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The Government’s decision to shut down the island and its economy for the next two months as part of the battle against Covid-19 yesterday got a mixed reaction from business leaders yesterday. The Bermuda Employers’ Council said that Government’s pla...

Police today warned the public faced heavy fines of up to $6,000 if they broke the latest Covid-19 rules. A spokesman said that – although most people had stuck to the rules – police officers, soldiers and the Bermuda Coastguard had still detected br...

The restaurant industry today appealed to the public to do their part to boost the sector. The Chamber of Commerce has launched a Save Our Restaurants campaign designed to prevent a flood of closures of restaurants – which have seen revenues plunge b...

Shawn Lekki nabbed his dream job in hospitality just as the coronavirus pandemic hit. Like businesses everywhere, the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club was shuttered indefinitely by Covid-19. He was weeks into his role as interim food & beverage directo...

Tokyo Olympic organisers and the International Olympic Committee are set to unveil new plans this week about how they will stage the Games amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The roll-out of the second edition of the so-called "Playbooks" — an IOC guidebook ...

“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be, and that which is done is that which shall be done; and there is no new thing under the sun.” The quote above is from Ecclesiastes and simply states that there is nothing that has not been he...

The Covid-19 vaccination drive has been given a booster shot of $25,000 from a hotel owners’ group. Stephen Todd, the chief executive of the Bermuda Hotel Association, said that the sooner “herd immunity” could be reached, the sooner the island’s ho...

The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed another life and brought the total death toll to 24, the health minister announced last night. Kim Wilson said: “Sadly, today, I must report that Bermuda has recorded another death of someone who was Covid positive....

Court services are to be reduced in the wake of the increase in Covid-19 cases. Magistrates’ Court and the Supreme Court will continue to operate, but with limited access to the Dame Lois Browne-Evans Building in Hamilton. But Alexandra Wheatley, the...

The website for the Ministry of Education’s awards and scholarships is temporarily down. The failure has forced an extension of the deadline for applications to scholarships and awards to 4.45pm on Wednesday. Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education,...

People who come down with Covid-19 are more likely to suffer blood clots than people who have had the vaccine against the disease, Bermuda’s Chief Medical Officer said at the weekend. Ayo Oyinloye added the risk of blood clots from some vaccines suc...

Tough restrictions to fight Covid-19 will continue for another two months, the Premier said last night. David Burt said the clampdown would continue until June 24 - but that a gradual easing was possible. He added: “The Government’s hope is for the ...