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The fire service can handle major emergencies despite staff shortages, the national security minister said yesterday. Renée Ming praised firefighters and said that Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service’s departments were fully operational, although fire prev...

The Ministry Education has released a list showing schools and their level of consent to the saliva screening programme against Covid-19. The figures are from Monday. All public schools remain on remote learning until further notice. Diallo Rabain, ...

A public authority involved in an inquiry into misconduct claims against the head of the island’s child protection agency has claimed it does not have a report on the investigation’s findings. Gina Hurst-Maybury, the acting permanent secretary at the...

A taxi driver who has not held a driving licence for more than a decade admitted driving while disqualified and without a licence yesterday. Magistrates’ Court heard that George Green, 59, was stopped by police as he drove a taxi on Front Street at a...

50 Pharmacies could have do-it-yourself coronavirus antigen tests for sale by next week. The kits will allow residents to screen for the bug at home with results ready in as little as 20 minutes. Tamara Richardson, the vice-president for sales and op...

A stretch of a main commuter road will be closed next week for roadworks. The Ministry of Public Works said that the section of Paget’s Harbour Road would be shut between Highwood Lane and Lover’s Lane next Tuesday. A spokesman said the closure, betw...

Three International experts have been signed up to strengthen conservation efforts in the Sargasso Sea. The trio – Mark Spalding, Stephen de Mora, and Ana Colaço – have been made members of Sargasso Sea Commission, established by the Hamilton Declara...

The Covid-19 death toll has risen by two to 45, it was revealed last night. There are 58 people in hospital, up four on Monday’s update, with 14 people, an increase of two, in intensive care. The news came as 168 new coronavirus cases were detected a...

Bermuda’s top doctors last night pleaded for the public to trust science rather than social media and get vaccinated. Medics said vaccination was the single best way to beat the latest Covid-19 outbreak. David Burt, the Premier, highlighted there was...

Disruptions to bus and ferry services look set to continue after transport bosses and drivers failed to reach an agreement over Covid-19-related health and safety practices. Yesterday morning Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, said that the t...