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Return to School Update 6 January 2022

The Department of Education would like to provide an update on school openings on Friday, January 7th, 2022.

Preschools

Open for all students:

·St. George's Preschool

·Lyceum…

Call for Poetry Writers to Give Voice to Bermuda’s Stories

The Department of Culture invites writers to celebrate the New Year by giving voice to Bermuda's stories.

In recognition of the 15th Bermuda Biennial, the Bermuda National Gallery (BNG) is inviting writers to submit poetry for the first…

Ministry of Health opens Washington Mall Testing Site for Outbound Travellers

To meet the testing demand, the Ministry of Health advised that starting tomorrow, (January 6, 2022), all outbound travellers (visitors and residents) who require an antigen test 24-hours before their departure from Bermuda, will now be tested at…

Return to School Update

The Department of Education is providing parents and the public with a second update on school openings. As of 3:00 pm today, the following schools have been confirmed to open:

Preschools

Nine out of ten preschools will be…

Return to School - Test Results

The Ministry and Department of Education advises parents and guardians that there will be a staggered opening of schools for Term 2.

We are pleased to report that an overwhelming majority of staff participated in PCR testing in preparation…

COVID-19 Update 4 January 2022

Since the last update, the Ministry of Health received9,532 test results and 516 were positive for COVID-19.

These results are from testing completed between December 29, 2021 and January 1, 2022 inclusive:

World Braille Day 2022

Today, (4th January 2022), Minister of Social Development and Seniors, the Hon Tinee Furbert, JP MP, released a media statement celebrating World Braille Day 2022.

"As the Minister for Social Development & Seniors, I take this…

Ministry of Health Statement 2 January 2021

The Ministry of Health today confirmed that increased wait times for the return of results is as a direct result of the significant increase positive cases.

A Ministry spokesperson advised that the highly contagious Omicron variant has led…

Return to School Testing

The Ministry of Education would like to advise the public that public schools will open and return to Phase 2 at the start of the 2022 Term. School staff return to work on January 4th and students return to…

Her Majesty The Queen's New Year's Honours

Her Majesty, The Queen, has recognized the following Bermudians her annual New Year’s Honours List:

Dame Commander of the British Empire:

 • Ms. Flora Duffy OBE – for services to Sport in Bermuda.

Member of the…