Royal Gazette

The UK will adopt a new approach to improve collaboration with the Overseas Territories, according to a statement today from the Joint Ministerial Council.
The JMC – the highest political forum betwee…

Bermuda’s Portuguese community this afternoon celebrated Festa do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres with traditional pageantry in Hamilton.
Hundreds of people took part in the annual procession from St…

A man was taken to hospital this morning after he was the victim of a suspected hit-and-run incident, police said.
It was reported by a 911 call at about 3.15am that someone was lying, unresponsive, …

A woman suffered head injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Devonshire this afternoon, police said.
The incident, involving a car and a motorbike, happened at about 2.30pm when officers and other emergen…

A Bermuda Police Service officer was chosen to take part in a United States Secret Service training course next week.
Detective Constable McKeon Stevens will attend the event in Washington DC as autho…

Heritage and arts attractions were named among a group of successful applicants to receive support from the Bermuda Tourism Authority to help attract visitors and boost their enjoyment of the island.
…

Nurses are being treated as an “invisible and inexhaustible force”, an event celebrating the profession was told yesterday.
Karen Grant-Simmons, president of the Bermuda Nurses Association and a forme…

The Corporation of Hamilton will press ahead with long-term projects even though it could be disbanded within two years, according to the city’s mayor.
Charles Gosling also claimed that Thursday’s cou…

A law firm and its associated corporate services provider made claims in the Supreme Court for almost $400,000 in fees allegedly unpaid by a group of Arbitrade companies.
Writs issued by Trott & D…

Survivors of cancer and their supporters came together this evening as Relay For Life of Bermuda got under way at the National Sports Centre.
Up to 4,000 people were expected to take to the track over…

Stylist Shiona Turini said her dreams were realised when she put together looks for megastar Beyoncé on her world tour, which started this week.
Photographs of the American singer at the opening show …

A young woman who was allegedly blackmailed into making child pornography said she regularly updated and sought advice from the man now accused of the offence.
The witness told the Supreme Court that …

A man was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired last night after the car he was driving apparently hit a wall and flipped onto its roof.
The 30-year-old escaped the crash in Warwick with a m…

A Bermudian actress living in the UK made headlines around the world after being cast in a Netflix show around the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.
Andira Crichlow scored the role of Arsinoe IV, the younger …

Survivors of cancer and their supporters came together this evening as Relay For Life of Bermuda got under way at the National Stadium.
Up to 4,000 people were expected to take to the track over the c…

A devoted mother of three who listens to her children and encourages them in everything they do has been named Mother of the Year.
Marissa Dyer was nominated by her daughter, A’Mariss, who entered an …

Vandals who damaged a school and a bus used to transport pupils and teachers around the island have been condemned by education officials.
The Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy received extensive damage…

A cruise ship passenger was today fined $2,500 after a routine security search led to cocaine being found inside her cabin.
Denise Benzer, 62, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to importin…

A young woman told the Supreme Court that she was forced to produce child pornography of herself by a blackmailer who claimed that he had hacked her phone.
While she told the court that she did not be…

Regulatory Authority consultants determined that charging customers for capital costs Belco incurred when retrofitting the North Power Station would be “imprudent”.
Thomas Amram, the head of power, pl…

Peter Lapsley, the executive director of the Bermuda National Gallery, is standing down from the organisation and moving to Norway with his family.
Mr Lapsley said he had not made the decision lightl…

People interested in Bermuda’s seahorse population have been invited to a Zoom lecture.
The Warwick Academy Seahorse Project is presenting the talk with experts on the subject.
A spokesman for the ev…

A former Mayor of St George’s has been voted back into the post in what could be the last elections to take place for both of the island’s corporations.
Quinell Francis won the east end contest with a…

The trial of a couple who refused to quarantine in a Government-approved facility during the Covid-19 pandemic will resume next month after a magistrate ruled that medical witnesses for the defence co…

A charity that helps Bermuda’s ageing population has a new leader and programme operations manager.
Age Concern Bermuda has appointed Mercedes Pringle-DeSilva as its permanent executive director.
Ms…

A recruitment drive to encourage residents to become foster parents has been launched by the Department of Child and Family Services.
At a press conference today Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social …

Police caught a man with a custom-made crack pipe after stopping him for an unrelated matter, a court was told yesterday.
Daquan Burgess, 25, admitted to having the pipe, made from a bottle, when he …