Royal Gazette

MarketPlace stores have extended their discount days scheme until at least the end of March 2021, it was announced today. A spokesman said the grocery store chain will continue to offer 5 per cent dis…

A woman driver whose car veered off road and landed upside down in the ocean last night is being treated for minor injuries, police said today. A police spokesman said that the 28-year-old driver sust…

A call for new blood donors has been made after donations were impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The Bermuda Blood Donor Centre team asked residents to “give the gift of life” and become a blood d…

Travellers coming to Bermuda from New York will be able to take a pre-travel Covid-19 saliva test from the start of next year. The oral swab is an alternative to nasal swab testing, and will be provi…

The Premier said today that a data entry error led to the wrong e-mails being sent to people who tested positive for the coronavirus. David Burt explained, in a series of early morning tweets, that ge…

A hit-and-run victim who lost everything after he was run over by a drunk driver has demanded changes to the law to protect victims in similar cases. Antonio DaCosta, 56, said he was in constant pai…

The chef behind a Christmas charity dinner scheduled to be rebranded and moved to the summer said he would not revert to the festive season this year. Michiko Campbell, also the creator of Chiko’s Smo…

The Government last night admitted that a massive power cut had hit its ability to process benefits to workers hit by coronavirus restrictions. A spokeswoman said some payments were processed yesterda…

A documentary to chart the collection of more than three tonnes of plastic waste from a beach over an 18 month period is to to be made. Film company LookBermuda, a film company, has teamed up with K…

A US Navy helicopter seen over the island and at the airport this week was on a mission to collect parts. The helicopter, a Sikorsky Seahawk, is used by the US Navy for search and rescue, and medical …

The Bermuda Olympic Association has partnered with Coral Coast Clothing, a Hamilton store, to sell Team Bermuda and BOA-branded face masks to assist with preparing teams for international competitions…

Police have launched an investigation after an explicit sex video that appeared to be shot on a Bermuda beach was circulated on social media. The video allegedly featured a Japanese woman named Hina …

An equipment failure led to a “cascade” of safety mechanisms that shut off electricity to the whole island, Belco announced today. Dennis Pimentel, the utility company’s president, said that last week…

The latest updates on the Covid-19 pandemic are scheduled to be given at 5.45pm by David Burt, the Premier, with Kim Wilson, the health minister. A live stream of the press conference is being provide…

A teenager who went missing at the weekend has been found safe and well. Jayvyn Iris, 17, was reported missing on Sunday afternoon. A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service confirmed this afternoon …

Santa Claus came early to Horseshoe Bay this weekend when Hannah Emmerson and Mikal Thomas produced their own take on a Bermuda Christmas. Ms Emmerson and Mr Thomas are the organisers of the Bermuda …

Americans are being advised not to travel to Bermuda because of the “high risk” of catching Covid-19. The recommendation came from US government health agency the Centres for Disease Control, which wa…

The number of coronavirus tracking officers is to be increased, the Government said yesterday. The move came after reports of people being exposed to the coronavirus – but not being alerted until days…

A 74-year-old driver charged with causing grievious bodily harm to a magistrate was yesterday accused of trying to shift the blame on to the alleged victim. Nicole Smith, for the Crown, told Magistra…

A probe to find the cause of an island-wide blackout last week was still under way yesterday. Dennis Pimentel, the Belco president, added that a report on last Friday’s outage would be sent to the Reg…

Hundreds of seniors and disadvantaged families have benefited from bundles of Christmas groceries from the Salvation Army. A senior member of the event’s coordination team said that more than 300 seni…

Forced transfers of primary pupils to other schools as part of a major shake-up of the education system could cause huge trauma, the shadow education minister warned last night. Ben Smith of the One B…

Bermuda’s foster parents – and people who supported them – were celebrated in the Senate yesterday. Lindsay Simmons, the junior social development and seniors minister, praised the hard work and dedic…

The Opposition today attacked the Government for a failure to deal with legislation in the Senate. Ben Smith, the One Bermuda Alliance senate leader, said the Progressive Labour Party delay in dealing…

