Royal Gazette

Farmers across the island have been left counting the cost after rampant thefts from their fields during the day as well as under cover of darkness.
Police are investigating a string of thefts and hav…

Another shipment of Covid-19 vaccines arrived on island last night, according to Government House.
In a post on Facebook, Government House confirmed that 14,040 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine ar…

The Minister of Health, Kim Wilson, will hold a press conference today at 3pm to give the latest update on Covid-19.
It comes as the Government said it was considering a change in quarantine requireme…

Royal Air Force fighter jets stopped over in Bermuda for fuel and rest on their way to a training exercise in the US.
The Eurofighter Typhoons touched down at LF Wade International Airport on Tuesday …

The Bermuda Police Service has felt the impact of the latest wave of Covid-19 with one in ten staff members off work because of the virus.
Darrin Simons, the Acting Commissioner of Police, said the BP…

Firefighters said Bermuda was temporarily left without fire coverage yesterday after one fire station was closed and firefighters from the two remaining stations responded to a blaze.
Three fire truck…

The Governor has dropped an inquiry into allegations of gross misconduct against Stephen Corbishley, the former Commissioner of Police, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Rena Lalgie wrote to Pc Robert But…

Two litigants battling to get a case about the recent Commission of Inquiry heard in the Supreme Court claim the judiciary is in “crisis” because of the lack of an impartial judge to preside over it.
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A grocery store manager said he nearly jumped out of his skin when faced with a stowaway raccoon in his shipping container.
Chris Smith, a manager at Lindo’s Family Foods, was unloading the containe…

A pig that escaped from its pen and ran free has been returned to its owner.
The heavyweight porker was filmed by several residents who posted the video footage on social media outlets this week.
Toda…

A cutback in flights by a major airline serving Bermuda was today branded “a devastating blow” for the island’s tourism industry.
JetBlue, which runs daily flights to the island throughout the year fr…

The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance is urging the Government not to renew public safety restrictions when they expire next week.
Michael Dunkley, the Shadow Minister of Health, also said that SafeKey …

Gale and storm force gusts are forecast for Friday as a swirl of low pressure builds in the Atlantic to the northwest of Bermuda.
The Bermuda Weather Service predicted strong west-southwesterly winds …

The Bermuda Hospitals Board has cut hospital services because of a massive shortage of staff calling in sick because of Covid-19 – leaving medics “struggling” to cope with demand from patients.
This …

Police are investigating a series of thefts of vegetables from farmers’ fields.
A spokesman warned the public to be on guard if approached by anyone selling produce who is not a known farmer or repres…

A man was charged in Magistrates’ Court this morning in connection with a stabbing.
Steven Ming, 58, was accused of wounding Caldric Nash with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
The incident was al…

Firefighters put out a blaze at a Hamilton Parish chicken coop this morning after receiving reports of a brush fire.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service said it received a call about t…

Students have been invited to apply for this year’s summer employment programme, which was designed to help them gain career experience.
The Department of Workforce Development scheme is open to peopl…

The latest outbreak of Covid-19 has worsened staff shortages in the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service and caused slower emergency response times and temporary station closures.
A spokesman for the Bermu…

A two-day lag for coronavirus test results from the island’s main laboratory is expected to continue, the scientist in charge warned yesterday.
Carika Weldon said that positive cases for the virus at …

A leading airline yesterday delivered a fresh blow to Bermuda after it said it would end its year-round service from New York.
JetBlue, which had flown to Bermuda from NYC 12 months a year, said it wo…

A bar and restaurant in a prime location has been forced to cut back its lunchtime opening hours after the coronavirus slashed customer numbers.
Bermuda Bistro at the Beach, on Front Street, Hamilton,…

The Premier yesterday came under fire from a previous head of government after he demanded the right to pick which journalists were allowed to interview him.
David Burt drew criticism from Michael Dun…

A yacht docking area in the East End will be improved if an application for renovation work is backed by planners.
A planning application said fencing would be put up on Ordnance Island and Market Wha…

Footage of a pig on the loose in various locations tonight proved a surprise social media hit.
The full-grown porker was filmed at a variety of locations by startled onlookers earlier today, includin…

