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| The Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service [BFRS] extinguished yet another vehicle fire, with this one occurring just before 5am this morning [March 20] in Pembroke. A BFRS spokesperson said, “At 4:53am on March 20 2021, Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service Dispatch revived a report of a vehicle on fire at Parsons Road and St Augustines […]
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| Tomorrow’s Voices Autism Centre is encouraging everyone to celebrate Autism Awareness Month in April, with a number of events set to take place. A spokesperson said, “April marks Autism Awareness Month and Tomorrow’s Voices Autism Centre is encouraging everyone to celebrate with a number of events lined up in honour of Autism Awareness. “Tomorrow’s Voices […]
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| The Bermuda Football Association will be holding another Special Congress Meeting on Monday to discuss the 2020/2021 football season. During the Special Congress Meeting held last Monday, March 15th, the Competitions, Youth, and Women’s Committee outlined the blueprint on the resumption of football. After receiving a motion from the floor of the Congress, the decision […]
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| The Cabinet will convene this morning to discuss the current Covid-19 outbreak, six new confirmed Covid-19 cases and now 52 active, Teachers Union are ‘closely monitoring’ as a sixth school is confirmed to have possible Covid exposure, Bill to make ‘revenge porn’ a criminal offence, BEST urges community to protect the ocean, veteran cameraman Arnold Landy passes away, MarketPlace […]
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| The Regulatory Authority said they would like to address what they called the “inaccuracy of BELCO’s recent public statement that a ‘completed report’ regarding the root cause of the island-wide power outage in December 2020 has been submitted to the RA.” A statement earlier this week from BELCO said “On December 18th 2020, there was […]
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| The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] has launched a campaign which urges the community to protect the ocean by reducing carbon footprint, flying less, eating less meat, supporting renewable energy, buying only local or imported fish that is sustainably sourced, and avoiding single-use plastics. The campaign poster says, “As humankind battles Covid-19, let‘s not forget […]
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| The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday March 20th. On Saturday the Madeleine II passenger ship and the Seafriend oil products tanker are expected and on Sunday the Antonis crude oil tanker will arrive. On Monday the Oleander container ship and the Golar […]
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| Chubb confirmed that they “presented The Hartford with a proposal for a combination of our two companies” which would value The Hartford at $65.00 per share. A spokesperson said, “On March 11, Chubb Limited presented The Hartford with a proposal for a combination of our two companies that we believe would be strategically and financially […]
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| In a filing with the Bermuda Stock Exchange [BSX], Somers Limited announced share repurchases and total shares in issue. The filing stated: “Somers Limited [Somers], a financial services investment holding company, announces that during the month of February 2021, Somers purchased 2,366 of its own common shares at an average cost of $17.00 per share. […]
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| MediaAlpha, Inc. priced a secondary offering of 7,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock by certain selling stockholders. A spokesperson said, “White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. announced today that MediaAlpha, Inc. [MediaAlpha] priced a secondary offering of 7,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock by certain selling stockholders. The shares of Class A […]
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| March 19 saw 3,206 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $ 126,640.40 BD. 3,206 shares were traded by Bank of N.T. Butterfield Ltd, closing up 1.3% at $39.60 per share. The BSX finished at 2,669.61, up 0.99% on the day. There was 1 advance, 0 declines, and 57 remained unchanged. The full […]
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The Minister of Education, the Hon. Diallo Rabain, JP, MP met with the Education Emergency Measures Committee (EEMC) to address the recent rise in positive COVID-19 cases within the community.
Following yesterday’s meeting, the EEMC agreed that public schools will remain open however, further protocols will be implemented to keep our educators, parents, and students safe.
Good day.
The Ministry of Health received 758 test results since the last update, and six (6) were positive for COVID-19. All six (6) of the new cases are classified as local transmission with known contact as they are associated with known cases.
Additionally, since the last update, there were two (2) recoveries.
There are currently 52 active cases, of which;
· All 52 are under public health monitoring and;
· None are in the hospital.
