Royal Gazette

A search is under way to find the closest surviving relative of a Second World War veteran from Bermuda who features in a wartime photo album. Donald E. Henderson, from Somerset, was aged just 22 and …

A Progressive Labour Party backbencher donated almost $2,000 to young volunteers who offered their time during an international golf tournament last month. Zane DeSilva, the MP for Southampton East, g…

The City of Hamilton has launched a “green” initiative to improve its wastewater network while potentially saving $75,000 a year. The goal of the project is to lower costs in pumping energy within the…

Borrowers and mortgage-holders will receive “enhanced protection” when new legislation is brought to Parliament, it was announced today. And Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said landlords…

The Government will hold a press conference to give an update about matters related to the Covid-19 pandemic at 5.45pm today. It said yesterday that the total number of active coronavirus cases in Ber…

Restaurant Weeks is to celebrate its tenth anniversary next year highlighting local “food harvest heroes”. The Bermuda Tourism Authority promotion is scheduled to take place from January 14 to Februar…

Plans to offer long term residency for investors in Bermuda will not equate to cash for citizenship, Jason Hayward, the labour minister, said this afternoon. Mr Hayward was speaking on the Government’…

The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club team raised $3,191 during Breast Cancer Awareness Month and their donation was generously matched by the hotel’s local owners for a total of $6,382. Funds were r…

A 29-year-old man accused of child pornography offences in the United States today consented to be extradited from Bermuda – provided Government approves it. The man appeared in Magistrates’ Court wh…

The trial of a man charged with smuggling gun components into Bermuda got under way in Supreme Court yesterday. (MON) James Rumley, 38, pleaded not guilty to three counts of importation of parts of fi…

A legal duo who interned at the same law firm were Called to the Bar within three weeks of each other. Hailey Edwards and Aleisha Hollis, who both worked at Conyers as students, were welcomed to the w…

A retired policeman appealed to the public on the eve of Remembrance Day to help his research into police officers who also served in the two world wars. John Skinner wrote features published on the …

The Bermuda Road Safety Council yesterday appealed to people to avoid the temptation and drive as the festive season approached. Dennis Lister III, chairman of the BRSC, highlighted an increase in cr…

This year’s Throne Speech was “realistic” in laying out what could be accomplished in the coming legislative session, David Burt, the Premier said yesterday. The Government’s digital bank, billed as …

The Remembrance Day observance will be a closed event, the public was reminded. The grounds of the Cabinet Office will be closed on Wednesday from 9.30am, along with Front Street between Queen and Ki…

The public was tonight “strongly urged” to send off their Christmas post to Britain by noon tomorrow. The Bermuda Post Office said that border closures in the UK and a halt to flights out as part of t…

Redundancy payments to ex-Fairmont Southampton workers will be honoured by the Government, the finance minister promised tonight. Curtis Dickinson said the wait for their severance packages had had a …

A “seasoned executive” with more 30 years of experience in the gambling world was today confirmed as the Chief Executive of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission. Jean Major pledged that the commission…

Satisfaction with Government performance is at one of the highest levels in the last 20 years, a polling firm said today. A total of 76 per cent of those questioned said that they were satisfied with …

A Progressive Labour Party senator was today appointed as Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports. Ernest Peets was sworn in by John Rankin, the Governor, at a ceremony at Government House in Pembroke. …

An 18-year-old record-breaking runner was today identified as the victim of a fatal weekend crash. Clevonte Lodge-Bean was named by the Berkeley Institute, where he studied, in a letter to staff and p…

Teachers have been invited to a professional development workshop organised by the National Museum of Bermuda. The free session will be held on Zoom and will be linked to a lecture about resistance to…

A total of five new coronavirus cases have been recorded, health officials announced today. The health department added that flu vaccine sessions have been cancelled because it had run out of shots. A…

