Royal Gazette

Water pollution laws are to be strengthened and fines for polluters increased under new legislation tabled in the House of Assembly today.
Home Affairs minister Walter Roban laid the Water Resources A…

A government MOU with the United Arab Emirates “highlights the robust and deepening friendship” between Bermuda and the Middle Eastern country, according to the economy and labour minister.
The Govern…

Police continue to seek two people who were near to the scene of a gun murder seven years ago today in Devonshire.
Investigators also appealed for more assistance from the community to “help confirm k…

A global outage of IT systems caused by a software bug temporarily affected BermudAir’s operations this morning.
An airline spokeswoman said the impact was “temporary and limited” to its gateway payme…

St George’s plans to get into the Cup Match spirit tonight with its annual Cup Match Extravaganza.
The free event, originally launched to bring the community together in support of the East End team, …

Mary Prince, a Bermudian-born woman who became a figurehead for the movement to end enslavement across the Commonwealth, will be honoured through a new commemorative stamp series.
The set, revealed by…

A truck was understood to have overturned on Middle Road in Devonshire, police said this morning.
Officers were at the scene of the single-vehicle incident near the Saltus Grammar School’s lower prima…

A Bermudian man has been jailed for 30 years in England after brutally stabbing a young father to death.
Former CedarBridge rugby player Maurice Jones had pleaded not guilty to murdering Tsvetomir Ge…

The Government has increased the consultation period on proposed amendments to clean air legislation, reversing a previous decision to stick to the original feedback deadline.
The Ministry of Home Af…

Access to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital will be affected by crane operations on Saturday, the Bermuda Hospitals Board announced.
A spokeswoman said there will be no through traffic on the hospit…

Bermuda finished 2023 on a fifth consecutive quarter of economic growth, which demonstrated a “strong economic performance” based on Gross Domestic Product calculated by expenditure, the Minister of E…

A weeklong programme of events was designed to link young people to policymakers.
The first iView National 18+ Youth Conference, organised by the Office of Youth Affairs, started on Monday and will ru…

A team of young people is canoeing through the Canadian wilderness this week.
The 15 gold level participants of the Duke of Edinburgh International Award Bermuda are on a six-day and five-night journe…

The Government has moved swiftly to help customers affected by this week’s announced hike in electricity prices.
In a statement last night, David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, said “a sig…

A customs officer told the Supreme Court that a Canadian man accused of drug smuggling admitted having cannabis in his luggage before it was searched.
The man’s counsel suggested that branding his com…

Government and opposition senators offered tributes yesterday to people at the centre of tragedies last week, when six people lost their lives within the space of four days.
Razi Garland, 18, and Amon…

The Government has moved swiftly to reduce this week’s announced hike in electricity prices.
In a statement tonight, David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, said the Government will introduce…

A Bermuda genetics laboratory has helped develop tests that enable medicinal cannabis users to understand how their bodies react to cannabinoids.
The simple, at-home tests were developed by CariGeneti…