Royal Gazette

A young grey seal found at Cooper’s Island has been released in Rhode Island after months of rehabilitation.
The seal, named Northlands by Ruby Dill, was set free on Blue Shutters Beach in Charleston …

A sex offender whose actions “destroyed” his victim’s family has been jailed for 16 years.
Maleke Martin, 26, was today sentenced to 13½ years imprisonment on one count of sexual exploitation by a per…

The Ministry of Education has started a series of meetings with principals, teachers, parents and unions to discuss major plans being executed across the public education system.
Sources said there h…

A charity helping autistic children and their families is to hold several events and fundraisers throughout April for Autism Awareness Month.
The first will be a free screening of the film In a Diffe…

Rough weather yesterday caused trouble for several boats, according to a series of incident reports from the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre.
Shortly after 10am the BMOC received a call from a memb…

A man who drove through a red traffic light has been banned from riding bikes for a year.
Gordon Nelson, 32, from St George’s, pleaded guilty to driving carelessly and lying to police when he appeare…

A new initiative offered by the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute will allow young people to show off their journalistic skills.
Everyone between the age of 11 and 25 is being encouraged to pa…

Children living in family scenarios where addiction issues are all around them need to be taught that the situation is not their fault, a leading expert has insisted.
Bermudian Margaret Swift Thompso…

A fundraising run through North East Hamilton will help to brighten up the area by supporting the creation of a series of murals in the neighbourhood.
The Bermuda National Gallery, together with Nhuri…

What goes up must come down – often with messy results – as Somerset Primary students witnessed.
The school hosted its annual Egg Drop Challenge last Thursday, tasking students with finding a way to p…

An elderly couple say they have been left traumatised after an arsonist set fire to their car, which was parked just a few feet from their home.
Fortunately for the pair, one of their tenants, who als…

A musical about the life of PT Barnum is set to entertain audiences next weekend at The Berkeley Institute.
The Berkeley Drama Department and Friends will perform The Greatest Showman on Saturday and …

Several packages containing what is suspected to be drugs were discovered in the water near Dockyard on Friday.
A police spokesman said that at about 4.20pm, officers received a report that a black ba…

A teenager missing for almost a week has been in contact with relatives to let them know he is safe.
But the whereabouts of Za’naj Bascome are still unknown and police are urging anyone who may be hol…

People and organisations who want to participate in this year’s Bermuda Day Parade have until April 21 to register.
According to a Government spokeswoman, the theme for Heritage Month, held every May…

A driver who was stopped by police on Good Friday has been disqualified from driving all vehicles for 18 months.
Andrew Raynor, 37, from Southampton, admitted to refusing to take a breath test when h…

A Bermuda hotel has been named as one of the best new resorts in the world after undergoing a major refit.
Cambridge Beaches, in Sandys, was named in the top 100 new resorts by Travel + Leisure magazi…

Online registration for the Convex End-to-End race has opened, organisers announced today.
Mandy Shailer, the Bermuda End-to-End deputy chair, said: “There are lots of ways to participate this year wi…

The Opposition has charged that reduced emergency medical cover and increased wait times for ambulances could put people’s lives at risk.
Michael Dunkley, the Shadow Minister of Health, said senior m…

The manufacturer of Belco’s dual fuel engines has said it is not surprised that Bermuda is facing challenges with ongoing emissions, given its equipment is being run on heavy fuel oil.
A spokesman for…

The Development Applications Board has rejected a proposal to build an events lawn and parking area at Southlands.
While the Bermuda Housing Corporation has said the project was essential to the succe…

London should provide ring-fenced funding to ensure each Overseas Territory’s legislature has a dedicated building to meet in, a conference of senior parliamentarians has said.
Dennis Lister, Speaker …

A runner who was forced to drop out of an Antarctic marathon last year has completed her goal.
Months after undergoing knee surgery, Anna Laura Hocking completed the Antarctica Marathon last month, pl…

Noise problems caused by feral chickens are not being taken seriously enough by the Government, the Opposition has insisted.
Robin Tucker, the One Bermuda Alliance senator and home affairs spokeswoman…

The Head of the Public Service insisted that much has changed since a major report into government spending was published almost ten years ago.
Derrick Binns said that “decisive steps” were taken to i…

The Bermuda Police Service have released a series of e-mails requested under Pati legislation after initially branding the request frivolous.
According to a recently released decision, in August 2020 …