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A former United Bermuda Party senator, lawyer and businessman has died. J. Llewellyn Peniston was 74. Mr Peniston was a former shipping agent who worked with cruise lines serving the island, including Carnival. He started out in the industry with the...

The Transport Control Department has brought back its call-in service, allowing people without internet access to relicense their vehicles by phone. A spokesman said the option, which was offered just before shelter-in-place restrictions got lifted, ...

Online classes offering “something for everyone” have been created to help small businesses while raising money for charity. The “Sip” series, for shelter-in-place, was organised by Family Centre to help the community learn new skills while staying a...

The Swizzle South Shore, which shuttered yesterday, was a casualty of the economic slump left by Covid-19, business owner Jay Correia said. It opened in 2006 on South Road, Warwick, as an offshoot of the popular Swizzle Inn near Bailey’s Bay in Hamil...

Restaurants and the hospitality sector face a bleak future after a long-established bar announced it was to shut up shop because of the coronavirus crisis, owners warned yesterday. Philip Barnett, of the Island Restaurant Group, said: “Until we’re ab...

A supermarket chain has introduced a discount scheme for people on financial assistance to help them weather the fiscal storm caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Seth Stutzman, president of The MarketPlace group of companies, said there had been “a lot ...

A sharp increase in the number of families short of food and other necessities was highlighted by the Salvation Army yesterday The charity said there had been an increased demand for “food, shelter, cleaning supplies and staffing” over the last six ...

The Covid-19 crisis has driven a surge in need seen by the substance abuse charity Focus Counselling Services. Demand for daily meals has soared by 50 per cent since the pandemic hit Bermuda, according to executive director Leslie Grant. The group, ...

Tribute will be paid in Friday’s House of Assembly to Stanley Lowe, the former Speaker whose funeral was held today. David Burt, the Premier, said at a press conference tonight that before the Covid-19 pandemic, “he and his family would have received...

David Burt has chastised members of the public who broke distancing regulations over the weekend when shelter-in-place was relaxed. The Premier added last night: “To say that I am disappointed is an understatement.” He said the “vast majority” of peo...