Royal Gazette

A Bermudian Rhodes scholar rubbed shoulders with former US president Bill Clinton as hundreds of recipients of the award gathered in Oxford University for the 120th anniversary of the scholarship.
Ken…

Cup Match spirit was in the air for the latest Court Street market, where Alicia Virgil, selling attire and gear sporting the Cup Match colours, was doing a brisk trade ahead of this week’s Classic.
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Bermuda needs a “transport task force” to deal with the carnage on its roads after the 11th road death this year.
The crash on Middle Road, near the entrance to the Belmont Hills Golf Course, claimed …

Troops from the Royal Bermuda Regiment returned to the island last week after the conclusion of a major multinational overseas exercise — Tradewinds 23.
About 100 members of the battalion travelled to…

A former arts council chairwoman and fashion guru will lead the Bermuda National Gallery’s team.
Jennifer Phillips, who chaired the Bermuda Arts Council, succeeds Peter Lapsley as the gallery’s new e…

Plans to build a hotel cottage on the site of a former pump house on the coastline of Harrington Sound have been given the green light.
The plan, submitted by RWTP Hotels, was recommended for approval…

On the sixth anniversary of the fatal stabbing of Jahkobi Smith, police have renewed calls for anyone with information to come forward.
Mr Smith was stabbed during an altercation at the West End Sailb…

A man scammed out of $35,000 via a fake text message falsely claiming to be from One Communications has warned people to be vigilant as he complained about the “offensive” way the situation has been h…

A man has died after a two-vehicle collision involving a car and a motorcycle in Warwick tonight.
A police spokesman said that emergency services responded to a report of a serious collision on Middle…

Burglars raided a Hamilton business this morning stealing phones, computers and other electronics.
A police spokesman said that the burglary took place at CPR Cell Phone Repair store on Reid Street at…

A former custodian and mail courier for the Corporation of Hamilton was honoured yesterday after he celebrated his 107th birthday.
Lefroy Brownlow Place, who was born on July 24, 1916, worked for the …

The Ministry of Public Works has announced two emergency lane closures for water break repair works, but the work is expected to be completed before Cup Match.
According to recently issued Government …

Students and instructors from several countries participated in bomb disposal training at Camp Stephenson, Guyana, as part of the training exercise, Tradewinds 23, joined by the Royal Bermuda Regiment…

The East End’s medical clinic will stay open from noon until 8pm through the Cup Match holiday next Thursday and Friday, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has advised.
The Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre will…

The company behind the controversial redevelopment of the Fairmont Southampton hotel has scaled back its plans for the resort after a wave of public protest.
Westend Properties Ltd also said that the …

Taxi operators complained last night that it appeared officials were turning a blind eye to freelance “gypsy cabs” as the Government considers changes to public transport.
At a meeting held by the Ber…

The Supreme Court has upheld the decision to hold a St George’s man convicted of a string of child pornography charges in custody until he can be sentenced.
Cahlii Smith, 30, was found guilty this mon…

One of Bermuda’s top bridge players also served recently as president of the Ocean View Golf Club in Devonshire.
Alan Douglas’s love of tennis and golf made him a sporting all-rounder whose skill as a…

Former employees of Horizon Communications who were let go from the company with no redundancy and severance payments are taking their case to a labour tribunal.
A notification of dispute was sent to…

Rena Lalgie, the Governor, and Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, this week visited Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers taking part a training exercise in Guyana.
After being greeted by a G…

A community gathering is to be held on the steps of City Hall to mark the 189th anniversary of emancipation.
The 30 minute event, organised by Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda, Imagine Bermuda and…