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Bermuda Day Bus Schedule

The Department of Public Transportation wishes to advise the public that bus service will begin at 10:30 am on Bermuda Day, Friday, May 28, 2021, on the holiday schedule. 

Due to the Half Marathon Races, the following detours will be…

Ministerial Statement: Laying out the details of the recent announcement by the RA regarding Electricity Rates

Mr. Speaker, I rise to take this opportunity to address this Honourable House in order to clarify some elements of the recent reduction in electricity rates by the Regulatory Authority (the RA).  The RA has published their…

Tree Planted in Honour of Kenneth Richardson

To honour the late Kenneth A. Richardson CVO, CBE, JP, Bermuda’s first Black Secretary to the Cabinet, yesterday, Premier the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, and the Richardson family represented by  Mr. K. Andrew Richardson and Ms. Tammy…

COVID-19 Update - Premier's Remarks 25 May 2021

Good evening Bermuda,

This week as we plan to celebrate our island, our heritage and our history on Bermuda Day we can also take pride in the progress we are making against the coronavirus and our collective work to move beyond the…

Ministerial Statement:The Final Bermuda Plan 2018

Mr. Speaker, today I laid for the consideration and approval the final Bermuda Plan 2018. The Bermuda Plan 2018 (the Plan) is a development plan prepared by the Department of Planning to guide development for the island for many…

COVID-19 Update - Minister of Health's Remarks 25 May 2021

Thank you, Premier, and good evening everyone.

The Ministry of Health received 927 test results since the last update, and none were positive for coronavirus. This gives a test positivity rate of 0.0%. 

Additionally, since the…

Updated Summer Day Camp Registration Link

Parents are reminded that registration for Government's annual Summer Day Camp starts tomorrow morning (May 26) at 9.30 a.m.

Interested individuals who wish to sign their children up for this year's camp can visit http://sdcbermuda.org/ .…

Updated Regulations for the COVID-19 SafeKey

On Monday evening, May 24th, Her Excellency the Governor Rena Lalgie signed the amendments to the Public Health (COVID-19 Emergency Powers) (Phased Re-Opening) Regulations 2021. These changes will enable indoor dining to be opened for licensed…

Bermuda Sends Vaccine Aid to Trinidad and Tobago

"We must help where we can," said Premier David Burt, JP, MP, today confirming that 9,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine were dispatched to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago today.

Premier Burt added:  "I am glad Bermuda can play…

COVID-19 Daily Release 24 May 2021

The Ministry of Health received 3665 test results since the last update, and two (2) were positive for COVID-19, giving a test positivity rate of 0.05%. These results are from testing done on Thursday (1 positive out of 1392 results (0.1%…