Royal Gazette

Twenty-two people are now in hospital with Covid-19 – with five in intensive care, Government said tonight. And another 69 people have tested positive bringing the number of active cases up to 656. Th…

The Bermuda Business Development Agency said it is in discussions with several people about the recently launched Economic Investment Certificate initiative. The programme, which opened on March 1…

The maker of video clip that appeared to threaten the public along with police officers has expressed remorse after getting contacted by the Bermuda Police Service. A police spokesman said authorities…

A gang-linked daytime shooting near the centre of St George’s last week in which a 22-year-old man was injured prompted a call from the Opposition for ’solutions to break the cycle’. Cole Simons, the …

The One Bermuda Alliance has criticised the pace of the Government’s updates on Covid-19 after a weekend of “depressing and grim” news on the pandemic. Michael Dunkley, the Shadow Minister of Health, …

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today changed Bermuda’s Covid status to very high. A spokeswoman for the US Consulate General said: “The CDC has adjusted the Travel Health Notice for…

The leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, Cole Simons, today issued a statement offering condolences to the family and friends of those who died from Covid this weekend. Last night the Government announ…

The Bermuda Entertainment Union mourned the loss of musician and political activist David W Burch, who died at the age of 75. A BEU spokesman highlighted Mr Burch’s long history as a performer. Mr Bur…

The Green family has donated $100,000 to support Bermuda Hospitals Board’s Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic. The donation comes following the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Foundation’s recent appeal for don…

Reckless boaters and swimmers have been trying to get close to whales putting themselves and the animals in danger, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Now the public is …

The increase in Covid cases has caused a slew of closures. This list will be continuously updated: Bermuda Hospitals Board No visiting allowed for acute inpatient units at King Edward VII Memor…

An appeal to help with medical expenses for a teenager left “fighting for his life” after a crash a week ago has raised $60,000 in just two days. Friends of 16-year-old David Goonewardewe, a sports-l…

The mother of a teenager who died last year after a motorcycle accident is hoping to raise money to start a scholarship in honour of her son. Antoinette Burgess said that fundraising had started for t…

David Burt has joined campaigners in welcoming a plan to correct a legal anomaly which has prevented hundreds of people from obtaining British citizenship, even though they were born to a parent from …

A popular Pembroke bakery where armed robbers struck on the eve of Good Friday stood strong over the Easter weekend. Owners of the Cake Shop on Curving Avenue shared via social media that they would b…

A Warwick Academy primary student gave up birthday presents this year in favour of helping people in need. Sommer Barclay asked friends and family to give her toiletries for her eighth birthday which…

Routine saliva testing for the coronavirus is to be expanded in the island’s public school system, according to Diallo Rabain, the education minister. Mr Rabain said tonight that a pilot school testin…

Two more people have died from Covid-19, the Health Minister announced tonight. It brings the island’s death toll from the illness to 14. Kim Wilson, the health minister, said she was “deeply saddened…

Cabinet Office tonight provided an update on the government services impacted by the current coronavirus outbreak. A Cabinet Office spokesperson stated: “Today the Government is providing an update on…

Bosses at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital say they are prepared for a surge in Covid-19 cases – after 18 patients were admitted over the weekend. And Bermuda Hospitals Board tonight urged families …

A threatening video aimed at members of the public, including police officers, is under investigation. A police spokesman said the clip, circulating on social media, was being treated “seriously” and …

Police are asking the public for help in tracing a hospital patient who has gone missing. Donna, Richardson, 62, was seen on the Curtis Ward of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital at about 5.30pm yester…

Eighteen people are now in hospital with Covid – with four in critical care, it was announced tonight. It comes as another 108 people were confirmed as positive from two days of testing. There are now…

Two men suffered minor injuries after their car flipped onto its roof on Harbour Road. At about 10.40pm last night, police responded to a report of a single vehicle road accident near the junction wit…

This year’s Heritage Month will have the theme of ’Bermuda Resilience’, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport said yesterday. Ernest Peets told the Senate that his ministry would hold several initi…

