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The US Centres for Disease Control today warned travellers not to visit Bermuda after a massive rise in Covid-19 cases.
The announcement came after the island was moved to Level 4 – “very high” risk –…

Organisers have announced the postponement of Oktoberfest in Dockyard until at least the end of the year.
Philip Barnett, president of Island Restaurant Group, said the move was forced by heightened r…

Staff shortages are expected to hit garbage collection over the next few weeks, the public works ministry warned tonight.
But a spokeswoman said public could take their trash to the Tynes Bay incinera…

A massive surge in coronavirus cases should have been tackled sooner, the shadow health minister has claimed.
Michael Dunkley said Bermuda’s Covid-19 figures had only recently shot up past 1,400 activ…

Police today warned the public over fake social media reports about thieves handing out face masks with “anaesthetic properties”.
A police spokesman said the message claimed people should beware of pe…

Police today appealed to the public to help find a 19-year-old man said to be a “person of interest”.
A police spokesman said Zywonde Lema is a light skinned, Black male, about 5ft 3in, of slim build,…

The Government has mismanaged the latest outbreak of the coronavirus. It is that simple.
Having managed the coronavirus well in 2020 — and been rewarded at the polls as a result — the Progressive Labo…

The Bermuda Tourism Authority reacted with dismay last night to news that the 2021 World Triathlon Sprint and Relay Championship had to be postponed amid soaring cases of Covid-19.
The event next mon…

Striking bus drivers have dismissed claims by Department of Transport chiefs that staff safety is a priority – after revealing that more than 30 operators have been struck down or affected by the Covi…

It’s hard to imagine what life was like 100 years ago. Back in the 1920s, Bermuda really was a different world.
There were no cars or television sets, no telephones, no freshly imported good flying i…

Plans to significantly expand facilities at Horseshoe Bay with new stores and restaurants have been submitted to the Department of Planning.
According to a planning application, Horseshoe Bay Live has…

The overworked team at the island’s main coronavirus testing lab got a break after a restaurant chain owner donated meals to staff.
Carika Weldon, the head of the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory and …

A man who shoved a police officer during a fracas over the Cup Match holiday has been given a chance to turn his life around.
Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe gave Sadune Raynor, 27, a 12-month condition…

Legislation to ensure that the tribunal responsible for hearing human rights complaints was independent was backed today by the Human Rights Commission.
Lisa Reed, the executive officer of the HRC, sa…

A group of teachers has started the school year with new multimedia skills after they completed a workshop organised by the National Museum of Bermuda.
The museum teamed up with StoryCenter, a US-base…

The Ministry of Health had found cases of exposure to the coronavirus at a string of the island’s schools.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said exposures had been found at the Bermuda Institute…

Police are appealing for witnesses after two men were taken to hospital after a crash this evening.
A police spokesman said that at about 7.50pm today, officers responded to an accident involving two …

The Premier, David Burt, announced tonight that his office is seeking support staff from other jurisdictions to help Bermuda’s overstretched health service.
In his statement this evening, the Premier …

An increase in the number of positive cases has led to delays in test results, the Ministry of Health said tonight.
As a result community testing is to be scaled back and asymptomatic casual contacts …

Four people have died this weekend from Covid-19, bringing the death toll from coronavirus to 42, while the number of active cases of the virus has soared to 1,427.
Numbers in hospital are at 51, with…

The island’s wage disparities were highlighted this weekend as Bermuda marked the United Nations International Equal Pay Day on Saturday.
Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors,…

Vaccination clinics to protect dogs against an outbreak of canine parvovirus have been called off by the Bermuda Veterinary Association because of a surge in Covid-19 cases.
Laura Tucker, the presiden…

A tropical storm Peter has formed northeast of the Caribbean and is predicted to curve towards Bermuda in the coming week.
The Bermuda Weather Service said the system was forecast to near the island a…

Police said this morning that a missing teenager has been found safe and well.
Shavon Hayward, 17, was last seen at the Boaz Island Community Centre, at around 11.30pm yesterday.
At the time she was w…

Another Covid-19 death was announced last night as the number of active infections increased to 1,238.
The grim news meant that the death toll now stands at 38, with 51 people in hospital, 13 of them …

