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The scientist in charge of the island’s fight against the coronavirus is to leave the job at the end of the month, The Royal Gazette can reveal. Carika Weldon confirmed that she had told the Cabinet of her decision. Dr Weldon said: “I really apprecia...

The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading like wildfire, the health minister warned last night as the number of active cases surged past 1,000. Kim Wilson said: “The facts are that the Omicron variant’s transmission rate is like nothing...

Police handed out more than $8,000 in traffic fines for impaired driving and speeding in the first week of year. A spokesman said speeding offences ranged from 65kph to 85kph. Over the last two weeks, 538 tickets were issued for a range of offences. ...

A decision on the future of a senior official at the Bermuda Industrial Union who claimed he was ousted against union rules is to be made next month. The Royal Gazette understands that a special delegates’ conference of the BIU will discuss the d...

A new medical records system for the island’s hospitals will cost almost $55 million over ten years, it was revealed. The Bermuda Hospitals Board said the cost of the new electronic medical records system, an EMR, expected to be up and running by Sep...

England’s travel restrictions against Covid-19 will be loosened tomorrow and the pre-departure test will be dropped for travellers. The British government’s website added that fully vaccinated travellers will also not have to quarantine in England on...

Police yesterday denied that a family – including a baby – was “abandoned at the side of the road” after a traffic stop on Monday. Acting Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons said he was satisfied after a review of officers’ body camera footage that ...

Travellers leaving the island must still attend a Covid-19 test centre, health officials have advised. But a spokeswoman acknowledged that delays in getting test results continued, a problem said to be caused by the latest outbreak driven by Omicron ...

The public was yesterday asked to mark World Braille Day by “bridging the gap” between themselves and people with sight problems. Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said today marked the fourth annual commemoration by the ...

An “extremely rare” silver hunger strike medal awarded to an activist with Bermuda links will go under the hammer at a UK auction house this month. Stroud Auction Rooms contacted The Royal Gazette about the 1912 medal awarded to Frances Outerbrid...