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Higher mandatory health insurance premiums were approved by the Upper House yesterday. Senators approved the Health Insurance Amendment Act introduced to the chamber by Arianna Hodgson, the junior health minister. Marcus Jones, an Opposition senator,...

Bermuda’s environment got extra protection from imported pests after senators approved new legislation yesterday. The Invasive Alien Species Act was designed to combat the importation, breeding, sale and intentional cultivation of problem plants and...

Three trees causing extensive damage to a city sidewalk and nearby properties are to be removed, the City of Hamilton has said. Two mahogany trees and one white cedar at the junction of Victoria Street and King Street in Pembroke will be uprooted th...

A two-part panel discussion will explore the impacts a ban on single use plastics could have on local businesses. The Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Lunch and Learn events tomorrow and Thursday via Zoom. They will discuss a policy paper released...

Almost 50 members of the Bermuda Union of Teachers have requested a special meeting to vote down decisions apparently made by the union’s executive committee without general membership consent. Leonard Santucci, the BUT representative for The Berkele...

Students of Warwick Academy were given Covid-19 Lateral Flow Tests on Saturday as part of a programme designed to get them back to in-person learning. The tests were distributed between 9am and 3pm and the students tested themselves last night ahead...

It’s now forecast to move towards Greenland – the most powerful hurricane of the season so far, which was very close to reaching Category 5 status as it passed Bermuda. At its closest point, Sam was 212 miles from the island at 11pm on Friday and at ...

At least 80 per cent of pupils at every public school must consent to coronavirus saliva tests before classrooms can reopen, the Minister of Education announced yesterday. Diallo Rabain added a minimum of 80 per cent of a school’s population had to h...

Some healthcare professionals are perpetuating myths that home remedies are able to treat Covid-19, according to Bermuda’s Chief Medical Officer. And he urged them to honour their Hippocratic oath – to “do no harm”. Ayo Oyinloye was speaking during a...

More health professionals have opted to take the Covid-19 vaccination, Bermuda Hospitals Board Chief of Staff said yesterday. At a press conference this afternoon, Wesley Miller said that 76 per cent of registered and enrolled nurses, including c...