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A “substantially lower” building permit fee was offered to the developers of a solar farm at the airport, a home affairs ministry spokesman has confirmed. He added that the reduced rate – understood to be $100,000 – was justified because of the site’...

The distress in the friendly skies appeared to be abating on Thursday, but fear that the rollout of 5G in the United States would interfere with crucial aircraft systems continued to disrupt US-bound flights. Bermuda seemed little affected, as travel...

An airline has confirmed that its Bermuda routes will shift to a summer only service as the company made changes in line with “customer demand”. JetBlue said that its flights to New York and Boston would halt in October and return in spring 2023. A J...

A major US health watchdog has advised travellers not to travel to Bermuda because of Covid-19 dangers. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention moved Bermuda up a tier yesterday from Level 3 – high risk – to the top Level 4, classed as very h...

Air Canada flights to Bermuda will restart on May 1, the company has confirmed. The airline halted the service between Toronto and Bermuda on January 9 after the latest surge in Covid-19 cases. A spokesman said at the time: “Air Canada continues to e...

A target date for the completion of the island’s first large-scale solar farm was repeatedly changed, records have revealed. Updates between the Government and Saturn Solar Bermuda 1, the developer of the six-megawatt plant at the airport, showed tha...

A company running everyday operations at the Finger solar farm is expected to remain on the job if a change of control is completed. BAC Universal Electric is responsible for repairs and maintenance at the six-megawatt plant, which was developed by S...

A pause on flights to the island from Boston and New York is expected to be limited to the 2022-23 winter season, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said. Charles Jeffers II, the BTA chief executive officer, said he wanted to clarify plans for the JetBlue...

The Government yesterday denied it lost its grip on the coronavirus crisis after long delays in the test system left most schools closed on the first day of term and caused “chaotic” scenes at the airport. Kim Wilson, the health minister, defended th...

JetBlue’s decision to downgrade its service to Bermuda came as no surprise, two air industry executives said yesterday. Aaron Adderley, the president of airport operators Skyport, also highlighted the island’s strict travel restrictions to combat Cov...

A leading airline yesterday delivered a fresh blow to Bermuda after it said it would end its year-round service from New York. JetBlue, which had flown to Bermuda from NYC 12 months a year, said it would downgrade Bermuda to a “summer seasonal market...

An almost blind pensioner was forced to fork out an extra $700 to get home to Canada after she missed her flight because of coronavirus test result delays. The woman was able to rebook on yesterday’s Air Canada flight to Toronto — but others were les...