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The Government’s communications team was this morning praised for its work to help stop the spread of Covid-19. Jamahl Simmons, the Minister Without Portfolio, who is responsible for communications, told MPs that the aim of his ministerial statement...

Strict measures are in place to protect health in Government buildings as offices begin to reopen today. A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said the Transport Control Department, the Office of the Tax Commissioner and cashiers at both the G...

The Department of Immigration will resume some services tomorrow as Government offices begin to reopen. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said the Department will begin to accept applications for emergency passports sought for medical ...

The Corporation of St George has joined the effort to collect garbage after government trash collectors downed tools earlier this week. The East End workers pitched in with the City of Hamilton and private collectors to help clear a backlog caused by...

Staff at the Department of Social Insurance will work from home until April 6, the Government announced today. A spokeswoman said: “The reception cashiers’ area will be closed to the public during this time. “A skeleton crew of staff will be presen...

Essential services run by the Department of Works and Engineering are operating as normal, the Government said yesterday. A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said that the public would “experience no change in service levels”. He added: “T...

Carlita O’Brien has been announced as the head of the Bermuda Government’s new Department of Employee and Organisational Development. Ms O’Brien will formally take up the post of Chief Employee and Organisational Development Officer on March 9, accor...

The Bermuda Post Office yesterday reminded the public that payment for post boxes was due on January 1. A government spokeswoman apologised for the delay in issuing individual notices and said bills would go out “within the next week”. She added: “...

An increase in flu cases has sparked a “medium alert” from health watchdogs. The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit at the Ministry of Health issued the warning after a rise in influenza and fever and respiratory symptoms. A spokeswoman for the minis...

Biometric collection sessions are to be held later this month for Bermudians who want to gain a Canadian visa. Wayne Caines, the national security minister, said that special ID criteria was now mandatory for some people applying for Canadian visitor...

A blind teenager and his single mother on financial assistance said they were in a “desperate” situation owing to lack of cash. Sarah Fox, who lost her job as a human resources assistant at a law firm in July 2018, said she and 18-year-old son Brande...

Prison officers fought against changes that require them to make health insurance payments in the Supreme Court yesterday. The Bermuda Prison Officers Association argued that it had a substantial expectation that the officers would be exempted from m...