Royal Gazette

A data and software firm is to move 90 of its staff to the island under the Bermuda Government’s one-year “digital nomad” residential certificate scheme, it was revealed today. Jason Hayward, the labo…

The Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Kathy Lynn Simmons, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020-21 Ministry of Legal of Affairs’ Pupillage Programme. Aqueelah Simmons, Terry-…

Four new coronavirus cases were recorded yesterday, the health ministry has announced. The victims – all returned residents with pre-departure tests – were among 811 test results that came back to hea…

A man who lost a leg after a crash has featured on a hard-hitting poster designed to highlight the dangers of drink driving. Now Milford Waldron and the poster’s creator, Ras Mykkal, want to get the p…

A man jailed for a series of sex offences against a young girl will appeal his conviction before the Court of Appeal next month. Kenneth Williams, 47, was sentenced to three years in prison last year …

A fundraising auto show and motorcade is expected to drive crowds to Dockyard next month. The third annual Scooter Mart Bermuda Charge will be held at the Bermuda Vintage Transport Museum in Dockyard …

Men’s health will be in the spotlight next month with two events designed to promote good lifestyles. Dynamic Urology Services will provide free prostate screenings for men aged 40 and over next month…

A descendant of Tucker’s Town residents said yesterday that he felt “not important” when a cemetery was “desecrated” in 2012. Eugene Stovell told the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Loss in B…

Green route ferries will be delayed this evening by up to ten minutes, the Department of Marine and Ports has warned. No motorbikes or cycles will be allowed on board as a result. The Blue route has b…

The first stage of a restructure of the school system has started, the Minister of Education said today. Diallo Rabain added that a team had been created to carry out research on how to carry out the …

Police today warned of a new scam using SMS messages designed to appear they came from social media network WhatsApp. Detective Inspector Derricka Burns, from the service’s specialist crime unit, said…

A new $1.5 million state-of-the-art breast cancer scanner has been installed at the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre. The next-generation 3D digital mammography scanner will provide women with the hig…

The Bermuda Hospitals Board this morning announced that Christopher Fosker has been appointed the body’s new director of oncology. He will take over the post from former oncology head Sein Aung, who s…

Residents must take action against an “epidemic” of strokes, according to the Bermuda Hospitals Board Stroke Centre. Francene Gayle, BHB consultant neurologist and director of the centre, said the num…

AXA XL Bermuda is challenging men to go the distance and stop men dying too young. In a year where the pandemic has prevented men from attending regular health checks, the AXA Man on the Run event is …

Dynamic Urology will be providing free prostate screenings for men ages 40 and up. The screenings consist of a simple blood test and a prostate exam. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer f…

The decision not to charge two police officers with a serious sex assault on a male colleague was made because it would have been too difficult to prove non-consent, the Supreme Court heard yesterday….

A Bermudian who has dedicated the last five years to public service in the US yesterday faced being kicked out of the country after his Green Card application was denied. Rodney Smith has toured Ameri…

A top lawyer from Canada has resigned his position as counsel for the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses in Bermuda, it was revealed today. Officials for the hearings said that Ivan White…

A new coronavirus case was found among 764 test results for the virus that came back to health officials today. The case was a resident who flew back to Bermuda from London on October 22. Kim Wilson, …

Bermuda will be supplied with a Covid-19 vaccine through its links with Britain once one becomes available, the Governor promised today. John Rankin, who steps down from the post at the end of Novembe…

Cole Simons has stood unopposed as the new Leader of the Opposition, sources in the One Bermuda Alliance said today. Mr Simons, the MP for Smith’s South and a former education minister, was among six …

A photo competition for youngsters was today launched by the National Museum of Bermuda and the family of a late television mogul. The Dr Reg Grundy Annual Youth Photography Competition is open to you…

The Hamilton Princess has sponsored an American yacht team in an international sailing competition. The Hamilton Princess and Beach Club welcomed Stars+Stripes when they arrived in Bermuda last week f…

Bermudian debaters picked up awards at an international tournament held on a virtual basis because of the Covid-19 pandemic. McKenzie Kohl-Tuckett from Warwick Academy won the Balmoral Hall Trophy for…

