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The Catholic Church suspended Masses yesterday — including funerals — amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Bishop Wieslaw Spiewak said that priests across the island would celebrate Mass alone “for the intentions of the people of his parish” and that committa...

A boutique hotel will suspend operations today and move its restaurant to takeaway service only to slow the potential spread of Covid-19, it announced yesterday. The Rosedon Hotel asked most of its staff to stay at home for the next month as the isl...

A bulk supplier had to limit entry for shoppers yesterday as panic buying over the coronavirus pandemic entered its second week. The management admitted a few people at a time at A&M Bulk on Devil’s Hole Hill in Smith’s, as bottled water, canned good...

Pupils from private schools closed amid fears about Covid-19 are still required to “be in school” during class hours, the education minister warned yesterday. Diallo Rabain said in a letter sent to at least one private school that he had received “n...

Two airlines have suspended flights to Bermuda, the Government said yesterday. A spokesman for the Ministry of Tourism and Transport said that American Airlines and WestJet had dropped flights. He said: “Effective immediately, American Airlines inb...

Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre has restricted services and delayed appointments as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. Lynne Woolridge, the CEO of the charity, said: “Our cancer patients are vulnerable to Covid-19. For this reason, we are committing t...

A gift shop set up to cater to the tourist trade has become a victim of the Covid-19 pandemic. Riihiluoma’s Flying Colours on Queen Street, Hamilton, has laid off 11 full-time staff on a temporary basis and closed its doors. The owners of the shop sa...

Supermarkets could limit the number of customers to 50 people at a time if a case of Covid-19 was confirmed, a business leader said this week. Zach Moniz, the manager of the Lindo’s Group of Companies, explained that plans were in place to manage a r...

The airport will close to all passenger flights at midnight on Friday for two weeks, the Premier said tonight. David Burt added that “only returning residents will be allowed on flights to Bermuda between tomorrow morning and Friday night”. Non-resid...

A man stopped by police minutes after he was warned not to drive was fined and banned from the roads today. Anthony Davis, 51, from Devonshire, pleaded guilty to refusal to take a breath test in Magistrates’ Court. The court heard that police noticed...