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The majority of public schools will be open to in-classroom learning by the end of the week, the Premier has announced. At last night’s press conference, David Burt said that 30 of the island’s 36 public schools had reached the 80 per cent parental c...

Non-vaccinated residents could be blocked from entering the US – even if they need urgent medical treatment, it has been revealed. Kim Wilson, the health minister, issued the stark warning at a press conference last night. The minister pointed out t...

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd has estimated that losses from certain catastrophe events earlier this year will have a net negative impact of approximately $725 million on the company’s third-quarter 2021 results of operations. This estimate is primarily...

David Burt, the Premier and tourism minister, has painted a positive picture of the industry – despite the fact that visitor numbers have plummeted in the past 18 months. At last night’s Covid press conference, Mr Burt said that the Government was w...

Fast-tracked coronavirus tests are planned for incoming travellers – especially people on business – to get cleared quickly on arrival. Kim Wilson, the health minister, said talks on the move were ongoing with the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce. She sai...

Bermuda has joined forces with Caribbean countries in a research project designed to examine the lives of Atlantic whales. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has teamed up with the Caribbean Marine Mammals’ Passive Acoustic Observato...

A remand prisoner who admitted assaulting a fellow inmate and a corrections officer yesterday claimed that the attack came after he was called a racial slur. Alvin Leverock, 41, told Magistrates’ Court that a combination of stress and outrage caused ...

Legislation is in the works to cut the price of fuel, according to Walter Roban, the home affairs minister. Mr Roban said there was scope to buffer the island from “the instability of fuel as it relates to international prices”. Oil prices surged thi...

A 72-year-old woman was hurt after being struck by a van that rolled from its parking space in Hamilton yesterday morning. Police said the pedestrian was taken to hospital as “a precautionary measure”. The incident happened near the junction of King ...

The RG/BSX Index closed down 13.41 (0.52 per cent) at 2,558.25 as Bank of Butterfield shares finished at $36.50 on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, down 25 cents. The bank stock closed up 34 cents (0.93 per cent) at $37.08 on the New York Stock Exchange. ...

The Crown is to challenge a ruling by the Chief Justice that a policewoman who posted a “grossly offensive” online cartoon cannot be prosecuted. A notice of appeal in the civil case of Pc Barbi Bishop v the Queen was filed by lawyers for the Attorne...

Camiko Smith, the 2020 medallist, and Michael Sims hold a four-stroke lead after the first round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship Local Qualifier yesterday at windy Port Royal Golf Course, where high scores were the order of the day. Sims and...