The Ministry of Health’s Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (ESU) is aware of a potential COVID-19 exposure at Purvis Primary. The person confirmed with COVID-19 has been isolated and the ESU is contacting confirmed close contacts. These person(s) are being advised that they must quarantine (stay home from school and other activities) and get tested for COVID-19.
The Health Insurance Department (HID) office, located at 48 Church Street Sophia House 2nd Floor, will not serve customers in person during the week of March 22nd.
HID will provide support for Policyholder and Provider claims submission and client services via the phone and email contacts below:
General Questions
| The Cabinet will convene on Saturday morning [March 20] to “consider the current outbreak and to decide whether any further action is necessary to mitigate the current outbreak,” and there will be a release on Saturday afternoon with “the announcement of any decisions made by the Cabinet.” This comes as the island has experienced a […]
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| “The Health Insurance Department [HID] office, located at 48 Church Street Sophia House 2nd Floor, “will not serve customers in person during the week of March 22nd,” the Government has advised. A Government spokesperson said, “HID will provide support for Policyholder and Provider claims submission and client services via the phone and email contacts below: […]
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| The Ministry received 758 test results since the last update, and six were positive for Covid-19 — all classified as local transmission with known contact — so the island currently has 52 active cases. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Health received 758 test results since the last update, and six [6] were positive for COVID-19. All six [6] of the new cases […]
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| With an aim to expand the way they deliver their news to the community, the Bermuda Broadcasting Company is continuing to live stream their evening news programme online for viewers both on the island and abroad. The live video will begin at 7.00pm, and play to 7.30pm, and then the replay will be available: Related […]
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| The official Government and Legal notices for today [March 19] include large group exemption, acting appointments, appointments, and notice of winding up. Large Group Exemption: Premier’s Concert Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Public Notification Notice ID: GN0263/2021 Public Authorities / Department: Ministry Level Publication Date: 19 March 2021 Public Health [Covid-19 Emergency Powers] […]
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| The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme [BOPP] is inviting the public to provide feedback regarding the Blue Economy Recommendations. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme [BOPP] has released three preliminary research reports as part of its Blue Economy work, which features recommendations for key sectors of Bermuda’s economy: Fisheries, Blue Tourism, and Ocean Renewable […]
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| The Bermuda Union of Teachers [BUT] is “closely monitoring the most recent wave of Covid-19 cases in some schools” and said that “in the event that this current wave is not arrested and cases continue to rise” they “will be seeking more comprehensive action, which will include the possibility of a return to remote learning.” […]
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Hamilton, March 19, 2021– The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme (BOPP) has released three preliminary research reports as part of its Blue Economy work, which features recommendations for key sectors of Bermuda’s economy: Fisheries, Blue Tourism, and Ocean Renewable Energy.
| Saturday, March 20 is expected to see cloudy, turning rainy, possibly heavy, chance of thunder, with the high to be near 19°C/67°F and the low to be near 16°C/61°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be SSW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 88%. Sunrise will be at 7.23am […]
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| [Updated] The Ministry released the list of bus cancellations for this morning [March 19] with the list indicating that there are five bus runs cancelled so far today. Update 4.00pm: The Ministry has released the list of bus cancellations for this afternoon. There were 5 runs cancelled this morning, 14 cancelled this afternoon, for a […]
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| Two suspects have been arrested following a police operation earlier today [March 19], and the investigation also “led to the recovery of a stolen motorcycle on which the two male suspects attempted to escape” as well as a knife. A police spokesperson said, “Two suspects have been arrested following a Police operation in the area […]
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| Premier David Burt recently took the time to visit Mr. Peter Ramotar, the bus operator who was recently assaulted by a passenger. The police previously confirmed that they are investigating the assault, with the suspect reportedly punching and kicking Mr. Ramotar after he asked the suspect to leave the bus as he was being abusive to children. […]
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| Coralisle Group Ltd. [CG] has introduced the Employee Assistance Programme, a free, 24/7 service offering member support for any work or personal issue. A spokesperson said, “One development during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the growing number of people seeking help for their mental well-being. From a survey completed in 2019 versus a survey in […]
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