Clean air campaigners today appealed to power firm Belco to help form a community advisory committee to foster better relations between the power plant and its neighbours. The Bermuda Clean Air Coalit…

A charity that helps a popular Christmas Day event run smoothly is urging partygoers to give it a miss this year in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Keep Bermuda Beautiful has helped the …

Police officers have stopped ten people in breach of the 11pm curfew since Friday, with one person caught twice. A police spokesman said today that curfew checks were carried out at several locations …

More than 300 properties were without power this afternoon after a utility pole fault. A spokesman for power firm Belco said engineers had been sent to fix the problem in Southampton. Belco said in a …

Bermudians living in London and the south-east of England can still travel home over the holiday season, despite new lockdown laws in the UK. A Government spokeswoman today appealed to Bermudians in t…

A sailor on a British tanker was brought to Bermuda this morning after he suffered facial injuries. The Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said it received a satellite phone call from the tanker Briti…

A scam claimed that a $30,000 grant was available after some fees are paid, police warned today. The public was told to ignore the supposed scheme, which circulated on social media. A Bermuda Police S…

A trio of filmmakers ventured far from home for their latest film production – to the snow-covered hills of the Scottish Highlands. Andrew Kirkpatrick, Nhuri Bashir and Jermaine Simons of Burnt House …

The Information Commissioner’s Office has closed its Church Street office for the Christmas period, with immediate effect. A spokeswoman for the ICO said that the closure was unrelated to Covid-19. T…

The developer behind the failed redevelopment of Hamilton’s waterfront has launched a fresh legal action in a bid to get compensation from the Government. Michael MacLean claimed in his latest civil s…

Controversial trade union legislation that sparked a firestorm of opposition from unions will face its final debate in the Senate today. But Jason Hayward, the labour minister, signalled that unions h…

The number of teachers in Bermuda’s public primary schools cannot be cut if school rolls remained the same, a senior teachers’ union official warned yesterday. Mike Charles, the general secretary of t…

Struggling families have written letters of thanks after they got help with living expenses from a fund launched after the Covid-19 pandemic hit. A single father said that the people involved in the d…

A total of nine primary schools face closure in one of the biggest shake-ups in the history of the public education system. The shock news came in a consultation document from the education ministry o…

Police last night appealed for help to trace a missing teenager. Jayvyn Iris was last seen around 5pm yesterday. He was said to be 5ft 8in tall of slim build with brown skin. He has black curly hair w…

Public schools will reopen at the start of the new term next year on a remote basis, it was revealed tonight. Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said the regime would run from January 5 to January…

A new Railway Trail bridge over an inlet is still out of bounds, the parks department warned today. A spokesman said the part-completed footbridge over Flatts Inlet was still a construction site and t…

Three top artists will be honoured in the Bermuda Arts Council Awards 2020 tonight. Peter Nash, a singer, will get a Lifetime Achievement Award. Sharon Muhammad, formerly Wilson, an artist, and Wende…

A total of 11 new cases of the coronavirus were identified today, the health ministry announced. The cases were among 1,374 results that came back to health officials. Three cases came in from overse…

Police tonight said that an image of what appeared to be armed police outside City Hall in Hamilton was fake. A spokesman added it was “not a police exercise and there was no involvement by the BPS or…

A 48-year-old man was arrested yesterday after police seized $648,000 of cannabis in an early morning raid at a home. A police spokesman said the drug was hidden in furniture. Assistant Commissioner o…

Police will be out in force on curfew checks from tonight, a spokesman warned tonight. He said: “While compliance is our first objective, we must remind that persons found in breach of the curfew regu…

Three charities that support young and old people got a bumper pre-Christmas boost from fundraising efforts by an international business. The Foster Parent Association, the Eliza DoLittle Society, and…

A fundraising drive to sell Christmas trees to help children in need has switched gear this year to help people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Bermuda Xmas Trees, an annual appeal that donates sal…

A man caught trying to sneak more than $67,000 out of Bermuda has lost a Supreme Court legal battle to get the cash back. Puisne Judge Sade Subair Williams ruled that, on the balance of probabilities,…