Royal Gazette

In team sport, players often do whatever is necessary to win a game. A baseball batter, for instance, would sometimes not move out of the way quickly enough if a pitch is hurled towards them. If the p…

Taxi drivers have accused the Government of stalling on plans to implement a rise in fares — almost nine years after the last fare increase.
Last year the Bermuda Taxi Owners and Operators Association…

Flames streaking from the engine of a commercial aircraft are never a welcome sight for those on board at several thousand feet.
Two Bermudians on an American Airlines flight from Belize City to Miami…

The Opposition has strongly criticised a decision by Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, to overrule planning objections and allow the government MP Zane DeSilva to build on land near Devonshi…

A promising anti-diabetes drug with equal success in tackling obesity is proving effective against two of Bermuda’s worst chronic health conditions.
Ozempic, in the spotlight globally through celebrit…

More than $500,000 of payments earmarked for a company — understood to have been hired by the Government to deliver a mobile application — remained in the Consolidated Fund when the Auditor-General co…

A woman will be coming to the island next month to collect a letter that she wrote to her late husband — more than ten years after it was written.
Thea Stone wrote a love letter to her late husband, …

The Bermuda National Trust Palm Sunday Walk attracted more than 1,000 participants, organisers said.
The two hour ramble took in Seymour’s Pond, and Vesey nature reserves.
And, walkers also took a loo…

A Bermudian journalist, now a household name on the US East Coast through Boston’s NBC10 news station, has been added to the ranks of the city’s most inspiring figures.
Glenn Jones, who joined the sta…

David Burt, and his wife Kristin, hosted the traditional Easter egg hunt on the Cabinet Office lawn at the weekend.
The annual event was attended by dozens of preschoolers.
A Government spokeswoman sa…

Activist Mark Anderson thanked supporters for wishing him well during his 7½-hour trek from St George to Dockyard to raise funds for Russ Ford, a former nurse of the year, who helped to increase HIV/A…

An exhibition opening over the weekend in celebration of a church’s 400-year anniversary weaves together Bermuda’s history with that of Holy Trinity Church in Hamilton Parish.
Canon John Stow, the Rec…

High levels of aluminium, iron and manganese have been found in water tanks in Pembroke after testing carried out in accordance with Belco’s operating licence requirements.
Wayne Caines, the presiden…

Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy and Labour, has called on landlords to ensure “affordable rents”, saying that housing costs are the main driver of Bermuda’s high cost of living.
The comments p…

A young man who was Called to the Bar said yesterday that he owed his success to his drive for self-improvement.

Evin Mosley, 25, was welcomed to the legal community in a ceremony attended by coll…

A popular policeman who went on to head the Financial Intelligence Agency was remembered as a driven officer who delivered top service to the people of Bermuda.
Sinclair White, a former superintendent…

A therapist believes that a new gardening club has led to positive changes in students at Dellwood Middle School.
Custodian Raphael Barnett and behavioural therapy assistant Joezine Butterfield, both…

Health officials have reported two more deaths from Covid-19 in the past nine days, bringing the total fatalities over the three-year pandemic to 165.
One person is being treated in hospital for the v…

The United States Coast Guard arrived on the island today as part of a fisheries enforcement initiative.
Sailors aboard the Rollin Fritch are working with the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s coastguard, the…

Emergency work on Berry Hill Road in Paget means the thoroughfare has been reduced to one lane for the next two weeks.
The Ministry of Public Works said the road’s westbound lane near the entrance to …

Holy Trinity Church in Bailey’s Bay will mark its 400th anniversary with an exhibition hosted by the Society of Arts at City Hall.
The exhibition, entitled “T400EX“, traces the history of the church …

A four-day international cruise industry conference that wrapped up yesterday showed promise for a rebound in the sector, transport minister Wayne Furbert said.
Mr Furbert added that it had been impor…

A man who was stopped by police in Paget has been banned from driving all vehicles for 18 months.
Neil Sheppard, 32, from St George’s, pleaded guilty to drink-driving when he appeared in Magistrates’…

Diving companies will offer special rates in April as part of a Bermuda Tourism Authority programme to highlight the island’s waters.
The BTA today announced the return of Dive Month, building on the …