Royal Gazette

The world of 2022 is a complex place. The war in Ukraine is now in its tenth month; there is rising famine in Somalia and a food crisis of unprecedented proportions around the globe, not least in Hait…

Dear Friends,
When I heard this song while attending Andrea Bocelli’s concert at Madison Square Garden a few days ago, I knew that I wanted these lyrics to be my message for Christmas. And so here we …

The Bermuda Sloop Foundation

Robin Hamil, chief executive for the Bermuda Sloop Foundation, said: “The Bermuda Sloop Foundation offers character and educational development programmes for the yo…

Hamilton has been ablaze with Christmas lights as the City returned to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic put a damper on the holiday season in 2020 and 2021.
From the traditional Christmas tree outs…

Two years since being sworn into office, it has been a blessing in 2022 to have been able to experience more and more of Bermuda’s traditions and innovation.
There has been tremendous Bermudian succes…

Season’s Greetings, Bermuda! We have journeyed through Advent, and Christmas is upon us. We prepare to say farewell to 2022 and look forward with hope and expectation to a new year.
Throughout this se…

Season’s Greetings, Bermuda! The Christmas holiday season is one of the most treasured holidays in many Bermuda households.
It is a time when we join fellow Christians around the world to rejoice in t…

A Sandys man today denied owning a pitbull-type dog that allegedly injured a woman.
Macray Bulford, 50, of Sandys, also pleaded not guilty to the dog being unlicensed when he appeared in Magistrates’…

Police have warned the public to be wary of an increase in criminal activity that often accompanies the holiday period.
Martin Weekes, the Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, said that the increase …

A $12.8 million restoration of Sessions House, which was mothballed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, remains on hold despite the health emergency being declared over.
Dennis Lister, the House of Ass…

A revamped basketball court for Pembroke Community Club was reopened by David Burt with a ribbon-cutting ceremony today.
The court, behind the Casa dos Acores Community Centre, has fresh basketball ba…

Two homeless shelters were officially opened this morning after years of delays and promises.
The homes, located on Marsh Folly Road in Pembroke, were converted out of shipping containers and built in…

Two grandfathers have pledged to fast out of solidarity with childhood suffering around the world.
Lynn Millett, 70, and Glenn Fubler, 73, will stay away from solid foods for a day between Christmas a…

Young sports club members raised almost $800 in just two weeks for a family charity.
Dandy Town Youth Academy raised the money for Family Centre and presented the organisation with a check for $784 …

The hospital is bracing itself for an expected surge of respiratory illnesses as flu season approaches its peak period.
Wesley Miller, Chief of Staff at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, said the BHB…

The future of a proposed restaurant that could create at least 45 jobs hangs in the balance after a planning application for the installation of an exhaust fan was refused.
The Development Applicatio…

Lengthy delays in revealing costs racked up on overseas trips by the Premier and Cabinet ministers have been blamed on a “glitch”.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs and the Deputy Premier, c…

Lengthy delays in revealing costs racked-up on overseas trips by the Premier and Cabinet ministers have been blamed on a ‘glitch’.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs and the Deputy Premier, c…

Two veteran civil servants have been promoted to the position of director in different ministries.
Kimberly Charryse Bean has been named the new Director of the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreati…

Comedian Nadanja Bailey will host this year’s Onion Drop on New Year’s Eve in St George’s, the The Corporation of St George announced today.
Entertainment will be provided by Best of Bermuda winning …

Seven local charities received more than $30,000 raised through the sale of the 2022 Rubis Calendar.
A spokesman for Rubis Energy Bermuda said Age Concern, the Bermuda Hospitals Board, Big Brothers Bi…

An effort to turn more of Bermuda’s arable land to farming is to be aided by hi-tech equipment, Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said today.
Mr Roban, who is also the Deputy Premier, said …

A former church rectory in Somerset is to be transformed into a home for people suffering from mental illness.
Once renovations are complete, the old St James Church rectory at Somerset Bridge will pr…

Volunteers are welcome for Keep Bermuda Beautiful’s clean-up drive in the aftermath of a family-friendly Christmas Day tradition on the South Shore.
The impromptu gathering which sees hundreds of peo…

Garbage collection over the Christmas and New Year holidays will run on a reduced schedule, the City of Hamilton advised.
The last collection before Christmas will run on Saturday, with trash to be ba…

A man who refused to take a breathalyser test after a road accident was today banned from the roads for 18 months.
Trovaughn Smith, 35, from Devonshire, admitted to the charge when he appeared in Ma…

Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, is due to give a press conference at 1pm today on ‘strengthening Bermuda’s food security’.
We will have live coverage as well as indepth reports.

A charity has increased the value of gift cards this Christmas owing to a rise in food prices.
The Salvation Army normally hands out grocery store vouchers for $50 but this year has raised the value t…