Royal Gazette

The illustrated tale behind two of the island’s conservation havens has come to life on the walls of the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo.
Nonsuch Island, Bermuda’s “living museum”, and Trunk Island, …

The Berkeley Institute’s Class of 1973 has been invited to a full weekend of activities for their 50th anniversary.
The reunion weekend, starting at the end of August, will be held predominantly at th…

A man who drowned off North Shore last weekend has been named by police as 68-year-old Calvin Thomas.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said that on July 15, officers pulled Mr Thomas’ lifeless body…

A Canadian resident has been charged in Magistrates’ Court with importing drugs valued at almost $700,000 into the island.
Alexta Gill, 28, who lives in Scarborough, Ontario, was charged with importi…

A planning application has proposed creating a café in the British American building on Front Street.
The application, submitted by Uplift, proposes a series of internal renovations to turn the ground…

The Government is looking for a firm to help refurbish emissions monitoring equipment at the Tynes Bay Waste-to-Energy plant.
A request for proposal published recently on the government procurement we…

An annual tribute to the men and women who have lost their lives at sea was recently observed.
Presided over by the Right Reverend Nicholas Dill, the Anglican Bishop of Bermuda, the Guild of the Holy…

An educational programme for Bermudian students choosing higher learning in the US has caught the attention of American schools keen to host graduates from the island.
Karen Grissette, the US Consul-G…

Part of a Hamilton car park has been closed to work on canal pipes underneath the structure.
A spokeswoman for the City of Hamilton said that new couplings have to be installed to pipes along the Pem…

A senior citizen has been left close to $700 out of pocket after Air Canada cancelled her direct flight from Bermuda to Toronto and said she would have to fly through London to keep her booking.
Caro…

A man charged with murder has failed in an attempt to launch a private prosecution against the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Kamal Worrell told Magistrates’ Court that he intended to prosecute Cind…

The former policeman tasked with investigating misconduct claims against Stephen Corbishley has been dropped from the Police Complaints Authority.
Andrew Bermingham, who carried out the Governor-order…

A senior whose love of charity and walking led her to cross the island on the annual End-to-End dozens of times was remembered in the House of Assembly for “selfless service”.
David Burt paid tribute …

Organisers have cancelled tonight’s edition of Harbour Nights over weather concerns.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce said in a statement this afternoon: “The safety and wellbeing of …

Mount Saint Agnes Academy has congratulated its newest cohort of high school graduates after all 27 pupils earned their caps and gowns.
Altogether the students have also collected around $289,500 in s…

Further tributes were paid to social worker and counsellor Martha Dismont in the Senate today.
Ms Dismont, who built the therapeutic charity Family Centre and tirelessly advocated for Bermuda’s vulne…

Traffic is being diverted in on Middle Road in Paget while Belco staff attend to a fallen utility pole, police advised at 2.45pm.
The work, near Fourways Inn, has resulted in police detours onto Manse…

Legislation giving customs duty relief on a string of items was rubber stamped in the Senate today.
Under the Customs Tariff Amendment (No 2) Act, community and sports clubs, along with daycare provid…

Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, has advised people on tips to beat the heat this summer.
Ms Wilson encouraged seniors, children and people working outdoors to stay safe as hot weather hits the isl…

Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy and Labour, has praised recipients of workforce development scholarships who will receive a combined total of $350,000 to study abroad.
The minister said he was…

A safe driving initiative has been launched for motorists to avoid ‘Cup Match fever’.
The Bermuda Road Safety Council and CADA, which encourages responsible alcohol behaviour, are motorists to act res…

Taxi owners across the island have been called to unite to push for changes to their industry.
The Bermuda Taxi Owners and Operators Association issued a letter, seen by this newspaper, asking its me…

Parents and teachers at St George’s Preparatory School have told the Government to pause planned changes they brand “deficient”.
The comments in an open letter to Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Educat…

A government-owned historical property at risk of being demolished after being left derelict five years ago has been thrown a possible lifeline.
Habitat for Humanity, a charity that provides affordabl…

One of Bermuda’s top social media stars has been featured in The Wall Street Journal.

Dylan Hollis, known for his tutorials on baking vintage recipes, put a spotlight on the kiskadee fantasy, a Be…

Better education and communication is required to protect children from predators, including those inside their own household.

The Royal Gazette can confirm that a man was jailed this year after h…

A man is in hospital with serious injuries after crashing his rental bike in the midnight hour on Pitts Bay Road, near the junction with Turnstile Lane, in Pembroke.
“Initial information suggests that…

Police have appealed for help in locating a missing 76-year-old man.
The Bermuda Police Service said that Roger Evans was last seen this morning.
A BPS spokesman stated: “Mr Evans is described as a da…