Royal Gazette

Bermuda’s unique architecture and furniture are the subject of a new book.
On Tuesday, the National Museum of Bermuda Press launched John Lyman’s The Old Bermudas: A Study of Bermuda’s Vernacular Arch…

A senior who drove his car over the centre line hitting another vehicle has been disqualified from driving for 18 months.
Roger Francis, 78, from Pembroke, plead guilty to driving while under the inf…

The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation will next week host a seminar to highlight opportunities in North East Hamilton.
The seminar will focus on the future of the North East Hamilton Economic E…

The Hamilton Princess has been named among the “Best of the Best” this year by Tripadvisor customers.
The hotel was included on the travel website’s Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards top 25 l…

The Minister of Economy and Labour, Jason Hayward, is holding a press conference on Bermuda’s minimum hourly wage, which came into effect today.
It will require businesses to pay their staff at least…

A crackdown on poor driving has seen more than 10,000 tickets handed out since its launch in July 2021.
Figures for Operation Vega during the month of May were given by Chief Inspector Robert Cardwell…

A 44-year-old man who sustained face and head injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Sunday remains in the Intensive Care Unit at King Edward VII Hospital.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the cr…

The existing lists of job categories off-limits to work-permit holders will remain the same for the next three months, the Ministry of Economy and Labour announced on Wednesday.
Closed and restricted …

People are being urged not to let their guards down and prepare for hurricane season which starts today.
This year, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted a 40 per cent c…

Court reports were ordered on a Pembroke man who struck a neighbour with a metal rod over cigarette smoke.
Alton O’Connor, 31, yesterday pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful assault causing bodily ha…

A 21-year-old was sentenced to more than seven years behind bars for a “nightmare” home invasion that terrorised a senior couple.
The Supreme Court heard that Zywonde Lema and another man carried out …

Two roving pitbull terriers have been caught on camera slaughtering a Warwick family’s pet chickens as the island contends with a surge in attacks.
The couple said that their 14-year-old son was left …

A “spectacular and iconic landmark” was unveiled on Hamilton’s waterfront last night — the 40-foot marquee “Bermuda” sign.
The City of Hamilton unveiled the structure, which has an augmented reality …

A man who cursed at and obstructed customs officers at the airport was remanded yesterday after lashing out at a magistrate.
Michael Benjamin, 40, pleaded guilty to two counts of obstructing customs o…

The Opposition has demanded to know if Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, had any role in her husband being given a government contract worth almost $14,000 a month.
Scott Pearman, the Shadow M…

Some public services may be interrupted tomorrow afternoon owing to a union meeting.
The Bermuda Public Services Union is due to hold a General Membership Meeting from noon until 3pm.
A government s…

The festivities, shopping and dining of Harbour Nights goes ahead tonight — the season’s first.
Some “surprises” from the Corporation of Hamilton lie in store for attendees, according to Amanda Duncan…

Animal lover Ronnie Lopes shed tears of joy this week after finally bringing his pet guinea fowl back home almost 12 days after it flew the coop.
“I was like a little kid in a candy store,” Mr Lopes, …

A St George’s man caught with a loaded gun during Cup Match victory celebrations in 2021 has been sentenced to 17 years behind bars.
Jaron Roberts, 31, was found guilty last week of possessing a firea…

Police today confirmed that a body was found in front of a Hamilton property this morning.
Officers and other emergency personnel were called to Par-la-Ville Road around 7.20am after a man was found u…