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The public was warned today not to spread false information in the wake of rumours about inbound flights. A spokesman for the Ministry of Tourism and Transport said the Government was aware of a voice note on social media that claimed six flights wit...

The Government was asked today to make personal protective equipment available to all healthcare and other at-risk workers as the Bermuda Public Services Union marked World Health Day. Linda Bogle Mienzer, the BPSU second vice-president, said that th...

Bermuda residents have embarked on a massive exercise in self-restraint — an acceptance of restrictions and the basic freedoms they usually take for granted. They have done so in the hope that this 14-day lockdown will prevent the widespread transmi...

Debt collectors should show compassion as the public struggled to cope with financial problems caused by the coronavirus crisis, the Government has said. The sector was asked to think about responsible ways to work deal with people in difficulties. A...

Parents and guardians were asked to keep talking to children to limit the risk of child sex abuse over the shelter-in-place lockdown. Saving Children and Revealing Secrets warned it feared that isolation procedures created an environment where attack...

Another two cases of Covid-19 were confirmed at the weekend and six victims are still in hospital. However, no new cases were reported by the health ministry last night. The new confirmed cases were announced on Saturday night. Both patients were sai...

A Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel equipped as a hospital ship set sail from Britain yesterday en route to the North Atlantic and Caribbean region to support the fight against Covid-19. RFA Argus, a Primary Casualty Receiving Ship, which has two wards an...

Public schools will be reopened only when health officials give the go-ahead, the education ministry has said. A government spokeswoman added that clearance would have to be given by the health ministry. The spokeswoman said: “Please be assured that...

Bermuda’s traditional Easter celebrations will be quiet this year as annual events and public gatherings are cancelled amid Covid-19 protection measures.  Dale Butler, a former Progressive Labour Party minister, said he had cancelled his fishcake com...

Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers have completed their first weekend since “shelter-in- place” rules to combat Covid-19 were introduced. The new regime — a 24-hour lockdown except for essential trips — was enforced by RBR-manned checkpoints and mobile ...

Doctors advised the sick to stay at home, not to visit their practices, but to phone for advice and to arrange treatment. They also encouraged social distancing to prevent the spread of the potential killer complaint. But they were not speaking in th...

This is the first in a three-part series studying the unintended consequences of the novel coronavirus on island and worldwide from an economic standpoint The dilemma that governments of the world are facing right now is finding the least painful co...