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At least 16 of the island’s 35 active coronavirus cases are of the Omicron variant, it was announced last night. It means the number of active Omicron cases has gone up from two when figures were released on December 9. The news came as 20 people tes...

A 15-strong group of new Bermudian apprentices was unveiled by power firm Belco today. The four year programme will offer a mix of hands-on training and classroom work with apprentices earning as they learn. A total of 14 men and one woman were selec...

A former director of the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs will head a new committee set up to preserve the histories of school scheduled for closure, the education minister has announced. Diallo Rabain said Heather Whalen would spearhead ...

More than $6 million was paid in consultancy fees to four professional services firms over 19 months, MPs were told yesterday. But Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, said more than 60 per cent of the cash went to EY under an order from the court...

A new fleet of electric buses will cost less than half the price of older diesel vehicles, the transport minister told the House of Assembly yesterday morning. Lawrence Scott said 30 buses, built by the Golden Dragon Bus Company in China at a cost of...

The House of Assembly was updated yesterday morning on key meetings to keep the island off the European Union’s list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, briefed MPs on meetings held in London and Brussels. Mr...

One more case of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been isolated, health officials said last night. The infection was found in a person who arrived on the island from overseas. There have now been two confirmed Omicron cases on the islan...

Phone companies topped the list for customer complaints in the latest report by the telecommunications and energy watchdog. Digicel had the highest number of complaints about billing – the biggest grievance category reported to the Regulatory Authori...

The owners of a farm hit by a major fire said they were “optimistic” the business would bounce back. Richard Bascome, the general manager at Westover Farm in Sandys, said the building that housed the butcher’s shop and staff housing had suffered the ...

A house lost a piece of its roadside wall yesterday after it suffered a glancing blow from a trash truck. Neighbours of the house on Hermitage Road, Smith’s said they heard a bang and saw the trash truck stopped at the roadside. A resident in the bui...