• [Slide 1] Good Afternoon Bermuda,

    [Slide 2] I am pleased to share with you an update of Bermuda’s current ability to detect new coronavirus variants.

    [Slide 3] To recap, as of March 2021 Bermuda can identify certain strains using a…

  • Good afternoon.

    I am joined today by the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ayoola Oyinloye, and Dr Carika Weldon, Director of the Bermuda Molecular Diagnostics & Research Laboratory.

    Bermuda currently has 31 active cases, all of which…

  • Since the last update, the Ministry of Health received 6109 test results, and 9 were positive for the coronavirus, giving a test positivity rate of 0.1%.
    These results are from testing done on:

    ·       …

  • ~ Public encouraged to support local talent at safely distanced midday concert ~

    On Friday, December 17, the Department of Culture will host a special holiday version of the popular Creatives Live! open air concert series,…

  • ~ Slight decline in retail sales volume compared to 2020, value of purchases remains steady~

    Today, the Cabinet Office released the August 2021 Retail Sales Index (RSI).

    While August’s retail sales volume saw a slight decline of 2.9…

  • Acting Minister of Public Works Wayne Furbert today confirmed that landfilling at Marsh Folly will end following a successful weekend’s trial of the repaired Unit at Tynes Bay. The Ministers said: “The single burner, which was returned to…

  • Acting Minister for National Security Tinee Furbert expressed concern following the stabbing that took place late yesterday afternoon on South Road near the Southampton Rangers Sports Club stating, “The reports of last night’s stabbing, which has…

  • Recently, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, Dr. Ernest Peets Jr. visited the National Sports Centre (NSC) to assess the installation of a new heat pump for the facility’s pool.

    Earlier this year, the NSC announced plans to install…

  • Earlier today, the Acting Minister of Public Works, the Hon. Wayne Furbert, JP, MP, visited the Tynes Bay Waste Treatment Facility to receive a status update on the progress being made.

    Mr. Nasir Wade, Plant Manager at Tynes Bay, briefed…

  • The United States Government announced yesterday (December 2) that effective December 6, the United States will tighten pre-departure COVID-19 testing protocols by requiring all inbound international travellers to test within 24 hours …