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Due to the Government’s ‘shelter in place’ directive as the country enters a state of emergency, all merchants, retailers and restaurants, across the island, have been ordered closed until the restriction is lifted. The exceptions include grocery sto...

The island’s two biggest banks are to shut up shop over the strict new Covid-19 lockdown regulations. HSBC and Butterfield Bank will be closed for at least two weeks while the “shelter in place” regime is in force. Butterfield will close its four bra...

The Department of Social Insurance wishes to advise the public of the following: • Pension benefits automatically paid by direct bank deposit will still be made next week Wednesday, April 15th, 2020 as normal. • Pension cheques will...

Bus drivers tasked with transporting hospital staff refused to work because they were not provided with personal protective equipment, the Bermuda Public Services Union announced today. Armell Thomas, the union president, said Department of Public Tr...

Police will take a “hard line” with people caught in breach of the curfew, a senior officer warned today. Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes was speaking after the pillion passenger on a motorcycle out after curfew was arrested last night...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board has launched a special phone line for families with children worried about Covid-19. The service, organised by the BHB’s Child and Adolescent Services team, will give support to children who may feel “heightened fears or w...

Bermuda has hit a “different stage” of the coronavirus crisis, the Premier said yesterday after five more positive tests for Covid-19 pushed the total to 32. David Burt added that he would consult with the Chief Medical Officer and health minister to...

The mother of triplets who found fame when they were presented to the Queen during her first visit to Bermuda has died. Joy Agass-Smith, 89, gave birth to babies Elizabeth, Margaret and Philippa in 1953, the year of the Queen’s coronation. The girls’...

Lobsters caught in Bermuda waters will be on sale for another month in a bid to help the struggling restaurant sector. Lynn Bardgett, co-owner of the Lobster Pot in Hamilton, said the move was a lifeline for the trade. She added her restaurant was do...

A public confrontation over noisy “hummer” kites that blew up on a social media led to apologies last night and a call for mutual respect. A video posted on Facebook yesterday showed a dispute between an area resident and a group of men flying tradit...