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On-island processing of tests for the potentially lethal coronavirus will start this week, the national security minister said yesterday. Wayne Caines said: “I do not know the exact time. “I can tell you that we will have the ability within the not...

Belco has committed to keeping Bermuda’s electricity supply up and running during the Covid-19 crisis. Disconnections of residential and small commercial customers have been suspended for the next 30 days amid economic disruption caused by the Covid-...

Diabetics will still get vital medicines even with a ban on flights and most ships because of the coronavirus pandemic. Debbie Jones, chairwoman of the Bermuda Diabetes Association, said the charity had also set up tents outside its headquarters in B...

A spike in domestic abuse could be a side-effect of quarantine conditions for families, a social worker has warned. Kelly Madeiros, a social worker and director of the Solstice wellness centre in Hamilton, said the increased tensions of quarantine co...

There is not one of us who will escape the impact of the coronavirus — whether it is mentally, physically, emotionally or financially. Businesses are closing, people are working from home, schools are closing, banks are offering economic relief. In ...

Piped water supplies will cope with demand over the Covid-19 crisis, the island’s biggest provider predicted yesterday. Allan Rance, the chief executive officer of Bermuda Waterworks, which distributes Watlington Water through an underground network,...

A support group will hold its weekly meeting through a digital app tomorrow to make sure that people can still connect while social distancing. The AA Onion Patch get-together will be from 9am until 10am on Saturday but participants can access it fro...

Operations at another island resort were today suspended for at least two weeks as residents were told to stay at home to stem the spread of Covid-19. The Coral Beach and Tennis Club in Paget is the latest in a string of hotels to close its doors. Th...

The completion of the deal to buy out Bermuda Commercial Bank will be delayed, probably into the summer. Somers Ltd, a financial-services investment holding company, agreed last year to sell BCB to Permanent Capital Holdings Ltd and last month the de...

The Washington Mall will close today and is expected to open again next month, its owners have announced. Paul Slaughter, the general manager, of Washington Properties (Bermuda) Ltd, said it came after advice from Wayne Caines, the Minister of Nation...

A special Covid-19 hotline has taken more than 100 calls since it opened yesterday. The news came as Kim Wilson, the health minister, toured the call centre and met its seven phone operators today. Ms Wilson said: “I was grateful to be able to meet t...

Free online activities to keep pupils occupied over the schools shutdown are to be set up by private sector educational organisations. BrainHub Learning Centre, Planet Math and the Bermuda Principles Foundation will offer activities sessions from Mo...