Docs for Dinner, the quarterly social event sponsored by Bermuda Healthcare Services and Brown-Darrell Clinic for local doctors, will go virtual on October 29 via Zoom. The hour-long programme will fe…

Tsilala Brock, a Bermudian actress and singer-songwriter, appears this week in a live online reading of “The Niceties” opposite Amy Brenneman (Judging Amy, Private Practice). This two-person play, by…

Government House is pleased to announce that the VFS Global team will be returning to the island 3rd and 4th November for all persons requiring biometric testing. The online booking system is open for…

A $10,000 donation has been made to a meal programme by the family behind the Hamilton Princess. The cash boost from the Green family came after an appeal by the Anglican Church in The Royal Gazette l…

The national security minister today highlighted Covid-19 rules for large gatherings after concerns were raised by the public. Renee Ming appealed to people not to become complacent and to stick to he…

Two former One Bermuda Alliance election candidates will go head-to-head to claim the party’s top behind-the-scenes post. Justin Mathias and Catherine Kempe put their names forward for the chairman’s …

Women’s rights campaigners yesterday backed a proposal for a special court to deal with domestic abuse cases. Elaine Butterfield, the executive director of the Women’s Resource Centre, welcomed the id…

A Bermudian animator who won fame for his cartoon about a group of pint-sized heroes said that he hoped to return to the limelight with a more mature brand of humour. Tashel Bean, 26, said that he wan…

The decision not to charge two police officers with a serious sex assault on a male colleague came under the spotlight at a Supreme Court judicial review yesterday. The court heard that Larry Mussende…

Police today named the man who died after a stabbing incident at the weekend. Dante Woods, 27, was stabbed in the chest in a fight near Somerset Cricket Club and was later pronounced dead by doctors a…

The Ministry of Public Works today warned motorists that traffic along an East End road will be delayed from next month until spring next year for roadworks. A ministry spokesman said a one-lane closu…

A pair of new tug boats have been commissioned into service by Marine & Ports. The two tugs, Powerful and Faithful, replace their ageing namesakes, which were more than 30 years old. Lawrence Sc…

Three new cases of the coronavirus were logged over the weekend, health officials announced today. The cases had travelled from New York, London and Toronto. The latest was a visitor off the British…

Experts will be part of a workshop this week for people who want to find out more about protection orders. The free “lunch and learn” session is hosted by the Women’s Resource Centre from midday to 1….

A US health agency’s assessment of Covid-19 risk in Bermuda has been dropped to “very low”, it was announced this morning. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention removed the island from its Le…

Police will carry out breath test checkpoints in six parishes this weekend. A notice in the Government’s Official Gazette said that the Bermuda Police Service will run the stops on Friday, Saturday an…

The new airport will be up and running by early December, it was revealed this morning. The airport is scheduled to take its first flights on December 9 after “substantial completion” was announced by…

A father accused of “disgraceful” and “selfish” conduct by a judge has won the right to appeal her ruling that he must pay his ex-wife more than a decade’s worth of child support expenses. The busines…

Bermuda’s newest soldiers completed the first step of their military careers as they finished two weeks of tough basic training at the weekend. But the occasion was not marked by the normal parade i…

A man died this morning after he was stabbed outside a sports club. Another man injured in the same incident was being treated at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. His condition is unknown. Detec…

Police have warned that a pyramid scheme that claimed be a “co-operatives is being promoted around the island. Detective Superintendent Nicholas Pedro, head of the Bermuda Police Crime Division, said …

Two men aged in their twenties were today being treated in hospital for “multiple injuries” after they were shot last night. Police today gave a more detailed description of the lone suspect in the in…

The AXA End-to-End drew a smaller than usual but enthusiastic crowd to Bermuda’s roads this morning for the annual tradition. A woman who named herself only as Joliana said: “It’s about the snacks, th…

A former senior magistrate who stepped down from the bench in 2018 for private practice has been taken on by a new law firm. Archibald Warner has joined Resolution Chambers as the firm’s senior legal …

A free virtual boarding school fair will be held Monday and Tuesday at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. Admissions staff from eight schools in Britain and four in Canada will be on hand f…