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The global spread of the coronavirus epidemic could affect the island’s tourism business, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday. However, Stephen Todd, the deputy chairman of the BTA, said it was “early days and too difficult to predict” what ...

A Government bid to buy a shuttered sports centre may be scrapped, the House of Assembly has heard. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said the $1 million sale was still budgeted and approved by the House, but questions had...

St George’s residents will get to meet their parish constable at a community outreach meeting on Thursday night. The gathering with parish officers will be held from 6pm to 7pm at the Open Door Christian Fellowship, 22 Tommy Fox Road. A spokesman sai...

A fire broke out in one of the cells at Westgate prison this morning. The fire service got a call just after 10am, with four trucks and seven firefighters responding from the Port Royal and Hamilton stations. Corrections officers extinguished the bla...

Proper job descriptions for teaching assistants have been signed off by the Department of Education. The Bermuda Union of Teachers said it hoped the move would lead to salary increases for classroom assistants and educational therapy assistants. A un...

A lawyer who has denied a string of assault charges is to face trial this month after a series of delays. Chavelle Dillon, the alleged victim, who appeared in Magistrates’ Court last week on a court order, was ordered to attend the trial of Kamal Wor...

Proposed legislation to tackle problems faced by mixed-status families is a step forward, a human rights lawyer has said. Peter Sanderson, who has represented several people in immigration and human rights cases, said the Government deserved credit f...

A Bermudian park has joined a scheme to preserve forests in Commonwealth countries. The Walsingham Nature Reserve, known as Tom Moore’s Jungle, is the first in a British Overseas Territory to be accepted by the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy. The QCC, a...

A Primary 2 pupil’s artwork is to go on display on water bottles given out at her school as part of a road safety campaign. Amaya Davis’s drawing, which has already featured in a calendar, was created to remind road users to be careful around child p...

A new consumer-friendly policy unveiled by the telecoms and energy watchdog was backed by the home affairs minister. Walter Roban said the consumer advocacy rules from the Regulatory Authority, which includes loss of service compensation for broadban...