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Automatic gratuities across Bermuda’s hospitality sector are under review by the Office of the Tax Commissioner. A survey of gratuities was e-mailed to restaurant owners and hoteliers last week. The questionnaire may be linked to the Government’s ext...

The island’s two public senior schools got the go-ahead to hold their respective sports days this week with staff and spectators. The Berkeley Institute was approved for yesterday and today on its school field, while CedarBridge Academy’s athletics a...

A legal challenge to mandatory Covid-19 testing for school pupils before they can return to the classroom has suffered a defeat in the Supreme Court. The case for the parent, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was brought last month against a dec...

More than 2,500 people have now signed an online petition calling on the Government to drop the Travel Authorisation Form. The TAF, introduced in June 2020 and expected to continue until March 2023, has been denounced by the Opposition as a “stealth ...

More than 50 hospital staff were off work this weekend after testing positive for Covid-19 or coming into close contact with positive cases. A Bermuda Hospitals Board said 53 people were affected out of 1,800 staff, adding: “Most positive staff cases...

The Opposition yesterday challenged the Government to give details on 15 years of concessions for developers refurbishing the Fairmont Southampton Hotel. The remarks from Craig Cannonier, the Shadow Tourism Minister, followed the tabling on Friday of...

People in Bermuda will join millions around the world today to celebrate the planet and its environment for the 52nd annual Earth Day. Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said Earth Day had grown since 1970 into “the most prominent secular event...

The Government’s health clinic in Hamilton is shut for the rest of this week after service was interrupted by a plumbing leak next door. Public works staff said the leak adjacent to Hamilton Health Centre on Victoria Street would require “significant...

Bermuda’s active cases of Covid-19 have climbed sharply in the past week to 293, health officials reported last night. There are now nine people in hospital, but none are being treated in intensive care. No deaths were recorded this week. The update ...

People show a “disposable attitude” towards pitbulls, according to animal advocates. Shelters are also getting inundated with other pets, according to Kate Terceira, executive director of the Bermuda SPCA. Ms Terceira said the charity “wholeheartedly...