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The acting Premier last night defended the holding of a hospitality jobs fair attended by more than 100 people despite a jump in Covid-19 cases. Diallo Rabain, also the Education Minister, said the jobs event was a SafeKey event and individuals witho...

Young people aged 10 to 19 are the peak infection group in the island’s latest surge in coronavirus numbers, government figures have revealed. But the average age of people who tested positive for the coronavirus is 30. Kim Wilson, the health ministe...

More than 100 new cases of the coronavirus have been logged, health officials said last night. Cases have more than doubled since the last update – up to 152 from the 62 confirmed last Thursday. The number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant ha...

A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of national squad footballer Osagi Bascome at the weekend. But police renewed their appeal for witnesses who were present at a party held on Saturday night at Fun Zone in St David’s, w...

The heartbroken parents of Osagi Bascome tonight paid tribute to their murdered son who died after being stabbed on Saturday. Carla and Herbie Bascome said that “fearless” was the first word that came to mind at the thought of their son. “He was love...

Martin Weekes, the Assistant Police Commissioner, has returned to the island after completing the UK’s top leadership programme with distinction. Mr Weekes attended the Strategic Command Course offered by the UK’s College of Policing. He graduated wi...

A testing schedule for Covid-19 has been drawn up for the return to public schools next month, the Department of Education advised. Staff and pupils must get a clear PCR test dated within three days of going back to the classroom. Schools starts on J...

Extra vaccines booster appointments against Covid-19 have been added at the Pier 6 clinic in Hamilton. Appointments remain limited, with health officials looking to increase opportunities for the shots next month. The Government said appointments can...

A series of meetings has been held with fishermen over the creation of a fisheries development centre at the West End specialising in large oceanic fish. Originally planned for Marginal Wharf in St David’s, the proposed $1.5 million facility is expec...

More than 2,000 unsafe helmets traded in for new models under a discount scheme have been turned into a display for Christmas. The owners of Cycle Care, on Dundonald Street in Hamilton, said that at least three people have told them that replacing th...