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Dear Sir, I am writing this letter to ask whose “science” are we following? With Bermuda making the decision to follow the direction of Britain for many decisions regarding Covid and vaccinations, why are we not following all the directives of Britai...

Health officials last night defended masks for schoolchildren and the continued use of the SafeKey system for bars and restaurants, even though the Cabinet continued to discuss changing coronavirus restrictions. Kim Wilson, the health minister, and A...

Increased numbers of coronavirus cases among children should be “a concern, but not a worry”, the Chief of Staff at the Bermuda Hospitals Board said last night. Wesley Miller said parents should “remain vigilant” but not fearful despite the island’s ...

The Government has pledged a smooth transfer of leadership at its Covid-19 test lab after the departure of its current executive director next week. The resignation of Carika Weldon, head of the Molecular Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, will beco...

The number of police officers unable to work because of Covid-19 has fallen from 48 to 16 over the last two weeks. Chief Inspector Alex Rollin, of the community policing division said: “These numbers have had no impact on our frontline policing or ca...

Somersfield Academy pupils are learning social and emotional skills as a result of a new partnership driven by the Covid-19 pandemic. Mightifier, a Finnish social-emotional learning and character development programme, teamed up with the school to c...

Dear Sir, The negative narrative surrounding schools and Covid-19 must change. The Royal Gazette has been complicit in this throughout the pandemic, sensationalising school cases or closures, advocating for Covid “measures” that involve children, and...

A pressure group is calling on the Ministry of Health to backtrack on what it considers to be excessive and unfair Covid-19 regulations being enforced on children. The Government reintroduced Phase 1 Covid-19 regulations this week meaning childr...

Harness racing is set to resume at the National Equestrian Centre on Sunday. The 2021-22 season has been suspended since New Year’s Day, because of a low turnout of ponies due to quarantined participants, stemming from the latest wave of Covid-19 cas...

Police overtime costs increased by almost $345,000 this financial year compared to 2019-20. Figures showed that the overtime budget in 2021-22 hit $3.28m – up from the $2.94m recorded for the last financial year before the coronavirus hit. Acting Co...

A high rate of coronavirus infections among primary school pupils has sparked a warning that school closures were “imminent” and classroom closures “likely” as tougher Phase 1 Covid-19 regulations were implemented. Education officials said the increa...

Last year I penned an opinion piece asking my fellow Bermudians to turn down the volume a bit and take some of the toxicity away from the discourse. As we start 2022, I would like to echo these same sentiments. Clearly, we are still in the midst of w...