Royal Gazette

Police officers tonight confirmed a firearms incident in a residential area.
A spokesman said gunshots were fired in the Deepdale Road area of Pembroke just after 10pm.
Armed response units and office…

Two men suffered serious facial injuries after two motorbikes were in collision in the West End.
Police said a man leaving the Bermuda Coastguard headquarters in Sandys and a motorcycle travelling wes…

The Bermuda Broadcasting Company’s TV channels were knocked off the airwaves yesterday and today.
Patrick Singleton, the BBC’s chief executive, said the firm’s ZBM and ZFB channels were down from last…

An island photographer has opened a solo exhibition online sparked by her experiences over the Covid-19 pandemic.

Island Rock Fever, created by Meredith Andrews, includes nine “provocative” photog…

Island residents were swindled out of almost $4 million this year by internet fraudsters, police have revealed.
A police spokesman said that “entire life savings” had been lost in some cases.
But the …

Church leaders and human rights activists yesterday paid tribute to South African churchman Desmond Tutu, a Nobel peace prize-winning anti-apartheid activist.
The retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape …

A shortage of firefighters in the East End has sparked fears about potential gaps in ambulance cover for the area.
George Dowling III, the Mayor of St George, said that reports about fire station staf…

Bermuda’s Olympic hero Flora Duffy got a surprise gift from the Government at Christmas.
Ms Duffy was given the old Corkscrew Hill sign after the steep and winding road was renamed Flora Duffy Hill to…

A pressure group locked in a battle to stop the planned closure of a primary school has launched a campaign to get supporters to e-mail the Minister of Education.
The “Send An E-Mail” campaign was lau…

The victim of a Christmas Day fatal road crash was a top employee who cheered up colleagues and customers, a senior staff member at the Mid Ocean Club said today.
Dimitri Frias, the general manager in…

Increased demand for Covid-19 tests after a Delta Air Lines flight was cancelled caused huge queues at a test centre today, the Ministry of Health said tonight.
A spokeswoman for the ministry said tha…

A 26-year-old man died tonight after he suffered serious injuries in a three-vehicle crash.
He was the 17th fatality as a result of crashes this year – the highest death rate on the roads since 1998 a…

A daring Christmas Day rescue mission was launched by Marine and Ports staff after a freighter lost power hundreds of miles off Bermuda.
Two Department of Marine and Ports Services tug boats were sent…

A man was in hospital tonight with serious injuries after a three-vehicle crash.
Police said a car and two motorcycles collided on Palmetto Road, Pembroke near its junction with Bishop Spencer Road.
T…

The traditional Christmas Day celebration in the sun returned with a bang this year as people popped champagne corks on the beach.
Hundreds headed to the Elbow Beach in Paget South Shore before noon …

A new Bermudian air ambulance service is to take to the skies next week, it was revealed tonight.
Gilbert “Artie” Darrell said that five years’ research had led to Bermuda Air Ambulance Ltd securing a…

Thieves targeted a Hamilton menswear store last night and escaped with cash and clothes, police said today.
The break-in at Choices Menswear in the Bermudiana Arcade on Queen Street was reported to po…

Christmas Day revellers who plan to gather for a traditional beach party were today asked to keep the area clean for the holiday.
Keep Bermuda Beautiful said people who lived around Elbow Beach in Pag…

The public is advised that as of Wednesday, December 29, the Rockaway ferry stop (Green Route) will close for maintenance until January 31, 2022.
With the exception of Rockaway, ferry services will co…

A police officer yesterday came out early to share a Christmas safety message in the West End.
Pc Llewelyn Simons greeted drivers along Middle Road, Southampton with a gentle reminder for calm driving…

Season’s greetings, Bermuda.
The season of Advent is marked by themes of hope, peace, love and joy.
As this year of 2021 draws to a close, each of these themes has a special meaning in our community.
…

Christmas is one of our most favourite times in the Simons household.
In this holiday season, we join our fellow Christians around the world to rejoice in the birth of our saviour, Jesus Christ.
As we…

Almost half of Bermuda’s police officers have been investigated for alleged wrongdoing in the past three years — but the majority of complaints were resolved or dismissed.
Detective Chief Inspector Ar…

