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A 35-year-old man has denied a sex assault on a woman. The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty to the charge in Magistrates’ Court on Monday. The offence is alleged to …

The island today recorded its first road fatality of the year. A 28-year-old man died after his motorbike crashed on Middle Road, Southampton, just before 9am. A police spokesman said officers found t…

The Royal Bermuda Regiment will sign up new recruits on Thursday night. Candidates should report to Warwick Camp at 6pm to start the enlistment process. Major Duncan Simons, the RBR’s Career Managemen…

Tune in for live coverage of government’s 5.45pm press conference where the Premier is expected to give an update on efforts to curb the coronavirus. Government put social distancing requirements in …

Police have named a man who died in a crash yesterday. Oronde Wilson, 28, was the first road fatality of the year. A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said that the man was seriously injured when the m…

Residents were urged to contact police immediately if there are concerns about the safety or wellbeing of someone believed to be missing. The Bermuda Police Service said that there is no need to wait …

A senior magistrate yesterday said it was “abject madness” that he could not impose a ban on a ferry pilot who was at the helm while impaired by alcohol. Juan Wolffe said that his inability to pull t…

Two major cruise lines have made overtures for a return to Hamilton and St George’s, the Mayor of Hamilton revealed yesterday. Charles Gosling said he was told by a Government source that two compani…

A 52-year-old man denied a string of failures to comply with a court supervision order yesterday. Junius Caines pleaded not guilty in Supreme Court to four charges dating back to last year. It is alle…

A lionfish hunting tournament organised through a mobile app reeled in almost 500 fish, the organiser said yesterday. Weldon Wade, who held the Bermuda Lionfish Grand Prix late last year, said that th…

Michael Dunkley, the Shadow Minister of Health, is urging the Government to ensure that fresh supplies of the coronavirus vaccine will be made available. The Government is expected to receive 9,750 do…

A man and a woman were tonight in police custody after a suspected burglary. Police said one of the suspects – who was armed with a knife – was confronted by an occupant of the property on Train Track…

The island has recorded just two more cases of coronavirus out of 1,566 tests carried out over the weekend. The result brought the number of active cases down to just 95 as a total of 41 people have r…

In collaboration with The Washington Post News Service, The Royal Gazette will provide live-stream coverage of the Georgia Senate run-off election tomorrow from 8pm through 11pm (Bermuda time) as Geor…

A nightly curfew between 11pm to 5am will remain in place for now, according to David Burt, the Premier. The curfew was imposed on December 12 following a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases on the …

A Bermuda bay has been listed as one of the best island beaches in the world by a top international travel magazine. Condé Nast Traveler included Horseshoe beach in Southampton among its 25 best i…

The island today recorded its first roads fatality of the year. A 28-year-old man died after his motorbike crashed on Middle Road, Southampton, just before 9am. A police spokesman said officers found …

Earl “Gabby” Hart, a leading figure in Bermuda public education, has died at 79. Diallo Rabain, the education minister, called him “a consummate professional and an educator who dedicated 40 years in …

A baby mako shark was spotted just a few feet from shore twice last week. Melissa Ray said she spotted the shark as she walked near near the flagpole flagpole on Front Street at about 5pm last Monday….

An efficiency drive at the Bermuda Hospitals Board saved almost $30 million in less than three years, a spokeswoman has said. She added that a contract with professional services firm KPMG, which incl…

Renovations worth about $1 million at hospital buildings helped to increase space that could be used to cope with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has revealed. Work at…

Nikita Robinson may be known for speaking her mind on the radio – but she said she was stunned into silence after she was included in the New Year’s Honours List. Ms Robinson said: “When they told m…

A second government department has rented office space from a company linked to a Progressive Labour Party MP – at a cost of almost $800,000 a year. The Department of Child and Family Services has sig…

A road closed off to traffic for more than a year because of construction work has reopened. Cemetery Road in Pembroke was closed off to allow power firm Belco to carry out work on its north power sta…

Bermuda was highlighted as one of the best travel destinations for 2021 by a major international travel magazine. Condé Nast Traveler included the island on its list of 21 best places to go this y…

