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Older people will suffer most from a drawn-out bus strike, a charity leader warned yesterday. Claudette Fleming, the executive director of Age Concern, said seniors depended more on public transport than other age groups and no bus service made thei...

Two historical societies have received Government grants to fund education programmes. The St George’s Historical Society was presented with a $5,000 cheque while the Bermuda Historical Society received $6,000. A Government spokeswoman said: “Each ye...

Forecasters are continuing to keep a wary eye on Tropical Storm Henri, which grew in strength from a tropical depression overnight. Henri was 115 nautical miles south-southeast of Bermuda at 3pm today, and had made its expected turn to the west and...

A strike by bus service staff will continue today, the Government confirmed last night. Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said that Department of Public Transportation managers had met Bermuda Industrial Union officials yesterday but had been u...

Buses will be off the roads today after a dispute between drivers and the Department of Public Transportation failed to be resolved over the weekend. Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, confirmed last night that strike actio...

A long-running investigation into the disappearance of $800,000 of public funds loaned to create a recording studio that never got off the ground is still under way, the police commissioner has said. The police inquiry was launched last September aft...

Government is “stepping back” from the double challenge of control of the Covid-19 pandemic and rebuilding the economy, the Opposition claimed last night. Michael Dunkley, the One Bermuda Alliance spokesman for health and national security, was speak...

Belco has awarded $200,000 worth of scholarships to 14 young Bermudians so they can study for engineering qualifications. Jawonday Smith, Tiara Derosa, Jamin Fubler and Hashim Webb, were awarded scholarships of up to $25,000 each to help them with th...

The tourism industry is “trending in the right direction” despite low visitor arrival numbers, hoteliers said yesterday. Stephen Todd, the chief executive officer of the Bermuda Hotel Association, said it had been “anticipated” that there would be a ...

The hard-hit taxi industry should get a tax concession from the Government, a former senator has said. Dwayne Robinson, an ex-OBA member of the Upper House, said the $1,000 payroll tax that drivers have to pay was “a nail in the coffin” that had hamp...