Royal Gazette

Butterfield Bank has defended its decision to close accounts of customers suspected of money-laundering or other suspicious activity.
The bank spoke out after coming under fire from government MP and …

An urgent care and medical imaging facility in Hamilton has been approved to be included in the standard health benefit five years after its initial application.
The Hamilton Medical Centre on Burnaby…

The gloves have come off in the battle to between the island’s two main political parties to win the Smith’s South by-election, which will be held five weeks from today.
The election has been called a…

A tropical storm that hammered the Dominican Republic today could approach Bermuda as a Category 2 hurricane early next week.
Early forecasts by the US National Hurricane Centre suggest the storm coul…

A workshop will be hosted by the Bermuda Tourism Authority next week to provide information to entrepreneurs about its Experience Investment Programme.
Applicants are invited to submit proposals throu…

Additional electric buses will improve public transportation on the island’s roads, the Minister of Transport has promised.
Wayne Furbert said this as ten buses arrived at the Department of Public Tr…

A by-election for the House of Assembly seat vacated by the retirement of Cole Simons will be held on October 5, it was announced this afternoon.
The Parliamentary Registrar said Rena Lalgie, the Gove…

Data before decisions, adaptive fisheries management and mandatory recreational fishing licences are on the list of proposals being drawn up by the Fishermen’s Association of Bermuda.
The organisatio…

Angry neighbours have criticised the construction of a hotel and condo at the Azura and Nautilus site on South Shore and demanded compensation for damage to their homes and contamination of their wate…

Appleby has been named the primary sponsor for the Bermuda Triathlon Association’s youth development squad for the Carifta Triathlon and Aquathlon Championships in the Bahamas.
The event is scheduled …

Bermudian dancer, model and actor Marcus “Tizzebra” Smith has been highlighted by the US Consulate as it encourages young Bermudians to study in the US.
Mr Smith was recognised as part of the Consulat…

Frog Lane in Devonshire will be temporarily reduced to a single lane of traffic from tomorrow.
The Ministry of Public Works said in a public notice that the lane closure is intended to allow tower lig…

Dockyard is hosting an end-of-summer celebration on the North Lawn.
From 6pm to 9 pm on August 24, the event will bring together the public for a night concluding with fireworks.
The Destination Docky…

Retail sales continued to fall in April, now down for nine of the last 12 months, and in most categories remain far below pre-pandemic levels.
According to statistics released today by the Ministry …

The Progressive Labour Party has started reaching out to voters in Smith’s South ahead of a pending by-election in the constituency.
Both the PLP and the One Bermuda Alliance have yet to name candidat…

When the island held its first Pride parade four years ago, a highlight for many was that thousands of people joined an event that was expected to attract a few hundred.
For Tiffany Paynter, however, …

The Supreme Court has refused to dismiss a case against a law firm accused of breaching duty to a client.
Geoffrey Willcocks launched legal actions against Joseph Wakefield and the law firm Wakefield …

A Bermudian who runs an orphanage in Haiti has asked the public to consider adoption to help move children out of the strife-torn country.
Philip Rego, the founder of the Feed My Lambs orphanage, said…

Gay culture in Bermuda is “everything everyone else is doing”, such as Cup Match, beach days and football games, the executive director of OutBermuda said.
Tiffany Paynter added that although members …

The flushing water supply in St George’s will be temporarily disrupted, the Ministry of Public Works has advised.
Non-potable supply provided by the Water and Sewage Section will be interrupted to fa…

Advanced forecasts have suggested a tropical storm could approach the island as soon as this weekend as storm activity builds in the Atlantic.
Yesterday afternoon, the US National Hurricane Centre was…

The Bermuda National Museum is offering fashion illustration classes taught by Lyn Winford in September.
Ms Winford, a Bermudian, will teach participants how to draw nine-head croquis — fashion figure…

A charity is seeing an increased need for donated school uniforms within the community.
Gina Spence, founder and chief executive officer of Gina Spence Productions, said so many people who simultaneou…

A dozen young Bermudians will get a leg up on their further education thanks to the Bermuda Public Services Union.
The BPU named 12 scholarship recipients this week at its 31st Annual Education Awards…