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A new community garden, set in woodland at the top of Corkscrew Hill in Devonshire, was opened yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said more gardens were on the wa…

The Government is inviting expressions of interest for the renovation and use of the former police station in the Town of St George. The station on York Street in the Olde Towne was first closed in 20…

All eyes will be on the East End tomorrow with the historic 400th anniversary of Parliament celebrated in the Town of St George, where it was first held. St George’ mayor George Dowling called it “a …

A concerned mother has spoken out about a lack of inclusiveness for children with special needs in Bermuda’s public education system. Cyrelah Somner, the mother of a middle-school child with Fragile X…

Bermuda residents will not be faced with a rollback of their existing freedoms unless there is community transmission of the coronavirus, the health minister revealed. The present 18 active Covid-19 c…

More than 400 coronavirus test results came back clear yesterday, the Ministry of Health said this afternoon. None of the 409 samples received was positive. Bermuda has had 206 total confirmed cases. …

Residents were warned by police to be wary of a growing number of scams designed to look like investment opportunities. A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said the public should be “alert to individua…

The chairman of an insurance company group has been appointed as an independent member of the Senate, it was announced this morning. John Wight, the chief executive officer at BF&M, will fill the …

A young lawyer started a new chapter in his life after he was Called to the Bar last week. William Finnerty, 23, told a courtroom at the Government Administration Building that the he overcame the dem…

A six-month ban on work permits for an expanded range of job categories was an expected move from the Government, the Bermuda Employers’ Council said yesterday. Keith Jensen, the president of the BEC,…

The Bermuda Industrial Union is to meet former staff of the Fairmont Southampton Hotel today to discuss their unpaid redundancy money. Hotel workers from the hotel are facing financial hardship becaus…

The deadline for public consultation on the introduction of controversial 5G technology will not be extended, it was announced yesterday. The Regulatory Authority of Bermuda confirmed that the Novemb…

A Speech from the Throne sounds impressive — it is meant to be — and far less ceremonial than the ceremony in which it is wrapped. It is the centrepiece of a longstanding parliamentary tradition tha…

The Remembrance Day holiday next week will push government’s garbage collection schedule back a day, the Ministry of Public Works announced tonight. A ministry spokesman explained that garbage will no…

A man was fined $1,000 after he admitted a breach of a domestic violence protection order. Aswad Wilson, 36, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to the breach, which involved contact with his former …

The island now has 21 active cases of Covid-19, it was revealed tonight. None are in hospital or under investigation. But Kim Wilson, the health minister, said two students and the parents of one stud…

The Leader of the Opposition today announced a “new and robust Senate team” for the One Bermuda Alliance. Cole Simons said Ben Smith will be the Opposition Leader in the Senate, and Shadow Minister of…

A graphic designer created her first children’s pop-up book as part of a lifelong interest in three-dimensional art. Jasmine Hendrickson, 30, shone a spotlight on the Bermudian Aquarium Museum and Zoo…

Former MP Rolfe Commissiong today branded the release of his resignation letter by the Premier as “unethical” and insisted he did not write it and only signed it under “extreme duress.” Mr Commissiong…

The traditional “Black Friday” sales will go ahead – but with safety rules designed to fight the spread of Covid-19, the Chamber of Commerce said today. Kendaree Burgess, the chief executive of the ch…

The Royal Gazette, in conjunction with the Washington Post News Service and Bloomberg News, will be livestreaming Election Night 2020. The Washington Post’s Libby Casey will anchor prime-time …

A married couple accused using an imitation firearm to hold a man captive appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Sam Fraser-Smith, 41, and Saruttana Fraser-Smith, 37, were charged with confining Ro…

The construction of a Second World War US base in St David’s was crucial to protect the island’s interests as well as those of the Allies, a Canadian historian has said. Duncan McDowall, speaking to t…

A teenager yesterday denied that he robbed a Pembroke gas station using an imitation firearm. Samuel Taylor Jr, 17, pleaded not guilty to charges of robbery, use of an imitation firearm to commit an i…

Supreme Court trials are scheduled to restart next week after a months-long halt caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons said at yesterday’s arraignments session that work t…

