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A barbershop with a history of honouring community heroes has this year given its accolade to a doctor. Ricky Spence, of Rickey’s Barber Shop, presented the “Most Outstanding Member of our Bermuda Community 2021 Award” plaque to Kyjuan Brown, the fou...

A former ballroom that has fallen into disrepair could be in line for major renovations. The Ministry of Public Works has asked for expressions of interest to renovate and run the Grade 2 listed building in Admiralty House Park. The Pembroke landmark...

The island’s zoo has been closed to protect animals after a jump in coronavirus cases. A Government spokesman said that there would be no public access to the zoo area of the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo to shield “certain animals that are suscep...

New Covid-19 restrictions are set to be introduced from tomorrow to combat a sharp rise in Omicron cases. A curfew will be reintroduced between 12.30am to 5am and masks must be worn indoors at all times and outdoors when within 6ft of other people. T...

The acting Premier last night defended the holding of a hospitality jobs fair attended by more than 100 people despite a jump in Covid-19 cases. Diallo Rabain, also the Education Minister, said the jobs event was a SafeKey event and individuals witho...

More than 180 cruise ship visits are scheduled for next year, the draft schedule has revealed. The draft included just two more cruise ship visits than were expected this year, but the figure was much higher than the 36 visits actually recorded in 20...

Teachers must sacrifice time over the Christmas holidays to get tested for Covid-19 before they went back to school, the education minister insisted yesterday. Diallo Rabain hit out after the Bermuda Union of Teachers told its members to refuse to t...

Group sizes allowed under large group exemptions have been reduced, and extra restrictions have been placed on already approved events because of an increase in coronavirus infections. At a press conference on Covid yesterday, Ernest Peets, the Minis...

Young people aged 10 to 19 are the peak infection group in the island’s latest surge in coronavirus numbers, government figures have revealed. But the average age of people who tested positive for the coronavirus is 30. Kim Wilson, the health ministe...

A former general manager of the Bermuda Telephone Company helped to rewire the island’s phone system after he arrived in 1963. Daniel Mannus, who headed BTC from 1986 until 1991, was also a longstanding member of Hamilton Rotary Club and was presiden...