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A plan to set up solar panels on the roof of two Government buildings in Hamilton has been submitted to the Department of Planning. It is proposed to install a total of 588 panels on the roof of the Government Administration Building and the neighbou...

A ban was today slapped on night-time events at Government properties after police were forced to break up a party of more than 100 people in the Botanical Gardens at the weekend. A spokesman for the public works ministry said: “The need to promote t...

A bid to introduce vertical farming to Bermuda has yet to bear fruit – but the Government said discussions continued. The Government earlier announced that a proposal would go before the Cabinet Committee for Economic Development last November. But W...

Failures in an ageing water supply system have caused “intermittent” failures in St George’s, a Government spokesman said today. A ministry of public works spokesman said that work was under way to fix the problem and supply was expected to return to...

The Department of Workforce Development has partnered with 10 local recruitment agencies to hold a virtual networking event that attracted some 60 Bermudian corporate professionals seeking employment opportunities. The event has been hailed as a succ...

Biometric testing for visa applications will be available for two days next month, Government House announced today. Biometric scans are needed for British visa applications but access on-island has been limited by Covid-19 travel restrictions. A spo...

A total of 11 people were last night caught in breach of the Covid-19 curfew, a police spokesman said today. He warned: “Individuals out and about during these hours, without an official exemption as outlined in the curfew regulations, could find the...

A former Bermuda resident has come under fire for her use of US funds as the American ambassador to South Africa. The Washington International Diplomatic Academy, a diplomatic training organisation, claimed that Lana Marks – a luxury handbag designer...

Jobseekers had the opportunity to develop useful IT skills through a new partnership between the Government and the private sector. The Department of Workforce Development joined forces with ConnecTech, a technology training centre, to deliver the D...

The family of Financial Secretary Anthony “Porky” Manders were joined by Bermuda’s leaders in paying tribute to the long-time senior civil servant who was laid to rest today. Jamori Manders, the youngest of his three sons, said that he respected h...

The finance ministry will close at noon tomorrow to allow staff to pay their respects to Anthony Manders, the Financial Secretary, who died earlier this month. A spokeswoman said the move would allow staff at the ministry headquarters to join the vir...

Another 19,500 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Bermuda next week, the Premier, David Burt revealed last night. The fresh supplies from the UK mean that almost a third of the island’s population could be vaccinated against the virus by th...