Royal Gazette

A $15 million economic relief package to help working families was announced by the Premier in the House of Assembly today.
David Burt, who is also the Minister of Finance, said that financial support…

Stargazers were wowed by an unusual light in the skies over Bermuda last night – sparked by the passage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket over the island.
The rocket, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Cent…

Financial initiatives aimed at trying to ease the cost of living crisis are expected to be being unveiled by David Burt, the Premier, in the House tomorrow.
Mr Burt, who is also finance minister, will…

Canadian firefighters have helped to address staffing shortages within the fire service, but long term solutions are still needed – according to the Bermuda Fire Service Association.
While spokesmen f…

Two “significant” arrests have been made in connection with a spate of burglaries in Hamilton and elsewhere.
A 35-year-old man was arrested in connection with a number of incidents.
Officers from the …

Two schools are celebrating a 100 per cent pass rate among students who took the International Baccalaureate programme.
Everyone in BHS and Somersfield Academy’s graduating classes received their IB d…

A motorcyclist and pillion were injured in a single-vehicle crash yesterday that resulted in them being flung over a wall and into a bush.
Police attended the scene of the crash at the junction of Som…

A former commanding officer of the Royal Bermuda Regiment today admitted official corruption.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Curley, 55, pleaded guilty in Supreme Court to asking the late Justin Williams, a…

Two blood donors have been rewarded for their efforts to help keep the hospital’s blood bank fully stocked.
Janice Richards and Shauna Peyton said that donating blood was “an easy way to help people” …

A magistrate is seeking damages of $35,000 from a senior citizen he says crashed his BMW as a result of negligence.
Khamisi Tokunbo appeared before Assistant Justice Jeffrey Elkinson yesterday in civ…

A Sandys man was banned from riding motorcycles for three months after a crash in which he fractured his knee.
Kent Govia, 62, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to a single count of drivi…

One more person has died due to Covid-19 and 28 people are in now hospital, the Government announced this evening.
“Sadly, we had a coronavirus-related death since our last update,” said Kim Wilson, …

More than 30 abandoned boats are set to be removed and disposed of, according to a notice published in the Official Gazette.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, together with the Depa…

The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute today celebrated its 25th anniversary with the opening of a time capsule buried underneath its front porch.
The capsule contained a range of items includin…

A push to increase college enrolment has seen more than 20 high school students complete a leader workshop aimed at encouraging other youngsters to go into higher education.
The Lead College Preparati…

An 18-year-old motorcyclist was taken to hospital today after a serious single vehicle collision.
The Bermuda Police Service said the man was taken to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital with leg an…

A neighbour of Belco has blasted the utility company after a heavy fallout of soot from its new power plant showered his house and community with debris like “black snow”.
Arthurton Riviere, 81, of …

A defence lawyer yesterday said that his client played no part in a man’s claim that he was beaten and tortured for losing drugs.
Jamar Malik Dill told a Supreme Court jury that he was beaten and tort…

An Opposition MP has demanded to know why the Government did not bring in the police when it alleged a company it hired to collect taxes on its behalf without a licence had committed a “criminal offen…

Lawyers for the Government have defended a Commission of Inquiry set up by the Premier to investigate historic land grabs.
The commission was formed by David Burt in November 2019 with a remit to “inq…

Award-winning Bermudian author Angela Barry is to host a book launch and reading of her latest novel this Friday[JUL-15].

The Drowned Forest examines Bermuda’s social divisions through the eyes o…

Police are appealing for witnesses to a firearms incident that took place in the Ord Road and Cobbs Hill area of Warwick in the early hours of Monday morning to come forward.
Anyone who may have been …

Further restrictions on flights at Heathrow are not expected to cause additional changes on flights to Bermuda.
Heathrow Airport has urged airlines to stop selling tickets for summer travel in an effo…