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Plans for the new session of Parliament could be hit by a lack of cash, a top economist warned last night.
Craig Simmons, a Bermuda College lecturer, added that last Friday’s Throne Speech lacked deta…

Volunteers helped plant 70 trees in the grounds of Government House at the weekend to celebrate the Queen’s platinum anniversary as monarch next year.
The scheme was the brainchild of the Bermuda Bota…

A new head teacher has been appointed at Saltus Grammar School, it was revealed tonight.
Julie Rousseau, from Canada, will take over from Deryn Lavell at the private school next summer.
Ms Rousseau sa…

The head teacher of Bermuda High School for Girls will step down at the end of the 2022-23 academic year, it was announced today.
Linda Parker confirmed in a letter to parents that she would retire in…

A charity for the disabled has been given a green energy boost.
Aeolus Capital Management and solar energy firm BE Solar joined forces to carry out the work at WindReach, an outdoor centre for the dis…

A woman was yesterday charged with a double murder at a Hamilton city bar and restaurant.
Quiana Butterfield, 25, appeared in Magistrates’ Court accused of the killing of Ayinde Eve, 27, and Micah Dav…

An insurance company founder who took advantage of the work from Bermuda scheme said the move boosted her mental health as well as her business.
Ashley Hunter, of US-based HM Risk Group, added that sh…

A newly minted barrister and mother of one said that her five-year-old son inspired her to get through her studies.
Arielle DeSilva, 28, explained that she stayed the course for the sake of little Noa…

The Premier said yesterday that the public would be informed if there was an update on a Cabinet minister who has been absent from his post for weeks.
David Burt said the responsibilities of Lieutenan…

Applications are now being accepted for the government’s 2022 Graduate Trainee Programme.
The Economic Recovery Plan’s Youth Employment Programme was launched by the Ministry of Labour as a pilot prog…

Clothing, toiletries and household goods will be offered to people in need at a giveaway event this month.
The Grateful Bread will host the event on November 27, two days after the US Thanksgiving cel…

An attempt by a government minister to have a civil court summons thrown out has been dismissed.
The Minister of Public Works applied to strike out a writ filed by Calvin Simons, who claimed he lost o…

Covid-19 travel restrictions to the US came into effect today.
The rules, announced last month, mean travellers will only be allowed to board US-bound flights if they have been fully vaccinated agains…

The number of active Covid-19 cases rose by three to 62 today after 11 new cases were logged.
There are six people in hospital, one in intensive care, unchanged from last Friday’s update.
Health offic…

A pressure group has condemned the actions of a police officer who posted CCTV footage of a fatal road traffic accident on social media.
Social Justice Bermuda claimed that the incident had eroded con…

The Deputy Premier represented Bermuda today at the opening of a Garden of Remembrance at the Palace of Westminster in London.
Walter Roban spoke as the garden, created to honour those who gave their …

David Burt has strongly denied criticism that a lack of major new initiatives in the Throne Speech means his Government is running out of imagination and energy.
The Premier’s statement today comes af…

About 25 public school custodians have downed tools and are at the Bermuda Industrial Union headquarters this morning in a dispute about overtime.
Arnold Smith, the BIU representative for the custodi…

A woman was this morning charged with the double murder at the Robin Hood Pub and Restaurant.
Quiana Butterfield, 25, appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning accused of the murders of Ayinde Eve,…

Bermuda experienced two inches of rain in the last 24 hours, causing widespread flooding.
A Bermuda Weather Service spokeswoman said Bermuda experienced 0.7 inches of rain overnight on Saturday and a…

“What I think is of concern is that the problem is no longer back of town. You’re dealing with an element that knows no boundaries.”
— Paul King (Robin Hood owner)

“Bermuda still suffers fr…

The Court of Appeal has upheld the convictions of a half-brother and sister jailed for murder.
Katrina Burgess and Cleveland Rogers were both found guilty last year of the premeditated murder of Marcu…

The future of island nations such as Bermuda depends on the world meeting its climate goals, a government minister warned at the weekend.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told an audience a…

A veteran therapy pony at a charity for the disabled has died after almost a quarter of a century helping others.
Tilly, a miniature pony, died last Wednesday at Warwick-based outdoor activities centr…

News that the island was to become a test bed for renewable energy sources has been welcomed by environmentalists.
Karen Border, the executive director for the Bermuda National Trust, said the Throne…

A bid to get details of a controversial link-up between the Bermuda Post Office and a US private courier company has been stonewalled by the Government.
The refusal came after Mailboxes Unlimited, a B…

A group set up to preserve a historic North Hamilton home has appealed to the Government to lease it the property at a peppercorn rent.
Duncan Simons, an architect, hoped the lease would give the grou…

A raffle winner will save money on energy bills and help the environment.
The Bermuda National Trust and BE Solar has teamed up to offer a solar panel installation as the grand prize in the draw next …

Trench and road work will close a section of a major road, the public works ministry said yesterday.
A ministry spokesman said that a trench work on Middle Road in Smith’s has moved close to the yello…

Robin Hood 9 Southampton Rangers 0

It was a lopsided affair at Goose Gosling Field last night as Robin Hood laid Southampton Rangers to the sword, scoring nine unanswered goals.
Ereico Outerbridg…

Bermuda 3 Barbados 2

Stefan Jones scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time to earn short-handed Bermuda a stunning victory over Barbados in their opening group C match at the Conc…

Due to this unpredicted, horrendously impactful pandemic climate, owners of commercial industries of all sizes and shapes may be spending more time scrutinising their business interruption and commerc…

The Constitution and parts of the island’s governance are in line to be updated in the new session of Parliament, it was announced in the Throne Speech yesterday.
Rena Lalgie, the Governor, who delive…

Clocks are set to go back one hour tomorrow morning as Daylight Savings Time ends.
The change will come into effect at 2am on Sunday, but it is recommended that people should change their clocks befor…

The island’s CCTV network will be upgraded to help police tackle crime, the Throne Speech promised yesterday.
Rena Lalgie, the Governor, said that public safety would be “enhanced by marrying technolo…

Here are five things we learnt from today’s Throne Speech:

1) A day of firsts: Rena Lalgie, the Governor, made history as the first woman, and the first Black person, to deliver the Speech from t…

The Throne Speech was as heavy on the rhetoric of solidarity as it was light on the details of recovery.
It took Rena Lalgie, the Governor, 8,241 words to say not very much at all.
Not her fault as, a…

The number of Covid-19 cases rose by two today after 12 new cases were reported.
But health officials said ten people had recovered from infection.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said the vaccine…

A pledge to “streamline” healthcare administration so more cash can be spent on patient care was made in today’s Throne Speech.
The Government said that “systemic reform” of the system was “desperatel…

CCTV footage of a fatal road crash was released to the public by a police officer, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Acting Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons said the officer had admitted he had poste…

Motorists were reminded today of the dangers of speeding and the need to stick to the speed limit on safety grounds.
The Bermuda Road Safety Council warned that speeding was the leading cause of road …

Police today named 23-year-old football player Jahtino Richardson-Martin as the 15th road fatality this year.
Mr Richardson-Martin was seriously injured on Wednesday morning after he was involved with…

Plans aimed at powering Bermuda out of the economic slump triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic were unveiled by the Government today.
The Throne Speech delivered by Governor Rene Lalgie on behalf of the…

Updates and video will be posted live this morning for The Royal Gazette’s coverage of the 2021 Speech from the Throne, delivered by Rena Lalgie, the Governor.
The speech unveils the Government’s legi…

Young people involved in an adventure training charity have been featured in digital artworks as part of a project designed to battle negative stereotypes of Black people.
Dany Pen, the executive dire…

A second man has been arrested in connection with a sex assault and burglary at knifepoint last month, it was revealed yesterday.
A police spokesman confirmed that a man, aged 20, was arrested last Fr…

A man jailed for a plot to smuggle gun parts into Bermuda has argued his conviction should be quashed because his trial was unfair.
James Rumley, 40 was found guilty last year of three counts of impor…

It will be illegal to fish all but three species of shark under legislation being drafted, the Ministry of Home Affairs has revealed.
A ministry spokesman said that commercial fishermen would be allo…

Plans to change the island’s healthcare system will feature in tomorrow’s Throne Speech, it was revealed tonight.
An excerpt from the speech, to be delivered by Rena Lalgie, the Governor on behalf of …