Seven new cases of coronavirus infection have brought the island’s total cases to 602, it was announced this evening. Kim Wilson, the health minister, said the results came out of 715 new test result…

The health minister tonight condemned “disturbing” breaches of coronavirus rules as another 18 cases of the virus were reported. A total of seven came in from overseas and seven were the result of on-…

Police tonight appealed to the public to help find a missing teenager missing since New Year’s Eve. A police spokesman said Rebecca Davidson, 16, was last seen sometime between 3pm and 3.30pm on Thurs…

Education chiefs will meet next week to decide if schoolchildren will go back to their classrooms in the middle of the month. The Education Emergency Measures Committee has already ruled that remote l…

Police have launched an investigation into a party held in breach of Covid-19 regulations last night. A spokesman said: “The Bermuda Police Service has received reports of a social event attended by a…

A tourism ambassador and head of a flagship Bermuda family business has died at 83. Colin Curtis managed the iconic Bermuda Perfume Factory and Gardens, one of the island’s few manufacturing companies…

The pandemic still impacting much of the world remains a major issue with leaders in democratic and dictatorial regions because the coronavirus strikes irrespective of political or economic status — a…

A man who crashed into a motorcycle rider after he fell asleep at the wheel has lost an appeal against his conviction. Levince Roberts sought to overturn his conviction in Magistrates’ Court for causi…

The Free Democratic Movement may have been out of the spotlight since its election defeat but it is gearing up to address the public early in the new year. This is according to Eugene Dean, a founding…

As the island prepared to ring in 2021 – and bid farewell to a 2020 that turned into a nightmare – public figures spoke about their hopes for the new year. Walter Roban, the Acting Premier, said the p…

A firebrand school principal in the United States whose tough-love style with students inspired the film Lean on Me has died at 83. Joe Louis Clark’s link to Bermuda came through his daughter Hazel Cl…

Firefighters tackled a car blaze last night. Three fire engines rushed to the fire in Roberts Avenue, Devonshire at about 10.15pm. A fire service spokesman said the car was “fully engulfed in flames”…

Trash collection over the weekend may be delayed by a day, the works and engineering department warned today. A spokesman for the department’s Waste Management Section advised residents who were expec…

Another two coronavirus cases were announced this afternoon while the number of active cases dropped to 149, the lowest number since December 12. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, appealed to peopl…

Two Bermudians have been recognised for their service to the island in the New Year’s Honours List. The Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honour was awarded to Meredith Andrews for services to the envi…

A Bermudian nurse on the frontline of the pandemic in Washington DC has urged the public to be wary of misinformation about vaccines. Davon Adams, who works in a level-one trauma centre, said he recen…

A former senior Anglican priest who was paralysed as a result of a fall in July will not be returning to the island. Norman Lynas, the former Canon Residentiary at the Anglican Cathedral in Hamilton,…

Bermuda’s tourism industry is on a “slow and gradual” path to recovery, according to the head of the Bermuda Tourism Authority. Glenn Jones, the interim CEO of the BTA, told the World Tourism Network …

A man who crashed his motorcycle into a set of outdoor steps was fined $1,000 and banned from the roads yesterday after he admitted being over the legal alcohol limit. Mitchell Trott, 38, pleaded guil…

Community activist Regina Peniston served hearty Christmas dinners to 160 people in need on Monday – despite Covid-19 related restrictions in place. The meals, provided by donors, were supposed to hav…

Con men have claimed to be consumer affairs officers as part of a fraud aimed at shops, it was announced tonight. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said: “There apparently are some members o…

Two Bermudian sisters are urging residents to unite in an island-wide, celebration from the comfort and safety of their homes on New Year’s Eve. Kathi and Harmony DeCouto said that while Covid-19 res…

Stay tuned for The Royal Gazette’s live coverage of today’s press conference on the coronavirus. David Burt, the Premier, and Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, are expected to be taking part. Top…

Police announced they would keep watch on the roads and water to enforce the curfew and to curb antisocial behaviour over the New Year’s holiday weekend. Martin Weekes, Assistant Commissioner of Polic…