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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...

No arrests for drink driving were made at the island’s roadside breath test checkpoints over the Christmas holiday. The checkpoints, which earlier reported no arrests up to Christmas Eve, went the rest of the way to their final night on Boxing Day wi...

The appointment of a new Commissioner of Police has likely already been made, sources said yesterday. One familiar with the recruitment process said an announcement could come soon if a Bermudian has been picked to take over as the head of the servic...

Phone software may have cut cases of Covid-19 by as much as 20 per cent during the island’s worst outbreak, the company that created the programme has said. WeHealth, a US-based firm, said that the app, now being used by about 25 per cent of resident...

A scientist sounded the alarm four times last week that the coronavirus test system was about to be overwhelmed by the latest outbreak — but was ignored by Government officials. Carika Weldon, the director of the Molecular Diagnostic and Research Lab...

The Government came under fire yesterday from the Leader of the Opposition for a “frustrating and unbelievable” delay in Covid-19 tests that was followed by the resignation of the programme’s top scientist. Cole Simons said the Government had “ignore...

An almost blind pensioner was forced to fork out an extra $700 to get home to Canada after she missed her flight because of coronavirus test result delays. The woman was able to rebook on yesterday’s Air Canada flight to Toronto — but others were les...

A teenage motorcyclist was arrested last night for possession of drugs with intent to supply after he ran a red light. A police spokesman said officers tried to stop the rider, 17, just before 9.30pm when they spotted the traffic offence at the junct...