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Ministerial Statement: Summer Learning Programmes

Mr Speaker,

This morning I rise before you and my Honorable colleagues to share about the summer programmes that the Department of Education will be putting in place for our students to help make up for the lost number of…

Ministerial Statement: Phase 2 Training & Employment Initiatives

Mr. Speaker,

I rise today to provide you with an update on the education, training and employment programmes executed during Phase 1 of the Department of Workforce Development’s Re-employment Strategy.  Additionally,…

Ministerial Statement: Update on Wantley

Good Morning Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to provide an update on the property – Wantley - located at 20 Princess Street in the City of Hamilton.

The property was purchased by the Bermuda…

COVID-19 Daily Release 17 June 2021

The Ministry of Health received 1818 test results since the last update, and five were positive for the coronavirus. This gives a test positivity rate of 0.3%. 

All five of the new cases are classified as imported. Two are residents…

Molecular Diagnostics Lab: Summer Volunteer Program 2021

If you’re a young person interested in the sciences and are looking to gain first-hand experience working in a laboratory environment, then the Bermuda Government’s Molecular Diagnostics Lab (MDL) is looking for you.

The MDL is currently…

COVID-19 Daily Release 16 June 2021

The Ministry of Health received 1607 test results since the last update, and zero were positive for COVID-19. This gives a test positivity rate of 0.0%.  

Additionally, there were no recoveries and no deaths.

There are…

University of West Indies Virtual Open House

Good day Bermuda, and Welcome, 

Today, I am pleased to announce yet another initiative to promote the relationship between the Bermuda Government and the University of the West Indies.  To assist me I am joined by Dr.…

The Department of Social Insurance Advises Temporary Office Closure

The Department of Social Insurance advises the public that its office will be closed from 2:00 PM Thursday, 17 June and all day Friday, 18 June due to floor installation works. The Department will be closed on Monday 21 June to observe …

COVID-19 Update Premier's Remarks 15 June 2021

Good evening Bermuda.

For more than a year now we have endured tests on our resilience, the likes of which we have not seen in a century. We have all lived through a time of unparalleled challenges, frustrations, and restrictions on our…

COVID-19 Update - Minister of Health's Remarks 15 June 2021

Thank you Premier, and good evening everyone.

Let me start by expressing my gratitude to everyone who has worked tremendously hard to keep Bermuda safe during this pandemic.

We have made significant progress in controlling the…