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The Ministry of Health received 8,614 test results since the last update, and 21 were positive for COVID-19. This gives a test positivity rate of 0.2%.

Ø  These results are from testing done as follows:

o   Thursday: 8 positive out of 2,531 results (0.3% positivity)

o   Friday: 6 positive out of 2,043 results (0.3% positivity)

o   Saturday: 4 positive out of 2,173 results (0.2% positivity)

o   Sunday: 3 positive out of 1,867 results (0.2% positivity)

Eleven (11) of the new cases are classified as imported with details as follows:

The Department of Corrections is advising the public of a series of updated procedures for visitors to the facilities.

A Department spokesperson explained that the guidelines have been put in place to protect Corrections Officers and staff, inmates and visitors from the coronavirus.

Of particular note, all correction facilities, including Westgate, will now require Government’s official COVID-19 SafeKey for all open visits.

And those planning to schedule a visit to an inmate should email their verified SafeKey to the respective facility:

I join the BPS and the community in condemning today’s (Monday) shooting incident in the Court Street area. This is the second shooting incident to take place in just over a week; the last one being July 25, 2021 which left two men in the hospital with gunshot wounds.

Today’s shooting incident is very concerning, particularly as it happened during the middle of the day with bystanders nearby.  

As I visited the areas this afternoon with the Gang Violence Reduction Team (GVRT) and spoke with residents and businesses, I heard and observed their distress and concern. 

The public is reminded about the need to use SafeKey and follow the SafeKey guidelines for both indoor as well as outdoor events and activities.

And more specifically, vaccination cards, vaccine certificates, or a negative test result are not authorised methods of access into any SafeKey event, venue or activity. 

Attendees must have a SafeKey QR code.

Today, Head of the Public Service, Dr. Derrick Binns, announced that Samuel M. Brangman Jr. (Sam) has been appointed Postmaster General as of 1 August 2021.

Mr. Brangman joined the Bermuda Post Office in December 2009 as the Manager, Mail Processing and Operations, and served as Acting Postmaster General at various times. Before joining the Government of Bermuda, Mr. Brangman was a consulting Finance Manager with BearingPoint, Inc.  Prior to that he held various posts with increasing levels of seniority in banking.

Good day to members of the media and the listening public. 

Introduction

The Ministry of Labour wishes to inform the public of the Government’s plan to make legislative amendments to address the long-standing challenge of providing a means for Long-Term Residents to secure permanency in Bermuda. This initiative is in direct alignment with the immigration reform strategic priority to achieve a simplified, fair, and modern immigration legislative framework.

Good afternoon.

I will start my remarks by thanking healthcare workers for all that they have done and continue to do in the midst of a global pandemic. Thank you for your courage, dedication and persistence.

Congratulations to Somerset Cricket Club for winning Cup March 2021! Congratulations to both clubs as well as the organisers for your performance and for your dedication to the sport.

I thank the Minister of Labour for inviting me to join him here today.

The Hon. Kathy Lynn Simmons, JP, MP, Attorney-General, and Minister of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Reform, expressed her gratitude for the commitment, dedication and hard work of over 70 volunteers who gave their time and services to support Bermuda’s youth during the year with the Mirrors Programme.  The volunteers were acknowledged at the Volunteer Appreciation and Awards Ceremony hosted by Mirrors Alumni and Friends Association and Burrows Lightbourn Ltd. at Masterworks last month.