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Government Stimulus Programme Update 25 January 2021

Good Afternoon – it was December 17th, 2020 when the Executive Director of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, Mrs. Erica Smith and I launched the Short Term Stimulus Programme to a maximum value of BMD $13,385,000 and invited small to…

Household Survey on Drug Use to Begin in February

The Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Reform, the Hon. Kathy Lynn Simmons, JP, MP, is pleased to notify the public that the Department for National Drug Control (DNDC) will be conducting a survey to obtain…

Grants presented to local community clubs and organisations

Premier the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, presented grants to six (6) local community clubs and organisations, totalling $151,700, which will support youth programs and assist with capital upgrades. The initiative is in keeping with the Government’s…

Government Encourages Public to Register for Upcoming Consultation Meetings, to Discuss the Proposal for the Introduction of Parish Primary Schools

The Ministry of Education is expecting a broad cross section of Bermuda’s public will come out to participate in a series of consultation meetings, beginning this week, to discuss the Proposal for the Introduction of Parish Primary Schools…

COVID-19 Daily Release 22 January 2021

Good day.

There were 601 test results received by the Ministry of Health since the last update, and none were positive for COVID-19.

Additionally, since the last update, five cases have recovered.

There are currently 49…

New Visitor Guidelines Announced

Today the Department of Immigration provided new guidelines for visitor extensions. 

The Department reminded the public that as of August 1, 2020, the Bermuda Government increased the maximum length of stay for all Tourist Visitors to…

COVID-19 Daily Release 21 January 2021

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There were 540 test results received by the Ministry of Health since the last update, and two were positive for COVID-19. One of the new cases is classified as imported by a resident who arrived on S46226 from Azores on 11…

Arrival of HMS MEDWAY

Government House is advising that the “HMS MEDWAY” will arrive in Bermuda tomorrow (Friday Jan. 22) morning in preparation for the Royal Navy ship’s second year deployed on Atlantic Patrol Tasking (North).

During her month long…

COVID-19 Regulations Update 21 January 2021

Good afternoon all, and thank you for joining us.

As the Premier announced earlier this week, we have updated the COVID-19 Regulations. The changes took effect today. As a reminder for the public here’s what is now in place. After…

Minister Peets Remarks - Return to Play 21 January 2021

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I want to open today by stating that this Government and my Ministry are deeply committed to sport in the country. Sport is considered one of the bedrocks of our community and we fully recognize and…