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Police were out in force from last night to ensure the public sticks to new curfew restrictions. The curfew, one of several public safety restrictions announced by Government on Wednesday to stem a spike in Covid-19 cases – will come into force in th...

The leader of a crisis support service offered advice to people in quarantine who suffered domestic violence. Laurie Shiell, the Centre Against Abuse executive director, said that the need to stay at home under coronavirus rules sometimes meant exte...

Campaigners and trades unions today appealed to the UK to back a drive to make coronavirus vaccine available to developing countries. A statement from the Bermuda Trade Union Congress, Social Justice Bermuda and Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda –...

Health chiefs tonight appealed to the public not to attend a prayer gathering at the hospital scheduled for this evening. The call came after a flyer posted on social media asked for an evening of prayer at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital from ...

Almost a sixth of the population was in quarantine this week as the island battled a fourth wave of coronavirus infections. A spokeswoman for the health ministry said that around 10,000 people in quarantine included active cases and their close conta...

The coronavirus is spreading faster in Bermuda than anywhere else in the world, statistics have shown. The New York Times put the island at the top of a global chart that listed the increase in cases over the last seven days. The newspaper said Bermu...

An organisation that represents island business owners added its voice to calls for unvaccinated residents to get the coronavirus jab. The Bermuda Employers’ Council highlighted the effects on work and lives that have returned with the latest wave of...

Increases in government health insurance premiums will not mean automatic jumps in rates for private insurance, experts have said. Michelle Jackson, the executive vice-president of insurance giant BF&M’s life and health department, said the company h...

A delivery service founder said that a spike in coronavirus cases meant increased demand for his business. Carl Vincent added that it became clear residents had been asked to quarantine when they were available at home for days to take receipt of the...

Government has been criticised for failing to consult with other stakeholders before introducing hikes to health insurance premiums. Increases to the standard premium rate were passed in the House of Assembly last Friday. But the Bermuda Public Servi...