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Increased demand for Covid-19 tests after a Delta Air Lines flight was cancelled caused huge queues at a test centre today, the Ministry of Health said tonight. A spokeswoman for the ministry said that the queues at the Perot Post Office on Queen Str...

A new Bermudian air ambulance service is to take to the skies next week, it was revealed tonight. Gilbert “Artie” Darrell said that five years’ research had led to Bermuda Air Ambulance Ltd securing an island-based Learjet 55 with a pilot and paramed...

Two people are in hospital with Covid-19 as cases of the Omicron variant continued to surge, the Government announced yesterday afternoon. A spokeswoman said that 97 cases of the virus were recorded after tests carried out from Sunday to Tuesday cam...

A Christmas curfew is a vital restriction designed to protect life, the acting Premier said last night. Diallo Rabain said: “We also acted early to protect the lives of all Bermudians, especially those who are vulnerable.” He added: “We cannot again ...

Revellers will not be able to ring in the New Year at favourite bars or restaurants because of a Covid-19 curfew imposed in the wake of an increase in cases. The 12.30am curfew — which comes into force tonight — means closure at least an hour earlier...

Children aged between 5 and 11 could get the Covid-19 vaccine after new recommendations by health watchdogs in the UK. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation in Britain said that children in the age group who were vulnerable should get t...

A barbershop with a history of honouring community heroes has this year given its accolade to a doctor. Ricky Spence, of Rickey’s Barber Shop, presented the “Most Outstanding Member of our Bermuda Community 2021 Award” plaque to Kyjuan Brown, the fou...

The island’s zoo has been closed to protect animals after a jump in coronavirus cases. A Government spokesman said that there would be no public access to the zoo area of the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo to shield “certain animals that are suscep...

New Covid-19 restrictions are set to be introduced from tomorrow to combat a sharp rise in Omicron cases. A curfew will be reintroduced between 12.30am to 5am and masks must be worn indoors at all times and outdoors when within 6ft of other people. T...

Group sizes allowed under large group exemptions have been reduced, and extra restrictions have been placed on already approved events because of an increase in coronavirus infections. At a press conference on Covid yesterday, Ernest Peets, the Minis...