Royal Gazette

The Town of St George is set to celebrate 410 years since the arrival of the first settlers tomorrow with the return of “Plough Day” festivities.
The St George’s Stakeholder Committee, a group of busi…

Police have urged the public to come forward with information about the murder of Rudy Smith on the tenth anniversary of his disappearance.
Acting Detective Inspector Jason Smith said that Mr Smith wa…

A freeze on gas prices is “unsustainable”, fuel companies have warned.
A block on pump payment increases has been touted by David Burt, the Premier, as one of the Government’s flagship moves to try an…

The number of employers in breach of health insurance rules have fallen year-on-year after a surge in 2020 caused by Covid-19, according to a recent report by the Bermuda Health Council.
The BHeC’s Em…

Almost 200 trainee cadets, officers and permanent crew members of the US Coast Guard training vessel Eagle have made port in Bermuda under the ship’s first female captain Jessica Rozzi-Ochs.
The 295-f…

Tianny Butterfield has been declared a new municipal residents’ councillor for the Corporation of St George after polling for an extraordinary municipal election was held on Thursday.
Lynwood Trott wa…

School pupils are getting broader access to technical education through a partnership between Hamilton Rotary Club and former students of the Bermuda Technical Institute.
An adopt-a-school programme i…

Almost 200 trainee cadets, officers and permanent crew members of the US Coast Guard training vessel Eagle have made port in Bermuda under the ship’s first female captain Jessica Rozzi-Ochs.
The 295-f…

Tianny Butterfield has been declared a new municipal residents’ councillor for the Corporation of St George after polling for an extraordinary municipal election was held yesterday.
Lynwood Trott was …

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An alleged victim of an attack told a jury that he was slapped and set on fire by men he had known “for years”.
Jamar Malik Dill, who held back tears during his Supreme Court testimony yesterday, said…

Bermuda has been unaffected by a wave of flight cancellations by British Airways, according to Skyport.
Long lines were reported at Heathrow Airport this week as 30 flights were cancelled from today’s…

The Government has secretly settled a lawsuit brought against it by a company it allowed to collect taxes on its behalf without a licence.
Oarrs Inc filed the civil writ against the Office of the Tax …

A rediscovered account of slavery in Bermuda has shed new light on its brutality after the story was “lost in obscurity” 175 years ago.

A Narrative of the life of Benjamin Benson was written 16 ye…

Beachgoers are being warned to be on the look out for unpleasant visitors – Portuguese man-o-war.
A number of the venomous organisms have been spotted along the island’s coast in recent weeks and the …

Bermuda has been unaffected by a wave of flight cancellations by British Airways, according to Skyport.
Long lines were reported at Heathrow Airport this week as 30 flights were cancelled from today’s…

Buses have returned to full capacity, including allowing standing passengers, starting tomorrow.
The Department of Public Transportation advised that the number of standing passengers allowed on a bus…

People are being asked to be “conscientious and environmentally responsible” when disposing of fish waste after recent reports of scraps getting dumped on roadsides.
Waste and excess bait from locally…

The Bermuda Government is monitoring developments in the UK in the wake of the resignation of Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister.
Mr Johnson announced today that he had stepped down as leader o…

An island-wide survey being carried out to better understand stroke rehabilitation services has been launched.
Evolution Healing Centre, a physiotherapy rehabilitation clinic, is now distributing the…

Legislation has been tabled in the UK House of Lords that could make same-sex marriage lawful throughout the British Overseas Territories – including Bermuda.
The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Overseas…

A new urban strategy for North East Hamilton was yesterday approved by the Senate, though some worries were raised over its impact.
The initiative gives planners much wider flexibility when deciding o…