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More than $3 million was paid to Bermuda Hospitals Board over 17 months to offset costs incurred by new diagnostic imaging fees, Parliament heard on Monday. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that from June 1, 2017 to October 31, 2018 that $3.1...

Caseloads at the Department of Financial Assistance are holding “steady”, with more than 200 clients per member of staff, according to Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health. The department has 33 staff in total budgeted to support more than 3,200 people...

Requests from the public for information have hindered the work of the Ministry of Health, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. Kim Wilson, the health minister, said staff were “disproportionately burdened” by questions submitted under public acces...

Solutions to social problems do not have to come from people in leadership positions, a veteran teacher has said. Shawnette Somner, the education officer for the Department of Corrections, said: “Everybody who has a solution does not necessarily have...

Members of the media have been asked to tell the Government about how they can help highlight its work. The Cabinet Office issued a request for information as it sought “new avenues” for sharing news with the public. A notice published on the Governm...

The new bus schedule will come into force on Monday, the transport minister said yesterday. Zane DeSilva added that the new schedule, which has taken 17 years to produce, will be adjusted over the next 18 months if needed. He said the schedule was de...

A charity head shave at a high school raised $71,715 for childhood cancer research yesterday. Twenty pupils and adults, including staff and parents, at Mount St Agnes Academy, donated to the St Baldrick’s Foundation through the sponsored event. Anoth...

A list of consultants and advisers to the Bermuda Government must be explained, the Opposition leader said. Craig Cannonier said the six-strong list revealed by David Burt yesterday “is going to cause more questions”. He was speaking after the Premi...

A man caught with almost $10 million of heroin was convicted of drug importation yesterday. Josef Vlcek, 49, of the Czech Republic, was found guilty at Supreme Court of importation of the drug and possession with intent to supply. He remained silent ...

David Burt said Bermuda was “preparing for any outcome” after Reuters reported that the island would be added to the European Union’s tax havens blacklist today. EU finance ministers will meet today to confirm additions to the list, intended to comba...