The National Museum of Bermuda is hosting a free Zoom lecture Pushing the Boundaries of Freedom presented by Dr. Kristy Warren on Wednesday, November 18 at 5:30pm AT. Dr. Warren is a Bermudian scholar…

The sale of Ascendant Group Ltd to a Canadian utilities firm has been completed, a spokesman said today. Belco’s parent company was acquired by Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp. An Ascendant spokes…

Bermuda’s young people should have a say in changes to academic, trades and recreational programmes, campaigners and teachers have said. Desmond Crockwell, the director of Youthvision Promotions, set …

The Government must tell the people of Bermuda more about its plans for constitutional reform, the new Leader of the Opposition said at the weekend. Cole Simons of the One Bermuda Alliance asked: “Whe…

Bermuda is poised to ask for more power to run its own affairs after the British government allowed the island to draw up “areas for constitutional reform”, the Throne Speech has revealed. The speech,…

An antiracism charity said today that a print version of its book on black history was now available. Black History in Bermuda: Timeline Spanning Five Centuries was created by Cititizens Uprooting…

Societies around the world, including Bermuda, are engaged in a struggle to promote values such as honesty, decency, truth and dignity in the face of distractions on a scale never experienced before. …

An 18-year-old man today died after his motorbike was in collision with a car. Police said the rider suffered a serious head injury and was unconscious when emergency services arrived at the scene. He…

A charity set up to support at risk families and children said yesterday promised changes to the Financial Assistance system were long overdue. Gina Spence, founder of Gina Spence Productions, said:…

A motorist was taken to hospital for treatment tonight after they suffered an apparent head injury in a car crash. A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service added the injury was not believed to be li…

The British Airways flight to London next Thursday will be the last from Bermuda to the UK for nearly a month, an airline representative confirmed today. The flight to Gatwick Airport takes off a day …

Plans to support children, seniors and vulnerable people were outlined yesterday when the Government vowed to “drive a movement of change” for Bermuda. John Rankin, the Governor, said that there will …

The job market and gang violence were at the top of the agenda yesterday when members of the Youth Parliament got the chance to quiz the Premier. McKenzie-Kohl Tuckett, 17, and Nizae Douglas, 15, ques…

St George took a step back in time yesterday as the first Throne Speech for more than 200 years was delivered in what was once the island’s seat of government. Parliamentarians and a few members of th…

The Government’s failures in financial accountability should be of concern to all Bermudians, the Auditor-General said today. Heather Thomas, in her 2019 annual report tabled in the House of Assembly,…

Two more passengers from a British Airways flight have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Government said today. The new victims brought the total number of confirmed cases after the October 27…

A CCTV image of a man who carried out an armed robbery at a supermarket was released by police today. The raider, armed with what appeared to be a gun, struck at the Somers’ Supermart in St George’s a…

A private school today marked its 259th birthday today with a special event for present and past pupils. Dave Horan, the Warwick Academy principal, said: “Together we are stronger and over the past 35…

Road users and pedestrians were today warned to use caution on Front Street in Hamilton as work to upgrade traffic junctions enters its final month. A spokeswoman for the City that upgrades said that …

An eyesore part of Hamilton has had work carried out to cut back a potentially hazardous rock slope and improve the look of the area. A spokeswoman for the City of Hamilton said the work would “create…

Major changes to the tax system and the introduction of a levy on capital gains were today signalled in the Progressive Labour Party’s Throne Speech blueprint for the next legislative year. The Throne…

Standardised fees helped to deliver a 4 per cent reduction in hospital spending from 2017 to 2018, the Bermuda Health Council said today. Tiara Carlington, a project manager for public health research…

The Queen has sent a message to the people of Bermuda as the island celebrates a parliamentary milestone. In a letter delivered through Government House, she wrote: “On the occasion of celebrations to…

This morning the Governor will read the Speech from the Throne setting out the Government’s legislative agenda. In recognition of the 400th anniversary of the first General Assembly being established …