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Response to Mr. Antonio Belvedere

Contrary to recent social media posts, the Ministry of Health can confirm the following related to Mr. Antonio Belvedere and the process that occurred in completing and submitting his Travel Authorisation (TA).

He made an application for a…

NASA and Department of Energy to Host Free Virtual Events

The Department of Energy and the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) Invites Local Middle and High School Students and Teachers to Virtually Tour NASA and Attend the Northrop Grumman (NG-16) Education Launch Forum…

Bermuda Police Service and the Ministry of Health 14 July 2021

Mr. Belvedere met the requirements of the Quarantine (COVID-19) (No. 3) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2021, when he arrived in Bermuda today. He arrived with an approved Bermuda COVID-19 Travel Authorisation form, fell within an…

Chief Medical Officer: How Immunity Generated from COVID-19 Vaccines Differs from an Infection

To understand the difference between immunity after infection and immunity after vaccination, we need to understand the way the body reacts to a foreign body, in this case the SARS-COV-2 Virus. When a Virus enters the body, the Antigen…

COVID-19 Update Premier’s Remarks 13 July 2021

Good Evening Bermuda,

Our goal as a country is to move beyond the pandemic. Through sacrifice, cooperation, and hard work, we have steadily made progress towards that goal over the last few months. We have seen a reduction in local…

COVID-19 Update Minister of Health's Remarks 13 July 2021

Thank you Premier, and good evening everyone.

The Ministry of Health received 7733 test results since the last update, and four (4) were positive for COVID-19. This gives a test positivity rate of 0.05%. 

These results are from…

Premier Congratulates Rt. Rev. Silvester Beaman

Premier the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, today expressed his congratulations to the Rt. Rev. Silvester Scott Beaman who was elected and consecrated a Bishop in the AME Church at the recently concluded General Conference in Orlando, Florida. …

Bermuda Police Service and the Ministry of Health Joint Statement

Upon returning to Bermuda yesterday (11 July 2021), Sophia Cannonier, her husband Michael Watson and their two children did not follow the requirements set out in the Quarantine (COVID-19) (No. 3) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2021.

The…

Foster Families Receive Additional Support

The Ministry of Social Development and Seniors has announced an increase in the monthly stipends for traditional and kinship foster parents.

Effective May 1st, 2021 Bermuda’s traditional and kinship foster parents have received a 10%…

Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Extended

Good day to members of the media and the listening public.

In March 2020, the Government implemented additional social protections in the form of a 16-week Unemployment Benefit. The benefit was designed to protect and support individuals…