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Health workers in the front line fight against the coronavirus pandemic received a welcome shot in the arm last week. Bermuda High School students wanted to show their appreciation for the hard-working medics, and so put their cooking skills to the t...

The ferry service has returned to its regular schedule, the Government announced this morning. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Transport said that there will be an update later today about when the bus service will resume. She added: “Minibuses co...

The 17 coronavirus-related deaths announced between Friday and Monday shattered the final hopes of anyone clinging to the idea that somehow this fourth wave of Covid-19 was less severe than its predecessors. Those in power — starting with David Burt,...

Dear Sir, I agree with what the majority of the medical profession is attempting to do with vaccinations. However, I would suggest they start at home. Let us make sure that all staff in the hospital are vaccinated and also in their practices. Only t...

Another ten people have died of Covid-19, the health minister announced last night. The news brought the death toll to 62 and there were 163 new cases. Since the last update, there have been also been 295 recoveries, reducing the number of active cas...

These two words loom large today: if only. If only everyone could agree, or at least come together to reach a consensus on how we must combat Covid-19 and the deadly Delta variant — and act on it. Fat chance? No question this is a national crisis of ...

A dispute that brought public bus services to a standstill for 11 days could continue today – even though the deadlock has been referred to a labour tribunal. Jason Hayward, the labour minister, made the referral earlier yesterday – which made contin...

Chromebook laptops have been distributed to all students from P3 to P6 to help them with in-person and remote learning. The Ministry of Education said the devices, given out during the week starting September 13, were also distributed to two P1 teac...

A private school has announced it will use lateral flow tests for the coronavirus for its pupils and staff. Saltus is one of several private schools to offer the tests, which will be administered at home. Deryn Lavell, the head of the school, said th...

A free minibus service will replace public buses today, the Government revealed last night. Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, confirmed that the Government had implemented its contingency plan after public transport staff withdrew their labour ...

And while David Burt and Kim Wilson self-righteously scolded, Bermuda burnt. Does anyone really believe that a curfew from 12.30am to 5am that can only be described as weak tea at best rises to the occasion of the crisis at hand? With the Delta varia...

In 2018 Claudette Baisden walked away from the job she had worked towards her entire life. Friends suggested that she have a rethink; that she was likely reeling from the back-to-back losses of her grandmother, Myrtle Baisden, and her mother, Diane S...