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The historic Newport Bermuda Race is to be cancelled for the first time in 80 years, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club said yesterday. Organisers added that the race — axed because of the Covid-19 pandemic — was last abandoned in 1940 under the gathering ...

The United States Consulate General has called on American residents to step forward if they want to leave the island. A consulate spokesman said: “The Government of Bermuda confirmed six cases of Covid-19 in Bermuda as of March 23. “All US citizens ...

Some cleaning companies have cut services in a bid to protect staff and customers from the Covid-19 pandemic. Tarah Woolgar, owner of Maid in Bermuda, said the company had suspended services to people in quarantine and its commercial contracts for th...

The coronavirus pandemic will not stop The Royal Gazette bringing the public the latest news on the crisis. However, the pandemic has pushed the newspaper closer to an “online first” future. We will follow the advice of the Government and medical pro...

A west end nature reserve is to get a makeover. The Bermuda Audubon Society said a “major restoration project” at the Somerset Long Bay Nature Reserve was launched to tackle vines and cow cane that had overrun the reserve. Karen Border, the society’s...

Customs officers have held talks with the Government over on-the-job safety, the Minister of National Security said yesterday. Wayne Caines said that efforts had been made to alleviate concerns which caused customs officers to walk off the job on Wed...

On-island tests for Covid-19 have started and more test kits are expected to arrive in Bermuda over the next two weeks, the Premier said yesterday. David Burt added that the maximum turnaround time for results would be 48 hours. Mr Burt said: “This i...

The Covid-19 pandemic is as big a threat to mental health as it is to physical health, and some in Bermuda are already suffering the effects, specialists said. Kelly Madeiros, Adriene Berkeley and Grant Farquhar of Solstice Bermuda, an holistic welln...

The Hamilton Princess and the Grotto Bay hotels will shut their doors until the coronavirus crisis has ended. JP Martens, general manager at the Grotto Bay Resort, said yesterday that the Hamilton Parish hotel would close at 5pm today. Mr Martens add...

A spike in domestic abuse could be a side-effect of quarantine conditions for families, a social worker has warned. Kelly Madeiros, a social worker and director of the Solstice wellness centre in Hamilton, said the increased tensions of quarantine co...