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Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes would like to remind the public of some of the requirements of the Shelter at Home Regulations which as you would be aware, have been extended for a second 14 days, to May 2nd 2020. Mr. Weekes stated, “I...

A total of $7.7 million has been paid out to people thrown out of work by the Covid-19 crisis, the labour minister revealed last night. Lovitta Foggo said that the Department of Workforce Development had been “flooded” with applications for the emer...

Some businesses thought to be eligible to reopen yesterday after Covid-19 regulations were relaxed were unable to do so because they still had to get government permission. A spokeswoman for Hendy’s Laundromat on Union Street, Pembroke, said staff ha...

A psychologist last night warned that the stress of the Covid-19 lockdown could take its toll on people under virtual house arrest. Alison Daniels said people could fall prey to anxiety, sadness and feel unable to relax while the shelter-in-place reg...

Staff at a Pembroke restaurant have turned its kitchen over to help elderly residents at a nursing home. Rob Bruni, the manager of Huckleberry at the Rosedon Hotel, said staff had answered an urgent call for help after a string of Covid-19 cases amon...

Direct grants of as much as $15,000 will be paid out to companies as part of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation’s business assistance programme. The BEDC yesterday released details of how $12 million in grants and direct loans and another $...

One of the fallouts of Covid-19 is the rising number of people unable to put food on the table. David Mutch is leading a team of approximately 30, that provides for seniors and vulnerable residents in Smith’s. The 50 meals they hand out three days a...

Yesterday, I discussed how persons living with diabetes and their families can reduce their chance of becoming infected with the novel coronavirus. Here I will share a few tips on how to manage if you do happen to become infected. These are your sick...

A phone-in service for payments to renew vehicle licences has been set up to help people who do not have internet access. The new Transport Control Department system allows people to renew licences for private vehicles that expire in April or May wit...

A frustrated Department of Parks worker has condemned dumping at public parks. The member of staff forwarded pictures of household trash piling up at parks, which are all closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The employee who asked not to be ident...

More than $1 million has been pledged to an emergency fund set up to help people get through the Covid-19 crisis, it was revealed yesterday. The appeal was launched to help support charities and their work to provide essential services to people in n...

The healthcare system in the Dominican Republic is ill-equipped to handle the Covid-19 pandemic, a Dominican woman living in Bermuda said yesterday. Heidi Eridania, originally from Puerto Plata, said healthcare in the country was “terrible, sadly ter...