Royal Gazette

Soldiers who aspire to command roles are being put through the mill in a tough two-week test of their skills at a US Marine base. About 30 soldiers and instructors on the Junior Non-commissioned Offic…

Bermuda Day may lack a parade, but the Department of Community and Culture still hope for the public to build traditional floats. The Department, in collaboration with the Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation…

The sister of a taxi driver who died of complications after he developed Covid-19 yesterday appealed to the public to ignore bogus claims about the coronavirus. Sharon Ward said: “If you don’t read or…

A company owned by a Regulatory Authority board member has been paid almost $112,000 for IT services after the watchdog failed to put the work out to tender, The Royal Gazette can reveal. A public acc…

A schoolgirl who took part in a global debating competition with other teenagers until 5am has placed in the top 20. McKenzie-Kohl Tuckett, 17, came 16th in this year’s World Individual Debating and P…

Police are to be armed with the latest video technology as part of the war on crime. The Government has put out a tender up to 300 body camera systems for frontline officers. A police spokesman said:…

A motorbike rider was banned from the roads for 18 months and fined $1,500 after he pleaded guilty to drink driving yesterday. Magistrates’ Court heard that police followed Adam Fenos’s motorbike alon…

Government is to revise plans to create an events area at a South Shore resort earlier proposals were rejected. The original proposal, which included an events lawn, restrooms, storage areas and a 42-…

A total of 88 per cent of people admitted to hospital with Covid-19 over the last few weeks were not vaccinated, the Bermuda Hospitals Board revealed today. The BHB said 81 patients treated between Ma…

School bus capacity is to be slashed as part of the battle against Covid-19. Children go back the classroom on Monday – but the transport minister warned that three clear feet between pupils on buse…

The island’s pandemic death toll has risen to 31, it was revealed tonight. Kim Wilson, the health minister, said it was with “a heavy heart” that she announced the latest victim. Ms Wilson added: “Our…

Mothers’ Day flowers were today handed out at a vaccination centre by top politicians. David Burt, the Premier, Walter Roban, the home affairs minister and Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister gave …

A teenager was fighting for his life last night after a stabbing near Southampton Rangers field. Police said the “brazen” attack took place before witnesses at about 5.45pm opposite the field on South…

A strict quarantine regime for unvaccinated arrivals imposed as part of the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic are “oppressive and trample on Bermudians’ constitutional rights”, a senior British law…

Perhaps one of the most important lessons coming out of the global pandemic that has crippled so many countries is that, despite people living oceans apart, as citizens of this planet earth we are all…

Fire crews responded to more than 700 calls over March and April, it was revealed yesterday. March was the busiest of the two months, when Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service staff answered 376 calls. A…

Fluorescent vapour clouds could be visible over Bermuda tonight when a Nasa rocket is launched into orbit – a day later than planned. The rocket will lift off from a Nasa base in Virginia and release …

Bermuda has failed to make a “green list” of countries with minimum Covid-19 restrictions for travel to Britain, it was revealed today. The island is on the “amber list” – which means travellers to th…

An attack on conspiracy theorists who spread “outright lies” about the government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis was yesterday launched by an MP. Christopher Famous, the Progressive Labour Party MP…

An investigation has been launched after the island’s flagship pilot boat St David suffered severe damage after it crashed into a reef. The smash happened as the boat was underway to the Northeast Bre…

Just two more coronavirus cases were recorded today. The infections were among 992 test results that came back to health officials – a positivity rate of 0.2 per cent. Both were classed as on-island t…

“Limited visitation” will be allowed from Sunday for acute care and long term care patients at the island’s hospitals. Bermuda Hospitals Board announced the move as the island’s coronavirus cases drop…

Butterfield Banking centres in Hamilton, Somerset, and St George’s will all remain open, but with the same reduced hours of 9am to 1pm when Covid restrictions are relaxed from Sunday, the bank said to…

Visitor arrivals nosedived in the first three months of the year because of the pandemic, it was revealed today. But tourism chiefs were optimistic that numbers could pick up later in the year as vacc…