A lifelong farmer from the West End who carried on a proud family tradition of living off the land has died at 85. Richard Bascome was a dairy farmer who tended Westover Farm in Sandys. He recalled de…

A conservation charity is calling on the community to lend a helping hand to plant endemic trees around the island. The Bermuda National Trust launched the tree planting initiative five years ago and …

The Bermuda Hospitals Board has been swamped by medical waste in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. But it insists the build-up of debris does not pose a health hazard. BHB operates two macerators at …

Demands for an annual general meeting of the Bermuda Taxi Operators Association must be shelved until the coronavirus pandemic passes, the group’s president insisted this week. David Frost spoke after…

Artist Abigail Kempe is determined to keep one island tradition alive – the art of kite making. Ms Kempe, 34, said she learnt the craft from her father. And for this Easter Good Friday, she made a gia…

Armed robbers got away with cash in raid on a popular Hamilton bakery late this afternoon. Two men carrying guns entered The Cake Shop on Curving Avenue just before 4.30pm. According to police, the ro…

Another 75 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed today with active cases now totalling more than 500. Five people are also now in hospital – with three in critical care. Minister of Health Kim Wilson tonig…

A lawyer accused of murdering a young woman appeared in Supreme Court today. Kamal Worrell, from Warwick, was not required to enter a plea at the April arraignments hearing to a charge of murdering Ch…

A man was remanded in custody today after he was accused of attempted murder. Jahmico Hayward, 36, was charged in Magistrates’ Court with attempting to cause the death of Nancy Mota and an alternative…

A message circulating on social media platform Whatsapp purporting to be a Royal Gazette notice stating that Bermuda is reverting to the system of going to grocery stores by alphabetical order is fals…

Ewart Brown appeared in Supreme Court via video link today – but he was not required to enter pleas on 13 charges of official corruption. The former premier appeared on a large screen at the monthly a…

Police will be out in force this Easter holiday weekend to ensure that Covid-19 public safety measures are being adhered to. At a press conference this afternoon, Assistant Police Commissioner Martin …

Glenn Jones, the former interim CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, has announced he will soon leave the BTA after more than six years. Mr Jones said on Twitter that he decided to step away from the…

The Governor, Rena Lalgie, has had her first experience of a Bermuda tradition – picking Easter Lilies as a gift to send to the Queen. Ms Lalgie and her family took part in the event at Windybank Fa…

Somersfield Academy has announced the appointment of Peter Howe as their next Head of School. Mr Howe, an educator native to Canada, will take the reigns at the start of the 2021/22 school year after …

A string of surgeries have been called off over the past year because of a shortage of beds at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. Fifty-four elective procedures had to be postponed from April 2020 thr…

Senators rubber-stamped a number of bills relating to Covid-19 safety regulations during tyesterday’s session of the upper house. A government order extending a state of emergency to April 25 was supp…

Bermuda recorded 60 positive cases of the Covid-19 virus today, bringing the number of active cases to a record 476. The positive results were among a batch of 1,660 tests delivered to the department …

Interactive sessions taking youngsters on voyages out to sea will be offered to the community next week by the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. The 40-minute online presentations will guide c…

Charles H Jeffers II has been appointed chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, effective tomorrow. Mr Jeffers, a 26-year veteran of the destination marketing industry, was hired through a g…

The Minister of Health has warned the public to be wary of false information on social media about Covid-19 Kim Wilson said this afternoon that the Government was aware of a fake e-mail image claiming…

Belco is advising the public to take care when flying kites over the Easter weekend. The electricity provider said that kites frequently get tangled in power lines, causing not only blackouts, but als…

Legislation to ban “revenge porn” was today approved unanimously by Senators. They said the Criminal Code Amendment (Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Act 2021 was a much needed tool to comba…

A 22-year-old Pembroke man shot several times yesterday in Somers Gardens in St George’s is recovering in hospital . Detective Sergeant Jason Smith of the serious crime unit said two suspects are beli…