Financial assistance and the protection of families were some of the accomplishments claimed by the labour minister in a review of last year released today.
Jason Hayward said that the “major wins” c…

Schoolchildren with their sights set on higher education can now apply for this year’s round of scholarship applications, the Ministry of Education announced today.
Tinee Furbert, the acting education…

Cuisine Bermuda-style will be highlighted throughout a four-week restaurant food festival scheduled to start this week.
Bermuda Restaurant Weeks, organised by the Bermuda Tourism Authority, will featu…

More school classes may need to be taught on a remote basis as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continued to sweep across the island, the Premier said today.
David Burt was speaking after schoo…

A 58-year-old man has been arrested after a stabbing in St David’s.
A police spokeswoman said that shortly before 7.30pm on Sunday, a 56-year-old man went to Southside Police Station to report that he…

The latest outbreak of Covid-19 has worsened staff shortages within the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Services, causing slower emergency response times and temporary station closures.
A spokesman for the Be…

The Premier yesterday apologised for delays in coronavirus testing that were branded “chaotic” by the Opposition.
David Burt admitted there had a been a “difference of opinion” with Carika Weldon, the…

The appointment of a new Commissioner of Police has likely already been made, sources said yesterday.
One familiar with the recruitment process said an announcement could come soon if a Bermudian has …

A jury yesterday watched video footage of a murder victim drinking at a bar minutes before he was shot.
At the trial of Taaj Muhammad, who has pleaded not guilty to the killing of Ronniko Burchall, th…

The Government is to introduce a pilot at-home coronavirus antigen test programme at some schools, The Royal Gazette understands.
A letter said to be from Kalmar Richards, the Commissioner of Educati…

No arrests for drink driving were made at the island’s roadside breath test checkpoints over the Christmas holiday.
The checkpoints, which earlier reported no arrests up to Christmas Eve, went the res…

The island’s active cases of Covid-19 have climbed to 1,604 — the second highest level recorded since the pandemic hit the island almost two years ago.
There were 689 positive cases from 7,125 tests c…

The Government may relax quarantine measures imposed to stem a recent surge in coronavirus infections, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health confirmed that the Governm…

The grandson of the late CV “Jim” Woolridge has been called to the Bar.
Jonathan Marion, 27, was welcomed into the legal profession as Bermuda’s first new lawyer of 2022.
Mr Marion, who was admitted o…

When a former model got sick when she was aged 20, she assumed she had picked up a stomach bug after she moved to Spain.
But after 13 years of illness and visits to a string of specialists Mickia Bran…

Gambling watchdogs are in talks with the Government about whether to allow increased use of lotteries.
Jean Major, the chief executive of the Bermuda Gaming Commission, said the organisation had been …

Phone software may have cut cases of Covid-19 by as much as 20 per cent during the island’s worst outbreak, the company that created the programme has said.
WeHealth, a US-based firm, said that the ap…

A man was fined $500 yesterday but escaped a ban after he was caught riding his motorcycle at almost three times the speed limit.
O’Dell Grant, 36, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to driving at 9…

Both senior schools will stay shut tomorrow, the Government announced tonight.
CedarBridge Academy and Berkeley Institute will continue with remote learning amid problems with coronavirus testing of l…

A scientist sounded the alarm four times last week that the coronavirus test system was about to be overwhelmed by the latest outbreak — but was ignored by Government officials.
Carika Weldon, the dir…

A senator who revealed a horrific catalogue of sexual and physical abuse by a former boyfriend has been contacted by 20 people in similar situations after her harrowing story was published in The Roya…

Schools that reopened their classrooms this week were hit by widespread staff and pupil absences because of a failure to get coronavirus test results returned in time, sources said yesterday.
One publ…

An almost blind pensioner was forced to fork out an extra $700 to get home to Canada after she missed her flight because of coronavirus test result delays.
The woman was able to rebook on yesterday’s …

Bermuda’s gambling watchdog has admitted he attracted global media attention when he tried to ban a game of chance called “Cow Plop Drop Bingo” in Canada.
Jean Major said the event, also called “Cow P…

A new agricultural produce storage centre to replace a century-old building has been proposed.
A planning application said that the proposed structure would be built next to the existing centre on Sc…