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2020/21 Public Transportation for Returning School Students

Good Afternoon, 

The team at the Department of Public Transportation (DPT), in conjunction with the Department of Health, have been working hard to ensure that the return to school is as smooth as possible for those students who rely…

Department of Education School Reopen Plans

 Good Afternoon Bermuda:

 We are now just five days from the reopening of Bermuda’s Public Schools and welcoming back just under 5,000 pre, primary, middle and senior students.  I’ve met with parents and students across the…

School Reopening 2020

The Department of Education has been working closely with the Department of Health over the past five (5) months to reopen schools responsibly.

Our priority is and will continue to be ensuring safe, healthy school environments for our…

COVID-19 Update 8 September

Good evening Bermuda. 

During today’s briefing, we will have an update on COVID-19 testing and other matters from the Minister of Health. I will provide an update on the Supplementary Unemployment Benefit, and the grant of 50% Payroll…

COVID-19 update 8 September

Good Afternoon,

Between Sunday and today there were 2,140 test results received by the Ministry of Health, and two were positive for COVID-19. Both cases were contacts of known cases – one was a resident and one a visitor.

In a…

2020 Bermuda Job Market Employment Briefs

523 jobs added in economy in 2019 and incomes increased by 1.6%

Today, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Wayne L. Furbert, JP, MP, released the 2020 edition of The Bermuda Job Market Employment Briefs publication from the Department of…

Labour Day

Good Morning Brothers and Sisters; Workers, Members, and Observers of our Labour Movement… on Behalf of the Government and the people of Bermuda I wish you a Happy Labour Day!

Today, we honour the people who make Bermuda work: the…

Labour Day

Introduction

Good morning Friends of Labour!

While I have given numerous speeches in recognition of the Annual Labour Day celebrations, this one is profoundly different. It’s a different speech for a very different…

VFS Testing Resumption

Government House is pleased to announce that the VFS Global team will be coming to the island the week of the 14th September for all persons requiring biometric testing for visas. 

Customers are required to book appointments online…

COVID-19 Update - 5 Sept

Today there were 919 test results received by the Ministry of Health, and none were positive for COVID-19. 
 
Bermuda has had 175 total confirmed positive cases. Their status is as follows: