Royal Gazette

Bermuda College will celebrate 24 new graduates at its second annual Winter Commencement this week.
Duranda Greene, the college president, said half of the graduates achieved GPAs over 3.0, which mean…

A man has been arrested in connection with a social media scam that promised a quick return on a $1,000 deposit, police said today.
But a spokesman added reports continued of people being fleeced desp…

A “systemic breakdown” in the healthcare system that allowed some people to slip through the cracks has to be tackled, activists said yesterday.

Friends of Milton Ming – a Bermudian chef who died …

A man convicted of a 2011 murder will have his case heard by the Privy Council in London next month.
Devon Hewey and Jay Dill were sentenced to life in prison in 2013 after they were found guilty by a…

Business leaders have backed quarantine policy changes for people who are close contacts of infected people.
Karl Massam, the head of the Chamber of Commerce’s restaurant division and general manager …

A major crowdfunding website has rejected a bid by campaigners opposed to the Government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme to use it to raise cash.
The Bermuda Freedom Alliance linked up with the GoFun…

A historic park once brought back fond memories of her childhood to Germaine Trott.
But the Spanish Point resident said the run-down state of Admiralty House Park in Pembroke now reduced her to tears….

A firefighter has been honoured for her work in the management of the island’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Lieutenant Russann Francis won the Public Service Excellence Award for December.
Sh…

A man was given a break by a magistrate after he said he stole from a hardware store to pay for medication.
Lairy Hassell, 58, pleaded guilty yesterday to the theft of $207 worth of goods from Masters…

A reminder was issued for people who work with refrigerant gases to make sure that they have the proper identification card.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said all technicians wh…

Children aged 12 and up are now eligible for booster shots against Covid-19, the Government announced tonight.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, revealed the booster jab could go to children who receiv…

A clarion call for the last chance to sign up for an adventure-filled career with the Royal Bermuda Regiment was issued today.
Major Duncan Simons, the RBR’s Career Management Officer, said there was …

Travellers en route to the US will be able to get coronavirus tests at doctors’ and dental surgeries, it was revealed today.
The Bermuda Health Council said options for people to obtain fit-to-fly cer…

A fleet of abandoned boats are to be salvaged and scrapped in a partnership between the Government and Keep Bermuda Beautiful.
A government spokesman said 37 abandoned and derelict vessels whose owner…

Bermuda’s active cases of Covid-19 have continued to climb, up to 1,953 from the 1,882 announced last Thursday.
There are now 13 people in hospital for the illness, with two in intensive care, as well…

Police have arrested a 31-year-old man after a drone was intercepted by prison staff at Westgate Correctional Facility.
A police spokesman said the Bermuda Police Service Drugs Unit and Tactical Suppo…

Police had a narrow escape just before the start of curfew this morning when a driver clocked at 103kmph – or 64mph – “narrowly missed” hitting three officers at a traffic stop.
The driver failed to s…

A 41-year-old man was arrested after an alleged assault on a 51-year-old woman, police said today.
It was claimed that the attacker also brandished a knife and threatened another person.
Police were c…

More police are needed to help combat crime and help bolster a force feeling burn out and stress from two years of fighting on the Covid front line, according to the chairman of the Bermuda Police Ass…

A petition backing the Government’s science adviser attracted hundreds of new signatures over the weekend in the wake of her resignation.
More than 8,000 people had shown their support for Carika Weld…

The Opposition has stepped up its calls for Covid regulations such as SafeKey and the curfew to be abandoned because they are ineffective.
Michael Dunkley, the One Bermuda Alliance health spokesperson…

A young man, who took part in a mentorship programme for most of his childhood, has been awarded a bursary to help him achieve his aim of working in the financial services industry.
Benjamin Edwards w…

Children dressed up as their “dream” professions on a day to honour Martin Luther King Jr.
St David’s Primary School pupils were encouraged to reach for their goals in a special assembly on Friday.
Gl…

A former sergeant major who raised thousands of dollars for charity with an annual 24-hour walkathon is suing former Opposition deputy leader Leah Scott for defamation.
Marilyn Steede alleges in the c…

A pause on flights to the island from Boston and New York is expected to be limited to the 2022-23 winter season, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said.
Charles Jeffers II, the BTA chief executive office…

