Category: News
OBA Leader: “Time To Get Your Act Together”
“To say that the PLP government started the New Year off on the wrong foot is a gross understatement,” Opposition Leader Cole Simons, adding that “Premier Burt, it’s time to get your act together, and that of your team – you must raise your game.” Mr Simons said, “In Premier Burt’s continued Government imposed... Read more of this article
Dr Hall On ‘Minoritized Varieties Of English’ Panel
Bermudian sociolinguist Dr Rosemary Hall will be taking part in a webinar on ‘Language prejudice and the documentation of minoritized varieties of English’ on January 20th. Dr Hall played a key role in the addition of Bermudian English in the Oxford English Dictionary [OED], with the addition of the words in the OED — which dates... Read more of this article
UK Minister Questioned On LGBTQ Rights In OTs
“Nine of the Overseas Territories have legal recognition and protection for LGBT+ people, six have also introduced legislation to introduce civil partnerships or legalise same-sex marriage,” Minister of State Amanda Milling said. During the British Parliament’s session on January 14th, Shadow Minister of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International... Read more of this article
Newsflash Video & Weekend Reports, Photos
This past weekend saw a change to the mandatory quarantine policy for vaccinated close contacts take effect, a number of local sporting events, Emmerson Carrington start officiating in the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean and more. Links to our weekend coverage are below, click to view more. News/Misc: BTA Clarifies JetBlue Flight... Read more of this article
BTA Clarifies JetBlue Flight Announcement
The suspension of the JetBlue “flights is limited to the 22/23 winter season” and “both Boston and New York flight routes will resume in spring/summer 2023, as in prior years,” the BTA said today, adding that “the routes will be suspended from November 2022, and are fully expected to return in April 2023.” The BTA... Read more of this article
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
