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A resolution to cut salaries for MPs and senators will be tabled in the House of Assembly’s virtual sitting today. David Burt, the Premier, said on Wednesday that ministers had agreed to take a one-year 15 per cent cut. A one-year 12.5 per cent pay c...

Business leaders pleaded with the Government yesterday to slash red tape to get people back to work — and help stave off the collapse of companies hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce warned that the economy was in dire ...

More than 90 per cent of people in a poll said that the Government had handled the Covid-19 crisis well, it was revealed yesterday. A survey by Total Research Associates and Narrative Research found that 92 per cent of people they talked to were sati...

The Government is considering expanding Bermuda’s potential for farming and fishing, Walter Roban told the House of Assembly today. A study will be carried out on opportunities for “under produced but locally desired produce”, while the Government wi...

A lifeline for businesses devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic was pledged last night by Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister. Measures include a payroll bailout for some hospitality establishments, customs duty deferral for stores, and a break on p...

Restaurants and bars that get approved for outdoor service can open today under stringent restrictions, the health minister announced last night. Kim Wilson said those in the community eager to get back out were “highly recommended” to book ahead, wi...

People are being informed of coronavirus antibody results within 48 hours of testing, after the Government’s policy was altered. The test, one of several types of test available, flags up the immune markers showing that a person has been exposed to t...

The Bank of Bermuda Foundation has handed out a total of $132,500 to support pandemic emergency services, it said today. The charitable foundation has backed food programmes, the provision of emergency shelter, mental health services, medicine delive...

A 12.5 per cent pay cut for MPs and senators plus a suspension of payments to the public service superannuation fund will be tabled in the House of Assembly on Friday, it was revealed last night. David Burt said the cuts were agreed at a Cabinet meet...

The Bermuda Post Office is seeking alternative routes for international mail, which has been halted by the Covid-19 pandemic. A spokeswoman this afternoon said the BPO was “working diligently” with partners overseas, including the United States and B...