Legislators today slashed liquor licence fees in half in a bid to lift the spirits of a hospitality sector hammered by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance agreed to fast-track t…

Legislation to pave the way for casinos was approved by MPs yesterday – but the Premier warned the industry would need to grow for the Government to reap its benefits. David Burt told the House of Ass…

Police today appealed for information on the gun murder of a married father of two in a case of mistaken identity. Jordan Outerbridge, who was 37, was shot and killed as he walked home from a game of…

A career diplomat was today announced as the acting US Consul General. Tom Edwardsen took over from Alan Purcell, also an acting appointment, who left the island this week. Mr Edwardsen is expected to…

Work on the public access to Elbow Beach in Paget will get underway on May 17 as part of Government’s economic stimulus project. David Burch, the public works minister, said the Elbow Beach project h…

Government had to pay Skyport almost $4 million last month after another quarter of low revenues at the airport. Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, told the House of Assembly this morning that…

A florist has donated 300 roses to nurses at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital to mark the official start of nurses’ month. “We felt there was no one more deserving than nurses on the frontline of tre…

The finance minister today welcomed a “stamp of approval” from leading credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s after it affirmed Bermuda’s sovereign debt ratings. Curtis Dickinson said the decisio…

The Government has guaranteed a $30 million loan to support the improvement of water and sewage infrastructure in the East End. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said in the House of Assembly…

Planning applications have doubled year-on-year, according to the Deputy Premier. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, this morning told the House of Assembly, that the number of planning appli…

Public safety regulations imposed to stem the Covid-19 pandemic are “oppressive and trample on Bermudians’ constitutional rights”, according to a senior British lawyer. Courtenay Griffiths, a Queen’s …

Bermuda will move into phase 2 on its road map to recovery this weekend, the health minister revealed last night. Kim Wilson said Bermuda’s health indicators for the latest coronavirus outbreak were “…

Legislation to pave the way for casino gaming and a bill to half the cost of liquor licences are expected to be debated by the House of Assembly today. The two pieces of gaming legislation – tabled in…

Details of the supervised quarantine programme for non-immunised travellers were revealed last night. David Burt, the Premier, gave a grim warning on the “very significant and detrimental consequences…

More than $4m has been paid out to thousands of workers in unemployment benefits since a fresh round of pandemic restrictions were imposed last December, the Premier revealed last night. David Burt a…

Law student Aisling Gorman was preparing for the last of her examinations of the Fall term when she started to experience the first symptoms of Covid-19. Months later, she is still feeling the effects…

A truck driver was banned from the roads for 18 months and fined after he admitted being behind the wheel while more than three times the legal alcohol limit. Magistrates’ Court heard on Wednesday tha…

A crown removed from a nearly century-old tower has been refurbished and returned after eight months. The crown at the Manor House condominiums in Smith’s was removed after the tower was damaged durin…

Police today renewed an appeal for witnesses in the wake of three crashes on Tuesday evening, two of them fatal and one which left two bike riders in hospital. Marvin Lambe, 56, lost his life in a c…

Stay tuned for this evening’s coronavirus press conference as David Burt, the Premier, and Kim Wilson, the health minister, give the latest updates on the pandemic. With the third spike of the cases …

The Department of Education will run a series of online town hall meetings next week to teach parents about the coronavirus saliva test programme. Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said the pr…

A Bermudian academic has broken new ground after she was elected Dean of Faculty at one of America’s most prestigious universities. Eve De Rosa will take up the post at Ivy League Cornell University i…

Children aged 17 and under who travel to Bermuda will not have to have had Covid-19 vaccine or quarantine – as long as all adults in their travelling group are vaccinated. The rules, posted online by …

Bermuda’s triathlon star has appealed to the public to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Flora Duffy, a two-time world champion and Olympian, posted a photograph of herself on social media after she go…

The head of the police internal discipline unit has returned to Britain and a Bermudian officer has replaced her. The announcement that Superintendent Gillian Murray – seconded from the British Transp…

Bermuda High School pupils will return to the classroom next week if the Government moves to Phase 2 of the gradual return to normal life on Sunday as planned. The news of the Monday return came in a …