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The Government has a lot of work to do to get unemployed Bermudians back to work, the labour minister said last night. Jason Hayward said in an online question-and-answer session yesterday that he believed the island’s economic recovery was still mor...

Struggling bars and restaurants will be able to apply for payroll tax relief, the Minister of Finance announced yesterday. Curtis Dickinson said that for the quarter scheduled to end tomorrow, payroll tax would be rated zero for the employer and empl...

Strict health precautions will be introduced to protect the island from Covid-19 as Bermuda prepares to reopen to visitors, the Premier said last night. David Burt said that the Government had to strike a balance between the economy and safety as Ber...

The woman who has led Family Centre since it started is to step down today as the charity celebrates its 30th anniversary. Martha Dismont, who will hand over to new executive director Sandy DeSilva, said the organisation had been a labour of love. Ms...

The Government has detailed Covid-19 safety precautions for residents who return from overseas. All travellers will have to complete a travel authorisation process online and pay a $75 fee to cover the cost of a Covid test. They must also wear face m...

Hundreds of people have backed a petition to demand a delay to the resumption next week of air travel from the United States. Flights between Bermuda and the US are scheduled to resume on July 6, but an online petition said it was feared that commerc...

Police tonight appealed for public help find a missing man. Roger Richardson, 57, was last seen on the morning of June 12 near the junction of Court Street and Victoria Street in Hamilton. A police spokesman said: “Mr Richardson was reported missing ...

A labour dispute between the Attorney-General’s Chambers and a white-collar union has been declared, over liability insurance for government lawyers. Ed Ball, the general secretary of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said yesterday the dispute revo...

Major investments in the island’s care home sector will be needed to cope with a “tsunami” of ageing seniors. Patrice Horner, of specialist financial advice service Senior Solutions, said the development of affordable options to look after the growin...

A new dock has been built at an East End park, despite the lack of government approval for the work. Workers at the site said the dock, at Rocky Hill Park in St George’s, was a replacement for one that had fallen into disrepair. A worker at the site,...