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Access to information is still important even in the grip of a pandemic, the Information Commissioner said yesterday. Gitanjali Gutierrez said that the Covid-19 crisis and decisions made to fight it needed to be available to the public. She was speak...

Hiscox yesterday spoke out about its potential claims exposure to Covid-19 after some customers threatened legal action over the insurer’s refusal to pay business interruption claims. The Sunday Times reported last weekend that a group of businesses...

Businesses have raised more than $1 million for medical equipment for the Bermuda Hospitals Board. A BHB spokeswoman said the fundraising effort by Bermudian and international companies had pulled in $1,044,000 to help pay for essential medical suppl...

A total of 23 Covid-19 cases linked to a seniors home were announced last night. The infections at the Matilda Smith Williams Seniors Residence in Devonshire accounted for all but one of the 24 positive results from 80 test results revealed by Kim Wi...

The Bermuda Day celebrations have been cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, yesterday said the Bermuda Day Parade and half-marathon would not go ahead on May 29 this year. Ms ...

Dear Sir, The dentist Ronda James wrote an excellent Letter to the Editor entitled “Health plan grandstanding” published on Tuesday, which, among other things, made a connection between the coronavirus crisis and the proposed healthcare reforms advoc...

Wendy Ingham doesn’t say a word, but she is probably the most animated part of the Bermuda government press conferences. Signing keeps her moving; the island’s deaf population relies on her facial expressions and hand motions to keep up with the news...

“The threat of contagion can twist our psychological responses to ordinary interactions, leading us to behave in unexpected ways” — David Robson The key word today is “fear”. That monster can sneak up on us when we least expect it to and knock us of...

More than 15 per cent of all planned cruise ship visits to Bermuda this year have now been cancelled as cruise line operators curtail operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Carnival Cruise Line this week extended its pause on North American cruise...

The Premier has apologised to upset child daycare centre owners for an attack on them this week. David Burt said: “I’m a big enough man that I can apologise and I can say I’m sorry if I offended anyone due to the tone and nature of my comments. “I d...

This is the second in a four-part series prepared by Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association of Bermuda (RISA Bermuda) on insights to help small- to mid-size organisations manage financial, operational, and staffing considerations, as we...

The island’s tourism authority will suffer cutbacks to stay afloat after the industry was demolished by the Covid-19 pandemic, it warned yesterday. Paul Telford, the Bermuda Tourism Authority chairman, said the organisation was “taking steps to stem ...