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Bus and ferry workers should be paid for industrial action over Covid-19 fears, a union insisted tonight.
The Bermuda Industrial Union added that public transport would remain at a standstill until a …

The island’s healthcare system could collapse “in the near future” without action, MPs heard today.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, told the House of Assembly that the coronavirus pandemic had put…

Unvaccinated travellers can quarantine at home for 14 days, starting from Sunday, the health minister said today.
Kim Wilson told MPs that people who arrive on the island without immunisation will wea…

An online shopping platform run by the Bermuda Post Office could be fully operational by the middle of next month.
Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, told the House of Assembly today …

Bermuda has been selected to host a major tech conference – which could bring more than 1,000 people to the island.
The Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) has selected Bermuda as the site to host its 2023 …

A bar owner who caught Covid-19 said yesterday the infection would have been worse if he had not been vaccinated.
Reed Young said he had a mild case and did not appear to have infected his 16-year-old…

An increase in government healthcare premiums and proposals to ease permanent residency rules for long-term residents are expected to be on the table in the House of Assembly today.
MPs can expect a m…

A prison guard who befriended anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela when he was behind bars for 27 years has delivered a virtual talk at a Bermudian school.
Christo Brand, a guard at the maximum security…

The fire service can handle major emergencies despite staff shortages, the national security minister said yesterday.
Renée Ming praised firefighters and said that Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service’s …

The Ministry Education has released a list showing schools and their level of consent to the saliva screening programme against Covid-19.
The figures are from Monday. All public schools remain on rem…

A stretch of a main commuter road will be closed next week for roadworks.
The Ministry of Public Works said that the section of Paget’s Harbour Road would be shut between Highwood Lane and Lover’s Lan…

Doctors tonight joined forces in an impassioned plea to the public to get vaccinated.
The Bermuda Medical Doctors’ Association said their “hearts were breaking” at the human cost of the pandemic.
The …

Three International experts have been signed up to strengthen conservation efforts in the Sargasso Sea.
The trio – Mark Spalding, Stephen de Mora, and Ana Colaço – have been made members of Sargasso S…

Bermuda’s top doctors last night pleaded for the public to trust science rather than social media and get vaccinated.
Medics said vaccination was the single best way to beat the latest Covid-19 outbre…

A bakery told customers yesterday it was working hard to “regroup” and open its doors again after a tough year caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Cake Shop, on Curving Avenue, Pembroke, posted a mes…

A record number of Covid-19 patients has stretched healthcare resources to breaking point, the Premier warned last night.
David Burt added he was “extremely concerned with what we are seeing at our h…

Members of the public should not take their frustrations out on hard-pressed healthcare staff battling a surge in Covid-19 cases, the Chief Medical Officer said last night.
Ayo Oyinloye said “abuse” h…

A shipment of 2,300 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine is expected to arrive on today’s flight from the UK.
Priority will be given to people in need of first and second doses of the jab.
But Ayo Oyinloye, …

A former premier has said she bears “no ill will” towards the Progressive Labour Party she quit to run as an independent candidate in 2017.
But Paula Cox added she had “no active or close relationship…

The Covid-19 death toll has risen by two to 45, it was revealed tonight.
There are 58 people in hospital, up four on Monday’s update, with 14 people, an increase of two, in intensive care.
The news ca…

A supermarket chain has extended its three discount days a week scheme until the end of the year, it said today.
The MarketPlace group earlier pledged to offer the five per cent discount on Mondays, T…

Stay tuned here for live video and live updates of today’s 4pm Covid-19 press conference which will be carried via Zoom.
David Burt, the Premier, and Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, will be joine…

A Royal Bermuda Regiment soldier who signed up for a stint of life on the ocean wave has just finished a major disaster relief exercise in the Caribbean.
Lieutenant Ci’re Bean, 23, was attached to th…

Success in one of the few external exams to survive the pandemic lockdown was today celebrated by a private school.
Recent graduates from Saltus Grammar School passed the international Advanced Placem…

Police responses have been unaffected by an increase in officers quarantined under coronavirus rules, the Bermuda Police Service said today.
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Operations Na’imah Astwoo…

Disruptions to bus and ferry services look set to continue after transport bosses and drivers failed to reach an agreement over Covid-related health and safety practices.
This morning Lawrence Scott, …

The Royal Gazette sent questions to David Burt, the Premier, earlier this week. These are his responses which were received last night.

