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Bermuda faces “unprecedented” problems in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Leader of the Opposition warned today. Cole Simons said: “Honestly, the next few years will be the toughest Bermuda has faced and the people are worried.“ Mr Simons said...

The Commissioner of Police has contracted the coronavirus after a trip overseas, it was revealed today. A police spokesman said Stephen Corbishley tested positive after returning to Bermuda earlier this week. He added Mr Corbishley took a pre-travel ...

Workforce training programmes to help the unemployed return to the job market will be available as early as next week, the Minister of Labour announced today. Jason Hayward told the House of Assembly that the programmes would offer training for secto...

An integrated service model for healthcare is expected to reduce duplication and increase efficiency, the health minister said today. Kim Wilson added that the plan to create universal health coverage would develop over “a number of years”. She told ...

An inquiry into historic land losses will restart next Wednesday, the Commission of Inquiry announced today. The commission is expected to hear the last pieces of evidence on the compulsory purchase of land at Tucker’s Town and St David’s Island bef...

The island’s population was 63,908 last year – a drop of just ten on the figure for 2018, the latest Registry General figures have revealed. The figures also showed that women outnumbered men by 2,398 at the end of last year. Walter Roban, the home a...

The Government’s predicted Budget deficit of $19.8 million has ballooned to $295 million, the finance minister revealed today. Curtis Dickinson said the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to cost Government hundreds of millions of dollars and present Be...

Ten youth sailors were among the green fleet during the 2020 Bermuda Optimist Open Championship presented by PwC. The Bermuda Optimist Open Championship green fleet provides an opportunity for Bermuda’s youth sailors who are newer to sailing to have ...

An artist will launch her latest book at the opening of a showcase of her work this evening. Nicky Gurret’s exhibition – Floral and Earth Art – will run at the Bermuda Society of Art gallery until December 9. The opening event will take place from 5...

A Bermudian company has been awarded a $2.9 million contract to install solar panels on the roofs of four Government buildings. The panels are expected to save the taxpayer $500,000 a year in energy costs. David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, a...

The “brutal punch” of Covid-19 has been felt by Polaris Holding Company Ltd, the parent of dock operator Stevedoring Services Limited. It suffered a half-year loss of $727,000. The company aims to streamline its spending by 30 per cent by next year, ...