A planned luxury housing development has sold seven of its 18 high-end lots at the waterside site, it was revealed yesterday. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said reports of the sales at R…

The One Bermuda Alliance will be an effective Opposition party despite its depleted ranks, its new leader promised today. Cole Simons said a mix of former MPs and other candidates who stood for the pa…

A Progressive Labour Party stalwart, teacher and trade unionist has died at aged 72. Ann Pindar, who ran as a candidate for the PLP in 1968 and 1976 elections, was hailed by the party as a pioneer in …

“Unprecedented” unemployment in the island’s “worst jobs crisis in modern times” stands at double 2019 levels, the finance minister, warned this afternoon. Jason Hayward said further losses were expe…

A warning to people tempted to breach strict quarantine regulations was issued by the health minister today. Kim Wilson – speaking after two visitors from the US were fined after they broke isolation …

An armed robber raided a supermarket this morning and escaped with a haul of cash. The man struck at the Somers’ Supermart in St George’s just before 6am, brandished a firearm and demanded money. Poli…

Environmental campaigners and health groups have joined forces to fight the introduction of controversial 5G communications technology. Greenrock, Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce, Ocean…

A veteran waiter at now-shuttered Fairmont Southampton forced to sleep rough after he was ordered to quit staff accommodation ten days ago said the way he was treated was “inhumane”. George Uy, who ha…

A 38-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. The offence is alleged to have happe…

Bermuda High School opened its new $12.2 million Innovation Centre, arts wing and theatre yesterday — and promised the state-of-the-art facilities will be open to pupils from other schools across the …

UK retirees in some overseas territories have seen pension increases frozen – but Bermuda residents have not been affected. Lord Randall said In a debate in the House of Lords in a “probing amendment”…

A young sailor forced to sit out a role in a 40,000-mile clipper race around the world is ready to get her sea legs again. Chanara Smith-Rookes, 21, was fast-tracked to represent Bermuda in the Clippe…

A 38-year-year-old man was fighting for his life this morning after a crash that involved three motorbikes. The injured man, who suffered serious head injuries, was treated at the scene by EMTs before…

A total of 474 Belco customers in Warwick and Paget suffered power cuts at the weekend. The power firm’s website said the outages began at 7.10pm on Friday and restoration was expected by 10.10pm that…

A conducted tour of the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s headquarters at Warwick Camp is on offer tomorrow so veterans and would-be recruits can see how the modern soldier lives and works. Peter Aldrich, the …

Halloween was celebrated in miniature at a party in the park today. The baby members of Mumsea Bermuda playgroup gathered at Astwood Park in Warwick dressed in their spookiest clothes or as their favo…

A 41-year-old man was arrested and a replica firearm recovered after an alleged incident at a house, police said today. A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service said that the man was expected to ap…

A pressure group set up to protest against pollution from power firm Belco said it has had “productive” talks with the company. The Bermuda Clean Air Coalition set up by residents and business leader…

In today’s rumbling fast pace of life, where people seldom have quiet moments to reflect on values so common many decades ago, such as politeness, respect, tolerance, kindness and the ability to treat…

A group of householders helped keep the Halloween spirit alive yesterday with a display of homemade scarecrows across the neighbourhood. Cobbs Hill Road in Warwick was decorated with about nine scarec…

Church leaders have joined forces to pray for the people of America because of “concerning levels of polarisation” in the run up to next Tuesday’s US presidential election. They appealed to the publi…

A Canadian historian said yesterday the development of Tucker’s Town for tourism was a “lynchpin” in the growth of the sector. Duncan McDowall, who appeared for a second time at the Commission of Inqu…

The leaders and officials of the Bermuda Bar Association were today elected. Elizabeth Christopher remained as president after the BBA Annual General Meeting. Cindy Clark is the vice-president and Ge…

The Registrar General said today his office was not the cause of major delays in the issuing of death certificates to grieving families. Aubrey Pennyman was speaking after two families highlighted wai…

Bermuda’s spas will take the tourism spotlight next month with discounts and special deals for the third Bermuda Spa Month. The Bermuda Tourism Authority-led promotion, launched in February 2019, was …