• COVID-19 Update: Bars and Clubs, 5 December 2020

    Good Day Members of the Media, 

    The Ministry of Health is advising that, as of today (December 5, 2020), bars and clubs are now required to close at midnight, rather than 2am as was previously permitted.

    The BERMUDA PUBLIC…

  • COVID-19 Update Dec 5 2020

    Good Day Members of the Media, 

    There were 1062 test results received by the Ministry of Health yesterday (4 December 2020), and ten were positive for COVID-19. 

    One of the new cases is classified as imported with…

  • Update on Clearwater Middle School 4th December 2020

    The Ministry of Health has determined the next steps that are to be taken for Clearwater staff and students who have been out of the school building since December 1st, while a risk assessment was being conducted by the Department of Health.…

  • COVID Regulations Compliance

    I’m joined by Assistant Police Commissioner Martin Weekes, and we wanted to have this briefing today because as we’ve seen in recent weeks and days, there’s been an increase in the numbers of COVID cases here in Bermuda.

    As you can…

  • Ministerial Statement: Fall 2020 Financial Support for Bermuda College Students & College Promise “Merit Award” Programme, December 4th, 2020

    Mr. Speaker, 

    This morning I rise before this Honourable House to provide an interim report on the annual Government Tuition Grant of $300,000 given to the Bermuda College for financial support to students; and, to share information…

  • Ministerial Statement: Update on COVID-19 Public Health Guidance December 2020

    Mr Speaker, Honourable Members, 

    As the world’s efforts to eradicate the coronavirus focus increasingly on the manufacture and distribution of approved vaccines, all of us in Bermuda need to centre our immediate efforts on containing…

  • COVID-19 Press Release - December 4

    There were 678 test results received by the Ministry of Health yesterday (2 December 2020), and six were positive for COVID-19. 

    One of the new cases is classified as imported with details as follows:

    1 resident who arrived…
  • COVID-19 Daily Release: 3 December 2020

    Good Day Members of the Media, 

    There were 682 test results received by the Ministry of Health yesterday (2 December 2020), and five were positive for COVID-19. 

    Two of the new cases are classified as imported with…

  • Ministry of Education Announce COVID-19 Developments at Clearwater

    Bermuda’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Ayoola Oyinloye has today directed that all teachers, students and staff be excluded from school for the rest of this week.

    In a letter to the school parents teachers and students, Dr. Oyinloye…

  • Minister of Public Works -Salvation Army Emergency Shelter

    Good afternoon.

    The Salvation Army has been active in Bermuda since 1896 when Adjutant Lutie Desbrisay first unfurled the Army flag. Over the last 124 years, their presence on the island has grown to many…