Royal Gazette

Due to inclement weather, the National Museum of Bermuda has postponed its community day.
The free event was set to be held on Sunday, as part of the organisation’s Free for February initiative, whic…

Reviving the highly controversial travel authorisation fee is among new taxes being proposed by Cole Simons, One Bermuda Alliance leader.
Mr Simons said the idea of introducing value added tax on heal…

A three-vehicle collision has completely blocked a portion of Middle Road in Warwick.
The incident, which involved an intermediate truck, a car and a water truck, happened at the road’s junction with…

Cole Simons, the leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, today delivered his party’s Reply to the Budget.
He said the One Bermuda Alliance would implement the following:
• Develop a glide path to balance …

A man who was caught with drug equipment at the Hamilton Police Station will be sentenced in Magistrates’ Court next month.
Tayo Smith, 21, from St George’s, admitted having a grinder at the station …

All home care agencies on the island are being reminded to re-register with the Bermuda Health Council by March 31.
Any service that does register with BHeC will not be reimbursed for FutureCare and …

Half of the island’s 150 CCTV cameras are currently out of action, according to the Government.
Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, revealed the figure after announcing plans to upgrade…

Winter flights by JetBlue to Boston will return this year, Wayne Furbert, the Minister of Transport told MPs this morning.
In a statement, Mr Furbert said: “Our long-time airline partner JetBlue will …

Energy-saving light bulbs will soon be made available to the most needy under a Government stimulus programme.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said that the Government had shipped in 150,0…

A Peace Tree Campaign launched close to a year ago to promote peace locally and globally was marked with a presentation attended by one of the founding members of the Progressive Group.
Izola Harvey,…

Pembroke residents are enduring an “abomination” from a rain of soot from the Belco power plant, the home affairs minister stated, calling it “unacceptable” and “intolerable”.
Walter Roban added that …

Cricket is the name of the game at Saltus Grammar School’s annual charity fundraising event.
The Saltus House Match Week of Giving started on Monday and highlights two of the school’s long-term emplo…

Black pioneers, visionaries and leaders were celebrated in an engaging display at Paget Primary School as part of its fifth annual Black Bermudian History Museum.
Each class at the school created muse…

An overseas expert in agriculture is to help Bermuda’s farmers this year, according to Walter Roban, the home affairs minister.
He said Stewart Swanson, who worked during the 1990s as an agricultural …

Redevelopment plans for the Fairmont Southampton hotel, including any application for a special development order, will go before the public, a Cabinet minister has pledged.
Walter Roban, the home af…

An overtime ban by dock workers is having “limited impact”, according to operators of the Hamilton docks.
The action centres around an ongoing dispute with the Bermuda Industrial Union involving a pe…

Training stepped up a gear for the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s newest members when they entered their second week of recruit camp.
The 19 rookie soldiers left Warwick Camp for fieldcraft lessons and a ni…

The City of Hamilton and the Town of St George will be allowed to hold elections in May – provided that officeholders serve for two years instead of the usual three-year period in office.
The Ministry…

A marine biologist and conservationist will take centre stage at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
Belen Garcia Ovide, founder and project manager at Ocean Missions, based in Iceland, wil…

The Ministry of Health is surveying the public about interest in receiving the Mpox vaccine.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said the ministry was considering offering the vaccination to those at …

Two men were banned from the road this morning for impaired driving, despite pleas for leniency.
Jermaine Douglas, 45, pleaded guilty to impaired driving in an incident on Devon Springs Road on July 5…

The grey seal pup rescued at the weekend is continuing on its road to recovery, according to officials.
The pup was first seen on Clearwater Beach in St David’s on Saturday. It was weak, malnourished …

The Centennial Bermuda Foundation has appointed three new board members.
The private philanthropic organisation funds a wide range of non-profit initiatives and scholarships across the island.
The new…

A Hamilton-based medical centre has appointed an ear, nose and throat consultant – filling a void created following the departure of a specialist last year.
HMC Burnaby Urgent Care and Medical Imaging…

A man has admitted the 2021 murder of a 28-year-old woman who was found in an unresponsive state by police called to a domestic incident.
Anthony Davis, 38, pleaded guilty this morning to murder in co…

Almost 15 per cent of the island’s taxis are off the road “for one reason or another”, according to Wayne Furbert, the Minister of Transport.
Mr Furbert was speaking at a press conference today to pro…

Police have confirmed the death of a 50-year-old male who was found lying unconscious in the road after a two-vehicle road collision in Warwick yesterday morning.
Just before 10am, police and first r…

David Burt’s attempt to change the law so that gaming is designated officially as under his control as finance minister cannot work, a well-placed industry insider has said.
The Premier used the Budge…

A colourful veteran journalist whose career encompassed the headline events of Bermuda’s history is remembered as an old-school reporter with a reputation for fairness and an eye for a story.
Bryan Da…

Police do not plan to pursue an inquiry into a top government lawyer accused of “suspicious conduct” in his handling of client funds when he was in private practice.
A civil court judgment detailing h…

A missing 15-year-old girl has been found safe and well, police said this morning.
Tyrah Parris, was last seen in the area of Middle Road, Smith’s, last night.
A police spokesman thanked members of th…

Store Hill, in Smith’s, is to be closed from tomorrow until mid-March owing to trenching work.
The Ministry of Public Works informed the motoring public that the Belco trench on North Shore Road has n…

One more person has died from Covid-19, bringing the total death toll in Bermuda to 160, according to the latest government update published tonight.
There are now seven active cases of the coronaviru…

Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a teenager who was last seen in the area of Middle Road, Smith’s, this evening.
Tyrah Parris, 15, was wearing a white school shirt and a green skirt wh…