News

Update on the One Year Residential Certificate

The Minister of Labour, the Hon. Jason Hayward, JP, MP, provides an update on the One Year Residential Certificate.

Minister Hayward said, “Despite a sluggish post-COVID-19 economy and an unprecedented job shortage, this Government has…

April 2020 Retail Sales Index

Today the Minister for the Cabinet Office the Hon. Wayne Furbert, JP, MP, released the April 2020 Retail Sales Index publication from the Department of Statistics (attached).

The Minister explained, “After adjusting for the retail sales…

Emancipation contest winners

The Minister of Community Affairs and Sports, the Hon. Lovitta Foggo, congratulated Harmony Seymour, Melissa Weeks and Alay Burgess-Rocket who were the first, second and third place winners of the recently held Emancipation Youth Creativity…

COVID-19 Update - 18 August

Today there were 759 test results received by the Ministry of Health, and none were positive for COVID-19.

Bermuda has had 166 total confirmed positive cases. Their status is as follows:

Update on yesterday's new cases

Yesterday the Ministry of Health advised that there were four new COVID-19 cases; three imported and one under investigation. All have been isolated and contact tracing has begun.

The Bermuda Police Service issued a statement yesterday…

DENR Working With Aberfeldy Nurseries to Track Down Basil Plants & Seeds Infested With Dodder

Unfortunately, it has been confirmed that Aberfeldy Nurseries recently sold basil plants infested with the invasive dodder plant and also sold Mammoth Italian basil seed packets (Burpee brand), which may be contaminated with dodder seeds. The…

Minister Roban and DENR Environmental Engineer Visit Home Owners Affected by BELCO Emissions

On Friday afternoon, August 14th 2020, Minister of Home Affairs the Hon. Walter Roban JP, MP and Dr. Geoff Smith – environmental engineer for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – took the opportunity to visit some of…

COVID-19 Update - 17 August

Between Sunday and today there were 1,244 test results received by the Ministry of Health, and four were positive for COVID-19.

Of the four new cases, three were imported and one is under investigation. All three imported cases…

CDC Upgrades Bermuda's Classification

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today upgraded Bermuda's country classification to Alert - Level 2, COVID-19 risk in Bermuda is moderate, and new cases are decreasing or stable. This improved status is in line with the…

International Foundation Donates Laptops to Bermuda Public Schools

The Ministry of Education is pleased to announce a generous donation of EUR 500,000 from the Hasso Plattner Foundation in Germany.  The donation is to be used to purchase laptops for students at the Primary level of the Bermuda Public School…