PAHO mass gathering training
- Press ReleaseThe Ministry of Health and Seniors announces that two advisors from the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) based in Washington, DC are on the island from 3 - 7 April, to support public health preparedness in…
Hustle Truck Programme Celebrates 10 Years
- Press ReleaseThis Wednesday, April 5th, marks exactly 10 years since the Bermuda Housing Corporation (BHC) introduced the Hustle Truck programme. The programme started as a result of the BHC contracting eight young men and women in the Middletown,…
Grow East $ave graduates celebrate free gardening course
- Press ReleaseIt is a real pleasure to be here today to celebrate the graduates of Grow, Eat, $ave, the free gardening course put on by the Ministry of Health and Seniors. I hear that this course was so oversubscribed that there were enough people to fill…
Tourism officials greet the Norwegian Epic on its inaugural visit
- Press ReleaseThe largest NCL cruise ship by tonnage to visit Bermuda, the Norwegian Epic, came along side Heritage Wharf this morning on its inaugural visit to the island.
The deep draft ship took advantage of last year's dredging of the North Channel…Earlier Closure Period for the “Hind Grounds”
- Press ReleaseThe Ministry of the Environment advises that fishing in the Seasonally Protected Areas, also known as the “Hind Grounds” and “Grouper Grounds”, will be prohibited from 15 April 2017 in order to protect spawning Red Hinds.
In recent…
Child Abuse Prevention Month
-Statement by the Minister of Social Development and Sports the Hon. Nandi Outerbridge JP MP Proclamation - Child Abuse Prevention MonthWHEREAS, in 2016, the Department of Child and Family Services received 1,011 reports of child abuse and…
Minister Outerbridge Congratulates Bermuda's Junior Davis Cup Team
- Press ReleaseToday the Minister of Social Development and Sports the Hon. Nandi Outerbridge JP MP congratulated Bermuda’s Junior Davis Cup team which placed a notable 7th out of 18 countries in the Junior Davis Cup North/Central America and Caribbean…
Railway Trail grooming is on track
- Press ReleaseThe Ministry of the Environment advises that six private landscaping firms, who bid through an open tendering process, have begun grooming eight select areas of the Railway Trial.
"Bermuda has endured some very strong hurricanes in the…
Premier meets with NCL Executives
- Press ReleaseToday, the Premier, the Hon. Michael H. Dunkley welcomed senior officials from Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) to the Cabinet Office for a special courtesy visit.
NCL Executive Vice President of Vessel Operations Robin Lindsay and Senior Vice…
Update on RUBIS fuel spill
- Press ReleaseIn response to yesterday's fuel spill, the Ministry of the Environment can confirm that RUBiS is implementing various remediation efforts.
Minister of the Environment, the Hon. Sylvan Richards, JP, MP, visited the site of the spill…