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Please note that the expiry date of any refrigerant handlers’ permits that were due to expire in 2020 have now effectively been extended from 31^st July to the 31^st October 2020.

This will allow additional time to coordinate the proposed meetings at Bermuda College that are a prerequisite, before the refrigerant handling permits can be re-issued for the next 5-year period.

Relevant information has already been sent directly to the known contact details of the existing permitted refrigerant handlers and HVAC companies on record.

In addition, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will notify all refrigerant handlers when the date(s) of the proposed meetings at Bermuda College are due to be arranged within the requirements of the COVID-19 regulations.

Anyone with questions or concerns regarding this process is encouraged to e-mail DENR at pollutioncontrol@gov.bm.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), located in the Botanical Gardens, was temporarily closed as of 4pm today (Monday, July 27^th) due to a water shortage.

However, DENR is scheduled to reopen as normal tomorrow morning (Tuesday, July 28^th) and would like to apologise to their customers for any inconvenience caused.

The Transport Control Department (TCD) would like to remind members of the public of the required COVID-19 procedure for vehicle examinations.

To facilitate physical distancing and streamline the process, whenever possible, TCD encourages all persons to travel alone when bringing their vehicles for inspection.

Customers attending testing facilities for vehicle examinations must wear a face mask and remain inside their vehicles throughout the entire examination.

Examiners will not touch vehicles or handle documents. Before starting the examination, customers must place their license certificate on the car dashboard in a location easily visible to the examiner.

When instructed to proceed, all passengers must immediately exit the vehicle and remain outside the examination building. The only person left inside the vehicle should be the driver.

Following this, the driver must slowly drive into the inspection lane while paying close attention and listening to the examiner’s instructions. The examiner will instruct the driver when and where to stop.

Upon successful completion of the vehicle examination, customers are encouraged to practice physical distancing by completing their vehicle relicensing online at eTCD.

For instructions on setting up an eTCD account, please visit the resources section at https://www.gov.bm/department/transport-control.

The Transport Control Department thanks the public for their patience, cooperation, understanding and continued practice of physical distancing to keep Bermuda safe from the spread of COVID-19.

Per the recent Contributory Pensions Temporary Amendment Act 2020, the Department of Social Insurance wishes to advise the public that the employee option of choosing a social insurance contribution suspension will be made effective July 1, 2020, and terminates on June 30, 2021.  Guidelines, FAQs and forms for both employees and employers are located at www.gov.bm.  For any questions please contact the Department at SIsuspend@gov.bm or call our hotline for any suspension related queries at 444-2470.