Bermuda Healthcare Services has donated 150 turkeys to patients and others in the community.
The healthcare provider continued its annual tradition, now in its 15th year, last Saturday with staff memb…

There have been no drink-driving arrests or collisions reported from a Christmas clampdown so far, it was revealed yesterday.
Chief Inspector Robert Cardwell said the news could mean that the do “not …

A plot to smuggle drugs into Bermuda was discovered after US customs found hollowed-out books that smelt of cannabis in a visitor’s suitcase.
Marley Watkins and Adanessa Infante — both US citizens — w…

Two people are now in hospital with Covid-19, the Government announced this afternoon.
A spokeswoman said that 97 new cases of the virus were recorded between Sunday and Tuesday. There are 234 active …

Anti-curfew protesters are planning a motorcade that will start at 12.31am tomorrow morning – a minute after the Government-imposed curfew kicks in – according to police.
A spokesman said that a socia…

Public transport will operate on a holiday timetable on certain days over the festive season, the Government said today.
A spokesman said that the holiday schedule will run from December 25 to 28 and …

Revellers will not be able to ring in the New Year at favourite bars or restaurants because of a Covid-19 curfew imposed in the wake of an increase in cases.
The 12.30am curfew — which comes into forc…

A woman who spearheaded her family’s near 50-year battle for justice over a land theft said she that hoped the struggle would be over before she died.
Barbara Brown, 90, the mother of the late MP Walt…

Two major property deals carried out more than 50 years ago were fraudulent, a hearing into allegations of land grabs ruled.
A report from the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses said that…

An under-fire shipping agent whose discount meat deliveries failed to materialise on time has announced that a consignment had arrived on the island.
Kevin Simmons, of Ekko Trading Bermuda in New York…

A mother and son team have turned their home into a festive spectacle with a 15-foot-long Christmas village that spans two rooms.
Jane Smith, 65, and her son, Roger, 43, spent two months and more than…

A children’s charity was gifted hundreds of toys after a charity wine tasting.
The donation to the Coalition for the Protection of Children came after Bermuda Wine Concierge raised $3,025 at the weeke…

A man yesterday denied possession of a folding knife and a string of road offences.
Enzi Mota-Ratteray, 20, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to possession of the blade in Warwick in the early …

Both burners at the trouble-hit Tynes Bay incinerator are back in operation, it was announced tonight.
Wayne Furbert, the acting public works minister, said that the second burner was returned to ser…

Police will enforce the new curfew and issue fixed penalty tickets to offenders, it was warned tonight.
Lawrence Scott, the acting national security minister, said that the curfew – from 12.30am to 5a…

Leadership in innovation has been celebrated by the economic development department.
The department presented awards to three technology entrepreneurs.
It was followed by awards to school-aged winners…

A barbershop with a history of honouring community heroes has this year given its accolade to a doctor.
Ricky Spence, of Rickey’s Barber Shop, presented the “Most Outstanding Member of our Bermuda Com…

A man arrested in connection with the weekend murder of footballer Osagi Bascome has been released on bail, police said today.
The detective leading the investigation into the knife killing said inqui…

Children aged between five and 11 could get the Covid-19 vaccine after recommendations by health watchdogs in the UK.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation in Britain said that children …

Trash collection schedules will be changed next week because of the Christmas holidays.
Trash normally collected on Monday will be picked up on Wednesday, and Tuesday’s waste will be collected on Thur…

The island’s zoo has been closed to protect animals amid rising Covid-19 cases.
A Government spokesman said that there would be no public access to the zoo area of the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo…

A former general manager of the Bermuda Telephone Company helped to rewire the island’s phone system after he arrived in 1963.
Daniel Mannus, who headed BTC from 1986 until 1991, was also a longstandi…

More than 180 cruise ship visits are scheduled for next year, the draft schedule has revealed.
The draft included just two more cruise ship visits than were expected this year, but the figure was much…

Teachers must sacrifice time over the Christmas holidays to get tested for Covid-19 before they went back to school, the education minister insisted yesterday.
Diallo Rabain hit out after the Bermuda…