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National Recovery Month 2021

The Department for National Drug Control (DNDC), under the auspices of the Ministry for Legal Affairs and Constitutional Reform, and in conjunction with treatment agencies across the island, celebrates National Recovery Month. This September.…

Online Government Services Interruption

The Department of Information and Digital Technologies (IDT) is advising that late Friday evening (September 3), there will be an interruption of online Government services for a short period.

From around 11.55 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) night…

COVID-19 Back-to-School Protocols and Saliva Screening Programme -Minister of Education’s Remarks

Good Morning Bermuda:

As we prepare to reopen Bermuda’s Public Schools on Thursday, September 9th we are excited about welcoming back our pre, primary, middle, and senior students as safely as possible.

Although we are…

Government Bursary Award Recipient

Recently, the Head of the Public Service, Dr. Derrick Binns recognized this year’s (2021) Bermuda Government Bursary Award recipient Taneesha Ottley.

Ms. Ottley is currently pursuing a Masters in Public Policy and Management at the…

COVID-19 Back-to-School Protocols Minister of Health’s Remarks

Good morning.

Some parents have raised concerns regarding the mask-wearing policy for students while in school. Some feel that our coronavirus testing in schools is sufficient to ensure the safety of our students and staff, and they are…

COVID-19 Update 31 August 2021

The Ministry of Health received 10,128 test results since the last update, and 79 were positive for the coronavirus, giving a test positivity rate of 0.8%. 

These results are from testing done on:

§  Thursday, August…

Minister congratulates Emancipation essay contest winners

Recently, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, Dr. the Hon. Ernest Peets congratulated Alay Burgess Rocker, Callahj Simons and Riley Darrell, who were the first, second and third place winners of the Emancipation Youth Creativity…

Impact on Public Services Minister of Labour’s Remarks

The process of amending the labour legislation began with ensuring we put laws in place that support the rights of workers. 

This action to create maximum disruption in order to force compliance from the Government,…

Impact on public services Acting Premier’s Remarks

Good morning.

I thought it important to speak directly to the people of Bermuda today. I am joined by my colleague the Minister of Labour, the Hon. Jason Hayward as well as other ministerial and parliamentary colleagues.
 
Over…

St. David's Shooting

“I join the community in condemning this weekend’s broad daylight shooting in St. David's, which has left a young man in hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. I extend my thoughts to the victim and his family.

 “This shooting…