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Five years ago I started a new column, Life Begins at 50, here in The Royal Gazette. During the ensuing years I have written almost 200 articles. These articles in my column became a vital channel for me to share my insights and feelings, my memories...

Covid-19 has claimed five more lives, it was revealed last night. The news brought the death toll from the coronavirus to 87. But the island’s number of active cases fell sharply, from the 1,106 reported on Monday to 890 – the lowest number of cases ...

A vaccine booster programme against Covid-19 is to be launched after the arrival of 11,700 doses of the jab from the UK. But the public was warned not to try registering for the booster until an online site is in place. Kim Wilson, the health ministe...

A Government senator has appealed to the public to talk to their doctors about vaccines after her cousin died of Covid-19. Lindsay Simmons said the recent death had left a family in mourning, including her cousin’s mother, siblings and three children...

The Bermuda Health Council has published a list of approved antigen tests for the coronavirus. The tests can be conducted at home and provide a result in minutes – although a positive result will still have to be confirmed by a follow-up PCR test. Ri...

A surge of new Covid-19 vaccinations has seen the number of people with at least one dose of the vaccine increase to 68.9 per cent of the population while 66.8 per cent have had both doses, Kim Wilson said today. The health minister also said the va...

The fault lines that have emerged over Bermuda’s approach to the Covid-19 crisis and especially towards vaccination are deeply worrying. It is easy to forget, when the sound and the fury are loudest, that the vast majority of Bermuda residents have a...

Dear Sir, Our children are our future and we must ensure they are getting a proper education, which is best done in school. We need our children to be in-person learning without the fear of a blanket 14-day quarantine. Today I am writing to seek cla...

LeBron James has always wanted to be the NBA’s “Goat” both on the court and off it. In both categories — as a player and as a savvy marketer and steward of his own brand — his only real competition is Michael Jordan. There is, however, one significan...

A gym owner whose business was closed by health officials for two weeks said others could be shut over regulations against Covid-19. Karen Hodgkins, the owner of Magnum Power Force Gym in Hamilton, said gyms were “stuck between a rock and a hard plac...

Frontline professionals should be forced to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, the Opposition said yesterday. Scott Pearman, the acting leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, said that the Government’s campaign was “not working” and appealed for to...

Travellers from Bermuda to the UK now require a document proving their vaccination against Covid-19 originated in Britain. The letter, issued by Bermuda’s Ministry of Health, are now available for people who travel to Britain and who do not want to q...