday, January 17th until Wednesday, January 19th,” HSBC Bermuda announced today. “The decision to close has been made due to the current increase of Covid-19 cases and has been taken as a precautionary... Read more of this article
Changes To Closed & Restricted Job Categories
The Ministry will be extending the moratorium on new work permits issued for certain closed job categories for a six-month period, ending July 31st, with debt-collectors, telephone switchboard operators, pool/beach attendants, deckhands, and dispatchers [road transport] added to the ‘closed list,’ while recruiter and nail technicians have... Read more of this article
Lt. Russann Francis Earns Excellence Award
Lt. Russann Francis has earned the Public Service Excellence Award, being recognized for her “outstanding service and leadership as the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service’s representative on the Ministry of National Security’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation team.” A spokesperson said, “Recently, Premier David Burt and Head... Read more of this article
Peter Rickards On Coaching, Football & More
[Written by Stephen Wright] Peter Rickards has devoted almost 20 years to coaching and developing young Bermudian footballers. Youth coaches rarely receive the same recognition and acclaim as their senior-level counterparts. And yet Rickards is among only a handful of Bermudians coaching overseas after recently accepting a position within the Sports... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Food Truck Relocated By Crane
Traffic controls were in effect in Flatt’s this morning [Jan 16] as a food truck was moved across the street using a crane. The Ministry of Public Works had previously advised that “the food truck located at Brightside Resort and Guest Apartments parking lot will be relocated by way of crane, to the North Shore Road private marina across from... Read more of this article
Video: Sunday Jan 16th ‘Good News’ Spotlight
News that the Bermuda End-to-End Charitable Trust is donating 240 Chromebooks to students, LOM Financial Group promoted Makeba DeShields to Senior Investment Advisor, Bermuda Scholarship applications are now live, and Keziah Martin has extended his stay with the Kidderminster Harriers football club until the end of next season were all some of the... Read more of this article
‘Laws That Support Progress In Workplace’
Expanding bereavement leave, requiring employers to provide their employees with a meal break of at least 30 minutes after 5 hours, and placing a moratorium for new work permits on 41 additional occupations are some of the policies that were detailed in the recently released “Ministry of Labour Year End Review 2021. In the section entitled “preserved... Read more of this article
Partial Road Closure For Night Shift Trench Work
The Ministry of Public Works advised that “the ongoing BELCO trenching project on Middle Road in Smith’s will commence January 19th, 2022 and possibly run to March 18th, 2022.” A Government spokesperson said, “Because the trench alignment is continuing along the road’s centerline and for the safety of the public, a road closure will... Read more of this article
More Signatures On Petition Supporting Dr Weldon
In the last 24 hours, hundreds of new signatures have appeared on the online petition showing support for Dr. Carika Weldon, which now has over 7,700 signatures. The petition was initially launched back in the summer of 2020, and asked people to sign to show “support for Dr. Carika Weldon and all that she has done for her country.” Following... Read more of this article
Premier: Dr Weldon “Has Gone Above & Beyond”
“There is no way that I or Bermuda can thank Dr Weldon enough for her contribution to our fight against the Coronavirus,” Premier David Burt said, adding she has gone “above and beyond.” The Premier was responding to criticism on Twitter following the most recent Covid press conference, with some people taking umbrage about comments... Read more of this article
Video: ‘Virtual Art Show’ Of Youth Photography
In the first of what will be a regular series of ‘Virtual Art Shows’ by Bernews highlighting some of the island’s many skilled photographers and artists as well as some of our own images and designs, this inaugural installment serves to showcase the talented young photographers that were finalists in the Dr. Reg Grundy Annual Youth... Read more of this article