Booster shots are to become available for certain target groups, it was announced last night.
A spokeswoman for the health department said that the Bermuda Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices…

Much of the world today is pondering whether the days of glowing tourism, with thousands travelling by air and sea to experience various cultures, and to enjoy meeting people from other lands will eve…

A humanitarian who opened her home to offer meals and friendship to people in need was to be as a mother to the community.
The family of Kathleen Ford, who died in June, said she was known as “Ma”.
Ms…

The leader of a crisis support service offered advice to people in quarantine who suffered domestic violence.
Laurie Shiell, the Centre Against Abuse executive director, said that the need to stay at…

Information on Covid-19 cases behind bars will not be released after several Westgate inmates missed court appearances because they were in quarantine, the Government said yesterday.
The news came aft…

Work on a shelter for homeless women and their children got a major boost that will “help put us over the finish line”, according to Sheelagh Cooper, the chairwoman of Habitat for Humanity Bermuda.
Th…

Bus services were today cancelled after drivers took industrial action over Covid-19 fears.
A transport ministry spokeswoman said the staff had “raised concerns regarding health and safety in the work…

Health officials have approved rapid do-it-yourself coronavirus antigen tests, it was revealed tonight.
A health ministry spokeswoman said the tests could now be imported for personal use after a revi…

Another Covid-19 death was announced tonight as the number of active infections increased to 1,238.
The grim news meant that the death toll now stands at 38, with 51 people in hospital, 13 of them in …

The highest disaster level alert was tonight introduced in Bermuda’s hospitals after an increase in Covid-19 patients being admitted to ICU.
Michael Richmond, the president and CEO of the Bermuda Hosp…

Police will be out in force from tonight to ensure the public sticks to new curfew restrictions.
The curfew, one of several public safety restrictions announced by Government on Wednesday to stem a sp…

Health chiefs are urging the public not to attend a prayer gathering at the hospital scheduled for this evening.
A flyer posted on social media is calling for an evening of prayer at King Edward VII M…

Renée Ming, the national security minister, gave “sincerest condolences” to the family, loved ones and friends of Duane Gibbons, murdered early yesterday in a stabbing.

She added: “This is such a con…

A grieving mother said yesterday she had no idea why someone would want to kill her son.
Freda Gibbons said Duane Gibbons, a hotel worker, was a cheerful, well-liked person who “spoke to everybody” a…

Almost a sixth of the population was in quarantine this week as the island battled a fourth wave of coronavirus infections.
A spokeswoman for the health ministry said the around 10,000 people in quara…

An organisation that represents island business owners added its voice to calls for unvaccinated residents to get the coronavirus jab.
The Bermuda Employers’ Council highlighted the effects on work an…

Increases in government health insurance premiums will not mean automatic jumps in rates for private insurance, experts have said.
Michelle Jackson, the executive vice-president of insurance giant BF&…

A decorated police superintendent who seized the initiative during a march by workers through Hamilton during the General Strike of 1981 was praised for his calm in a crisis.
Campbell Simons, who has …

A delivery service founder said that a spike in coronavirus cases meant increased demand for his business.
Carl Vincent added that it became clear residents had been asked to quarantine when they were…

Campaigners and trades unions today appealed to the UK to back a drive to make coronavirus vaccine available to developing countries.
A statement from the Bermuda Trade Union Congress, Social Justice …

People with the blood type O positive were asked this morning to donate.
A Bermuda Hospitals Board spokeswoman said: “The Bermuda Blood Donor Centre is currently in need of O positive blood and is req…

Pupils from two private schools moved to remote learning this morning as the latest coronavirus outbreak impacted more staff and students.
Parents of children in years one to 13 at Bermuda High School…

People who flout public health regulations are appearing before the courts, the health minister said last night.
Kim Wilson announced that, since June, six case files have been prepared for police and…

Billionaire Robert Brockman’s tax fraud case is making headlines around the world and Bermuda is at its centre for all the wrong reasons. Sam Strangeways looks back at how the island became embroi…

The Bermuda-based charitable organisation at the heart of the Robert Brockman tax evasion case and the lawyer who worked for it have several connections to The Royal Gazette and its former sister pape…