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A total of three schools opened yesterday, the Government said last night. A spokeswoman added that two more were expected to open today. Warwick Preschool, Victor Scott Primary in Pembroke and East End Primary in St George reopened yesterday. Elliot...

A global agreement on minimum corporate tax rates has approved an exclusion for the island’s international insurance industry. Curtis Dickinson, the minister of finance welcomed the carve-out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developm...

Enough cash could be raised by Christmas to rebuild a playground destroyed by arson, a fundraising group said yesterday. Pig’s Field Family Connections, set up after the attack on the Pembroke park in April, added that the new playground was the firs...

Retailers concerns about a proposed ban on single-use plastics will be heard, the Government said this week. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said at a press conference that he was pleased by the feedback that had already been received as ...

The driving force behind a solar-powered aquaponics project addressing food security has been granted a national award led by an international environmental group. Joseph Weeks, technical education instructor at the Bermuda College earned the Nation...

A man found guilty of a historic sex assault on a schoolgirl has appealed to the Supreme Court to quash the conviction. Jamel Simons, 38, was convicted of a sex offence against a girl, who was 15 at the time, in Magistrates’ Court in March – 19 years...

People vaccinated against Covid-19 but who later died from the disease were old and already very sick, the Chief Medical Officer has revealed. Ayoola Oyinloye said that 16 per cent of the island’s deaths were fully immunised. Dr Oyinloye added: “Peop...

At least ten years of experience in a senior police role is an essential requirement for the island’s next Commissioner of Police, according to an advert for the post. The job description said that the successful candidate will be someone who is serv...

A police officer is expected to face trial after a crash that left a woman seriously injured. Cindy Clarke, the Director of Public Prosecutions, confirmed that Simon Monk “was prosecuted for causing grievous bodily harm by careless driving”. She said...

A charity walk next month will feature a parallel virtual event to help fight one of the island’s major chronic illnesses. Hamilton Rotary Club highlighted the “staggeringly high” cost of end stage kidney disease in Bermuda. The club appealed for spo...