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The loss of the Government’s science adviser and head of its Covid-19 test lab in just 18 days’ time will have no effect on the lab’s performance, the health minister declared yesterday. Kim Wilson said the resignation of Carika Weldon, the executive...

JetBlue’s decision to downgrade its service to Bermuda came as no surprise, two air industry executives said yesterday. Aaron Adderley, the president of airport operators Skyport, also highlighted the island’s strict travel restrictions to combat Cov...

Farmers across the island have been left counting the cost after rampant thefts from their fields during the day as well as under cover of darkness. Police are investigating a string of thefts and have warned the public to be on guard if approached b...

An historic medal close to Bermuda’s long fight to secure women the right to vote has been auctioned for an “excellent” price in the UK. The silver medal of freedom fighter Frances Outerbridge, dated 1912, fetched ₤13,400 — about $18,370 — at Stroud...

Gale and storm force gusts are forecast for tomorrow as a swirl of low pressure builds in the Atlantic to the north west of Bermuda. The Bermuda Weather Service predicted strong west-southwesterly winds with gale force gusts would buffet the island b...

A cutback in flights by a major airline serving Bermuda was today branded “a devastating blow” for the island’s tourism industry. JetBlue, which runs daily flights to the island throughout the year from New York JFK Airport, announced it was cutting ...

A two-day lag for coronavirus test results from the island’s main laboratory is expected to continue, the scientist in charge warned yesterday. Carika Weldon said that positive cases for the virus at the Molecular Diagnostic and Research Laboratory h...

A leading airline yesterday delivered a fresh blow to Bermuda after it said it would end its year-round service from New York. JetBlue, which had flown to Bermuda from NYC 12 months a year, said it would downgrade Bermuda to a “summer seasonal market...

The island’s active cases of Covid-19 have climbed to 1,604 — the second highest level recorded since the pandemic hit the island almost two years ago. There were 689 positive cases from 7,125 tests carried out from last Tuesday to Thursday. Tuesday’...

A woman walked free from court after a Supreme Court judge ruled that two convictions for possession of cannabis with intent to supply were unsafe. Puisne Judge Shade Subair Williams said the same magistrate should not have presided over the two case...