
Minister Tinee Furbert recently attended the virtual Fourth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.The United Nations Development Programme [UNDP] invited the Minister to observe the discussion between Presiding Officers, Ms. Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic... Read more of this article

“We have completed the second full week of vaccinations and for the period through to 23 January 2021, Bermuda has vaccinated a total of 2,932 persons,” Minister of Health Kim Wilson said, adding that so far 10,691 people have registered their interest in getting vaccinated.
Chart #1 extracted from the video of last night’s press... Read more of this article

A “global CEO search will be launched,” the Bermuda Tourism Authority Board announced, adding that the “aim is secure the services of an individual best suited to advance the core goals of the National Tourism Plan and to see us beyond pandemic recovery.”
Glenn Jones has been serving as Interim CEO since March 2020 after the... Read more of this article

Bowring Marsh [Bermuda] Ltd announced that Deshay Caines has joined as a Vice President with responsibility for Diversity, Inclusion & Social Impact strategy.
A spokesperson said, “Bowring Marsh [Bermuda] Ltd, the international placement specialist of Marsh, announced today that Deshay Caines has joined as a Vice President with responsibility... Read more of this article

BWS issue Storm Warning for Thursday, residents urged to prepare for high winds, BELCO preparing to address any possible outages, more vaccines scheduled to arrive on Thursday, BNV with BWS Director Dr Mark Guishard, new pharmacy opens on Front Street, BHB to allow more visitors, Ojeda Smith joins Wakefield Quin law firm, Bowring Marsh Bermuda... Read more of this article

The Bermuda Tourism Authority promoted Tracy Berkeley to the newly created senior leadership post of Chief Administration Officer.
A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] welcomes the appointment of Tracy Berkeley, to a newly created senior leadership post, Chief Administration Officer [CAO]. Berkeley joined the BTA one year... Read more of this article

The Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB] announced that “given the return to a lower prevalence of Covid-19 in Bermuda, it will allow more visitation from Wednesday 27 January 2021 for acute care and long term care patients.”
“Key changes include two visitors allowed at any one time for acute care patients in the ACW, one visitor at any time... Read more of this article

The Bermuda Tourism Authority has appointed Douglas Trueblood as the new BTA’s Chief Sales & Marketing Officer.
A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Tourism Authority announced Douglas Trueblood today as the organisation’s next Chief Sales and Marketing Officer [CSMO], filling a key post left vacant November 30, 2020.
“Trueblood,... Read more of this article

The Ministry of Transport advised that “private vehicles used for hire are unregulated, and as such, have the potential to put riders at risk” and also noted that “under section 26 [1] of the Motor Car Act 1951, the use of private vehicles for hire or reward is illegal.”
A Government spokesperson said, “For the safety and... Read more of this article

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:
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[Updated] The Government will be holding a press conference this evening [Jan 26] to update the public on Covid-19. We will have additional coverage following the press conference, our continuous live updates on Covid-19 are here, and the live video is below.
Update: The Minister confirmed that there were two new positives, both imported, and said... Read more of this article

19,500 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine are scheduled to arrive on the British Airways flight this Thursday [Jan 28], the Governor has said.
Government House posted online saying, “Following the announcement that the UK Government would make available to Bermuda a further 29,250 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and ancillary equipment, Her Excellency... Read more of this article

After adjusting for the retail sales rate of inflation – measured at 0.7% in September – the overall volume of retail sales increased 5.9% when compared to September 2019, according to the recently released Retail Sales Index.
A Government spokesperson said, “Today the Minister for the Cabinet Office the Hon. Wayne Furbert, JP, MP released... Read more of this article

With severe weather expected to impact the island on Thursday [Jan 28], BELCO advised they have activated our Crisis Management Team and are preparing, which includes positioning supplies and teams in advance to address any outages that may occur.
The Bermuda Weather Service has issued both a ‘Gale Warning’ and ‘Storm Warning’... Read more of this article

Wakefield Quin announced that Ojeda Smith has joined the firm as a pupil, working across all of the firm’s practice groups with an emphasis on corporate law.
Ms. Smith previously worked at the firm in 2018 and 2019 as a summer student and is a two-time recipient of Wakefield Quin’s legal scholarship award.
Erik Gotfredsen, director and CEO of... Read more of this article