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Families who rely on hustles to make ends meet have been hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, an activist warned yesterday. Gina Spence, a community worker, said she had been inundated with calls from people desperate for help. Ms Spence said: “People ...

Police warned the public yesterday to be wary of scammers who aimed to profit from the Covid-19 pandemic. Detective Superintendent Nicholas Pedro said opportunistic criminals had used the pandemic to target the vulnerable. Mr Pedro added: “They see a...

A tented entrance to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital set up as a precaution against Covid-19 has been taken down because of recent high winds. A Bermuda Hospitals Board spokeswoman said the step was taken about a week ago. She said: “The tents ...

Government has called on the public to say how they think Bermuda should move forward after Covid-19. Jamahl Simmons, the Minister with Responsibility for Communications, said Government has taken an “all hands on deck” approach and want to get input...

Access to information is still important even in the grip of a pandemic, the Information Commissioner said yesterday. Gitanjali Gutierrez said that the Covid-19 crisis and decisions made to fight it needed to be available to the public. She was speak...

Businesses have raised more than $1 million for medical equipment for the Bermuda Hospitals Board. A BHB spokeswoman said the fundraising effort by Bermudian and international companies had pulled in $1,044,000 to help pay for essential medical suppl...

The Bermuda Day celebrations have been cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, yesterday said the Bermuda Day Parade and half-marathon would not go ahead on May 29 this year. Ms ...

Four police officers were in quarantine yesterday after a man who claimed he had Covid-19 was alleged to have coughed on two of them. Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley said the man deliberately coughed on two officers after he was arrested on...

The Bermuda Police Service has set up a new hotline for non-emergency calls. A police spokesman said the public can call the new number, 211, to report crimes or issues that do not require an immediate response. The phone line will also allow the pub...

Bermuda’s courts have updated their procedures in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. A practice direction, sent to those who work in both the Supreme Court and Magistrates’ Court by Alexandra Wheatley, the Supreme Court Registrar, details how hearing...