Question: The health minister said: “This outbreak conti…

Bermuda will ride out the current coronavirus outbreak if residents adhere to the restrictions put in place last month and follow SafeKey guidelines, the Premier said today.
David Burt also urged peo…

Six care homes and 14 daycare centres have been affected in the latest wave of coronavirus infections, a Government spokeswoman said.
She added that a dozen of the childcare facilities had closed.
Kim…

A top insurance firm has ordered that only vaccinated vendors should be allowed into some areas of its offices in a bid to protect staff from an upsurge in Covid-19 cases.
The decision, which was circ…

Frontline healthcare workers are being fed on the job through a free meals delivery service.
Food is being delivered to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s emergency department and intensive care…

A charity leader said her organisation was an “outlet” for women who faced challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Tina Laws, the executive director of the Women’s Resource Centre, which is…

A champion of Bermuda sailing who kept the Spirit of Bermuda training sloop shipshape and Bristol fashion was yesterday saluted by the charity that operates the vessel.
Andy Burnett-Herkes, who died t…

Hospital staff under sustained stress from a fourth wave of coronavirus infections will persevere but cannot be allowed to “max out”, the Bermuda Hospitals Board president warned yesterday.
Michael Ri…

A former US State Department staffer has admitted being involved in a fraud scheme linked to improvements at the US Consulate in Bermuda.
May Salehi, 66, who was involved in evaluating bids overseas g…

A Government-run centre for disabled adults has been closed after a coronavirus exposure.
Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said that the K Margaret Carter Centre in Devon…

A psychiatric nurse has been deployed to Magistrates’ Court and Hamilton Police Station to help people with mental health problems.
Geraldine Smith, a retired nurse, has been signed up for the role in…

Vandals who damaged more than 20 pedestrian-controlled crossings have put the lives of blind people at risk, the City of Hamilton engineer warned today.
Patrick Cooper said special cones – metal with …

A woman on a rental scooter was taken to hospital today after her machine was in collision with a truck.
A police spokeswoman said the injured woman was taken to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital,…

A Portuguese cultural and community centre was opened at the weekend.
The Casa dos Açores – House of the Azores – at Admiralty Park in Pembroke, will be a base for the non-profit organisation and char…

Mandatory coronavirus test schemes for unvaccinated workers could be used more widely as employers try to cut risk in their businesses.
Keith Jensen, the Bermuda Employers’ Council president, said emp…

A limousine driver banned from the road for dangerous driving after he was involved in a crash has had his conviction upheld by the Supreme Court.
Pillion Webb argued that the evidence against him sho…

Bermuda continues to lead the world on coronavirus cases per head, two tracking sites have shown.
Worldometer.com’s coronavirus website showed Bermuda had the world’s highest number of active cases …

Rapid antigen tests to be used by airline passengers from Bermuda to destinations except Boston and Canada are cheaper and faster than the usual PCR tests, researchers have said.
But they added antig…

A private school has shut down because of the Covid-19 crisis after just one day back.
Saltus Grammar School said that although its secondary school returned only yesterday, senior pupils would move t…

The ferry service will not run tomorrow amid Covid-19 health and safety fears among unionised staff.
A Government spokeswoman said the Department of Marine & Ports had been notified by the Bermuda…

Tropical Storm Peter tonight remained on course to approach Bermuda late in the week.
The Bermuda Weather Service said the storm’s closest point of approach in three days would be 442 miles south-sout…

The United States will ease travel restrictions for vaccinated travellers in November, the White House announced today.
The changes would not directly impact travel between Bermuda and the US, but wou…

The island tonight recorded another death from Covid-19 that brought the death toll up to 43.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, said another 155 coronavirus infections had been logged and the number of…

A warning not to speed to beat the curfew deadline was issued by police today.
Police warned the public should plan ahead so they do not have to race home.
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Na’i…