The Opposition leader called on the Premier to “get focused” after a string of incidents that he said left residents feeling hopeless.
Cole Simons insisted that his One Bermuda Alliance would help to …

Asymptomatic close contacts of people who test positive for the coronavirus no longer need to quarantine as long as they have been fully vaccinated within six months, the Government said today.
The ch…

Bans and restrictions on new work permits in certain categories have been extended to the end of July, the Government announced today.
The Ministry of Labour said that debt collectors, telephone switc…

A section of Middle Road in Smith’s will be partially closed over the next two months, the Government has announced.
A Belco trenching project starting next Wednesday will mean that the route between …

A motorcyclist who was more than double the drink-driving limit when he caused the death of a father of four later told police he had never held a valid driving licence, the Supreme Court heard yester…

The Premier has praised the Government’s science adviser Carika Weldon after a minister downplayed the impact of her resignation – which sparked public criticism that her work had been “minimised”.
Da…

A mother who lost her son in a crash said she was moved to see members of the public cover the island in blue yesterday in memory of him and others who have died on the roads.
Antoinette Burgess said …

A woman who appealed to the public for help to pay for overseas medical treatment said she was over the moon after she exceeded her £6,500 goal – $7,787 – in only a week.
Mickia Brangman raised £6,875…

A Merchant Navy Officer Cadet at college in the UK is destined for a life on the ocean waves after he secured a job as a junior officer with a billion-dollar plus shipping company.
Marcus Simmons, fro…

Police are to set up roadside breath test checkpoints across the island next weekend.
A notice in the Official Gazette said checkpoints would be in operation on January 21, 22 and 23 in seven of the …

A supermarket cashier who reunited an elderly woman with hundreds of dollars she dropped in the store on New Year’s Eve yesterday got a surprise thank you from a customer who saw her good deed.
Elvina…

Bus services will run on an ‘enhanced Sunday schedule’ from Monday due to staff shortages, the Department of Public Transportation (DPT) said today.
A spokeswoman said: “The DPT is advising passengers…

Online enrolment for parents to register their children for the next school year has opened, the education ministry announced today.
Registration options through the new PowerSchool online enrolment w…

Quarantine periods are to be cut from next week, the health minister revealed yesterday.
Kim Wilson added that schoolchildren would also switch from PCR tests to the antigen type.
Ms Wilson insisted t…

The loss of the Government’s science adviser and head of its Covid-19 test lab in just 18 days’ time will have no effect on the lab’s performance, the health minister declared yesterday.
Kim Wilson sa…

A maths tutoring centre has teamed up with an asset management firm to launch a scholarship drive to send 500 youngsters to summer maths camps.
Equilibria Capital Management has agreed to fund 50 scho…

Hospital patients could be asked to recuperate at home to avoid bed blocking as medics braced themselves for an influx of patients, a senior doctor said yesterday.
Wesley Miller, the chief of staff at…

Public school pupils will be able to return to the classroom after taking a coronavirus antigen test at home instead of a PCR test.
Tinée Furbert, the Acting Minister of Education, said the change wil…

The Government yesterday denied it lost its grip on the coronavirus crisis after long delays in the test system left most schools closed on the first day of term and caused “chaotic” scenes at the air…

JetBlue’s decision to downgrade its service to Bermuda came as no surprise, two air industry executives said yesterday.
Aaron Adderley, the president of airport operators Skyport, also highlighted the…

A traditional charity walk has donated 240 laptops to primary school pupils.
The Bermuda End-to-End Charitable Trust announced this week it had handed over the Chromebooks and protective cases to the …

A Supreme Court murder trial ground to a halt this week after the coronavirus forced a juror to quarantine.
Taaj Muhammad, 26, pleaded not guilty to the December 30, 2018 murder of Ronniko Burchall, w…

A clinic has run out of PCR tests because of a breakdown in the supply chain.
The Northshore Medical and Aesthetics Centre said that it could still perform antigen tests but that PCR tests had been st…

A new record for Covid-19 numbers was revealed tonight as cases shot up to 1,882.
The total surpassed the 1,612 peak of cases logged on September 21 last year – the height of Bermuda’s fourth wave.
A …

Almost 150 hospital staff are off work due to Covid-19 — with pressure on services mounting as the number of Omicron cases continues to surge.
The announcement came after the Bermuda Police Service an…