Royal Gazette

A legal bid by the Corporation of Hamilton to stop the Government from turning it into an unelected quango is being heard by Bermuda’s highest court of appeal today.
The Judicial Committee of the Priv…

An attempt by a company run by a government MP to pay off part of an outstanding $14.49 million loan was refused because a Bermudian bank had “concerns over the source of funds”, a court document show…

A charity that advocates for older people called for collective action to make sure that “no senior is left behind” after figures showed a slight increase in the number of pensioners on financial assi…

Hurricanes could pose an increasing threat to Bermuda’s national bird as cahows have increasingly been returning to the island earlier in the year.
Jeremy Madeiros, a terrestrial conservation officer …

The Bermuda Police Service have warned businesses to be on the lookout for criminal activity as the busy holiday season picks up.
In a notice sent recently to businesses, the BPS highlighted strategie…

As public voting continues in the City of Hamilton’s Christmas Window Decorating Contest, businesses have pulled out all the stops on creativity to woo voters.
Twenty-four businesses, including seven …

Young photographers have earned a spot on the walls of the National Museum of Bermuda in the latest edition of the Reg Grundy Youth Photography Competition.
Last week, more than 80 students, teachers …

From January 1 the Bermuda Hospitals Board will no longer accept payments at its Hamilton location in Craig Appin House on Wesley Street.
A BHB spokeswoman encouraged patients to make payments online….

The Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre in St David’s will not open on Sunday, the Bermuda Hospitals Board said.
A BHB spokeswoman said the closure is as a result of a staff shortage.
She said the centre wi…

The Department of Corrections is to host a public information session on Thursday as part of a recruitment drive.
The event at the Athene Lecture Theatre at Bermuda College will run from 6pm to 7.30pm…

A collective of peacekeeping organisations gathered at City Hall today to celebrate the United Nations’s ratification of universal rights.
Activists used the annual Human Rights Day to remind Bermudia…

Two female car drivers who collided at the junction of Court Street and Reid Street yesterday were treated and later discharged from hospital, police said today.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman sai…

Maintenance work to a pump station on Front Street next month is to impact car parking spaces, the City of Hamilton said.
The project involves the replacement of ageing pipes at the pump station oppos…

A teenager who suffered serious injuries in a crash on Saturday night was today in stable condition at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, according to police.
The 19-year-old male was in the intensive…

A portion of Harbour Road will be reduced to a single lane from tomorrow so repairs can be carried out on a wall.
A notice from the Ministry of Public Works said that the work at the Lower Ferry stop …

The Department of Health will offer free HIV testing on Monday morning to recognise World AIDS Day.
A spokeswoman for the department said the free testing at the Hamilton Health Centre is intended to …

A 94-room hotel development is the latest proposal for a seven-storey Hamilton office block facing an uncertain future after several years of gathering weeds while sitting vacant.
The offer to breathe…

A simmering legal battle between two Paget neighbours over alleged intrusions into each other’s property has progressed to a Supreme Court trial.
Samuel Andrew Banks, who owns 17 Inglewood Lane, has a…

Cheers and smiles were abuzz at The Royal Gazette last night when the winners of the newspaper’s annual Stanley Ratteray Memorial Christmas Short Story Contest were announced.
The competition was open…

Two owls that rarely visit the island were spotted on Sunday near LF Wade International Airport.
The short-eared owls, which typically hunt during the day, were seen by Miguel Mejías, of the Bermuda A…

An historical boathouse overlooking Bailey’s Bay could be rebuilt more than a decade after it was destroyed by hurricanes.
A planning application this month proposed reconstructing a structure associa…

The community has been urged to continue advocating for the rights of all.
The Bermuda Human Rights Commission issued the call as the global community observes Human Rights Day tomorrow.
Lisa Reed, ex…

The Government has sounded the alarm over a scam circulating on social media advertising a public transport “Smart Pass”.
The fraudulent advertisement claims a card can be purchased for $2.55 and pro…