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The parents of a Bermudian teenager who took her own life at a US treatment centre have launched a lawsuit against the facility over her death. Kirsta Simons, 17, had been sent to West Ridge Academy in Utah by the Family Court under the care of the D...

The US Government has lowered Bermuda’s Covid-19 status as efforts to control the virus continue. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has shifted Bermuda’s Covid-19 status from Level 2 – moderate level of the virus – to Level 1 – low level...

A US pharmacy chain will today offer free trips to Bermuda to boost Covid-19 vaccination surveys. CVS Health has added five trips for two to the island as part of a promotion across its thousands of pharmacies in America. Kyu Rhee, the senior vice-pr...

The staff of the US Consulate paid tribute to the late George Floyd yesterday morning with a period of silence. The US Consulate wrote on Twitter: “For 9 minutes and 29 seconds, we stand in silence to reflect on the death of George Floyd. “One year ...

A Bermudian nurse working on the Covid frontline in Washington DC has been recognised as being one of the top 50 nurses in the US capital. The Washingtonian magazine highlighted Davon Adams, 31, among 50 nurses in the area as part of an Excellenc...

A career diplomat was today announced as the acting US Consul General. Tom Edwardsen took over from Alan Purcell, also an acting appointment, who left the island this week. Mr Edwardsen is expected to remain in the job until a permanent post-holder t...

Bermuda’s strict rules to combat Covid-19 have been highlighted by the editor of a US business newspaper on a visit to the island. Sharon Fisher of the Idaho Business Review, a weekly newspaper based in the state capitol of Boise, gave the island top...

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...

A former Bermuda pastor highlighted how people can come together and help others when he spoke at the US presidential inauguration yesterday. The Reverend Silvester Beaman delivered the benediction at the historic event in Washington DC. He invi...

The former Senate leader of the One Bermuda Alliance faced a storm of criticism yesterday after he defended impeached US President Donald Trump. Marcus Jones’ own party distanced itself from his views and the ruling Progressive Labour Party slammed h...

The US Consul General has condemned violence in the wake of an invasion of the heart of American government by backers of President Donald Trump. Lee Rizzuto, a supporter of Mr Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, tweeted on Friday in the aftermath of...

The US Congress last week hailed the 150th anniversary of a former Bermuda barber who became the first black person to win a seat in the US House of Representatives. Joseph Rainey – who ran a barber shop in St George’s – became a member of the US Hou...