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Police today renewed an appeal for witnesses to yesterday’s fatal road accident.
A police spokesman thanked members of the public who had come forward with information on the two-vehicle crash.
But he…

The trial of a husband and wife charged with breaches of Covid-19 quarantine regulations was today adjourned because of scheduling conflicts.
Magistrates’ Court heard that the trial of Sophia Cannonie…

A member of the public has lost more than $10,000 in a scam investment scheme that promised high returns.
A police spokesman highlighted a second scheme where fraudsters tried to obtain private financ…

More than $23 million is thought to have been injected into the economy thanks to the work from Bermuda programme.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said that 638 people took up the scheme and 20…

The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance has questioned why a private accounting firm has been drafted in to oversee Government’s economic recovery plan.
Marcus Jones, the shadow minister for economic deve…

A website has been launched to provide information about a soon-to-open home for mothers and their children.
The Transformational Living Centre for Families is expected to welcome its first residents …

Mass demonstrations at the climate crisis summit in Scotland were yesterday defended by the home affairs minister.
Walter Roban, a delegate at the event in Glasgow, said he sympathised with activists …

The first graduate of a law firm’s pupillage programme has been Called to the Bar.
Marcus Symonds, 30, joined Bermuda’s legal fraternity on Monday after a ceremony attended by his colleagues and famil…

The only alternative to taking immediate action to fight climate change is “a collapse of human civilisation”, a leading conservationist has warned.
David Wingate delivered the stark message as the pu…

The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed two more lives, it was revealed last night.
The grim news brought the death toll of the coronavirus up to 106.
There are 57 active cases of the coronavirus, with none…

Covid-19 booster shots will be give to people aged 50 or over and those with chronic health problems from today.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said boosters were already available for emergency …

Bermuda will not start Covid-19 vaccines for children aged under 11 until the Government gets the green light from the UK, it was revealed last night.
Ayo Oyinloye, the chief medical officer, said tha…

With the Throne Speech scheduled for tomorrow, we look back at what happened to the pledges made in last year’s legislative blueprint – which was shorter than usual because of the Covid-19 emergency.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed two more lives, it was revealed tonight.
The grim news brought the death toll of the coronavirus up to 106.
There are 57 active cases of the coronavirus, with none of…

A 23-year-old man has been rushed to hospital after he was involved in a serious two-vehicle collision on North Shore Road this morning.
A police spokesman said a car travelling east and turning into…

The Ministry of Health is advising retailers and consumers not to sell or consume a brand of salame sticks linked to a salmonella outbreak in the US.
A Government spokeswoman said a public health ale…

A man who triumphed over substance abuse and violent behaviour yesterday reminded troubled youngsters that life “gets better”.
Romone Smith, 31, said that his probation officers helped him change by b…

A Government pest control worker has been accused of breaking the rules and killing wild birds as well as the target feral chickens.
A business owner said she had seen “dozens of birds dropping dead” …

A family cat feared dumped in a national park is home safe after being missing for more than 200 days.
The Martins family from Paget launched a major search after Teddy, their ginger and white male ca…

A 60-year-old US Navy submersible that carried out the first survey of the tragic liner Titanic yesterday took the waters off St George.
The boat completed its first round of tests after a major refit…

A social justice campaigner yesterday said a public apology was needed before disadvantaged young Black men saw an improvement in their lives.
Martha Dismont added that the people of Bermuda had to pl…

A shake-up of the One Bermuda Alliance shadow cabinet has been unveiled by the party’s leader.
The move by Cole Simons comes just before the Government is to set out its plans for the year ahead with …

Hospital patients will be allowed to have some visitors from tomorrow after a fall in the number of coronavirus cases.
An easing of restrictions will follow the “long and brutal” surge of Covid-19 pat…

A trial date was set yesterday for a man accused of causing a boat crash that killed a 24-year-old man.
Mikado Burchall, 35, will appear in the Supreme Court on April 18 next year.
Mr Burchall pleaded…

Bermuda is on a “glide path” to a small budget surplus by 2023-24, the finance minister said yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson added the country’s last round of borrowing was calculated to last until that f…

An accounting and auditing heavyweight is to lead the Government’s economic recovery plan, the finance minister revealed yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson said financial services firm KPMG had been selected…

A man dubbed “the motorcycle bandit” appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday as prosecutors argued his sentence was too lenient.
Troy Woods, 50, was given a suspended sentence after he was convicted o…

Interest in tracing family ancestry soared during the pandemic, according to the National Museum of Bermuda.
The museum’s online genealogy database was used more than ever in 2020, prompting the laun…

Bermuda’s Covid-19 death toll rose to 104 today as the Minister of Health announced another three coronavirus-related deaths.
Kim Wilson said that ten new cases were discovered among 6,461 test result…

Blue chip names are prepared to invest in the redevelopment of the island’s biggest hotel, the finance minister said today.
Curtis Dickinson said Gencom, the US-based owners of the Fairmont Southampto…

The 2021 hurricane season has become the third most active on record – although Bermuda has so far been spared.
The Bermuda Weather Service said that, with the formation of Subtropical Storm Wanda far…

Police are investigating a fight at a Warwick hotel property that involved helmets, a knife and a machete.
A police spokesman said today that shortly after 10pm on October 22, police received reports …

The Minister of Finance, Curtis Dickinson, is to hold a press conference at 2.30pm.
We will have live coverage and in-depth reports.

Police and the Bermuda Coast Guard were called into action after a van slid off a road into a bay in the early hours of this morning.
The incident happened just after 5am near the swing bridge on St. …

A Bermudian businessman who was accused in the United States of a $135-million fraud in 2018 has now been told by authorities in the Cayman Islands that he, and two other directors of his failed compa…

An educator told the Supreme Court that the Bermuda Union of Teachers had blocked him from running for union office after he sought to raise serious concerns with members.
Leonard Santucci, the BUT re…

A convicted sex offender has been given an opportunity to fight his deportation after a ruling by the Supreme Court.
Brittonie Taylor, who served eight years for a serious sex assault, was set to be s…

Two locations have been identified as possible sites for an offshore wind farm, according to an initial report.
But further studies need to be carried out before it can be decided if the project to br…

The catching of some species of shark could soon be outlawed in Bermuda, the minister responsible for the environment has revealed.
Walter Roban, the Minister for Home Affairs and the Deputy Premier,…

The Corporation of Hamilton’s legal fight to block legislation to make it a quango will reach the Court of Appeal this week.
The Corporation launched legal action against both the Attorney-General and…

Post office customers will be able to collect and deliver packages on Saturday from this week.
A spokesman said that the Parcel Post section of the General post Office in Hamilton will be open between…

A property dispute and bad weather has further stalled wall repairs on Harbour Road.
While the Ministry of Public Works said the repairs – which started in June – were expected to be completed by earl…

Retirement has been portrayed through rose-coloured glasses for many years as the reward for working, living, coping, consuming, raising a family, and just getting on with life.
When those not retire…

A historic church in St George has hit a “financial crisis point”, it was revealed yesterday.
St Peter’s Church has suffered from a decline in the number of visitors and churchgoers because of the Cov…

A life-size painting of Bermuda’s first Olympic medal winner yesterday found a home in a public garden.
The six-foot portrait of Clarence Hill was installed in Rosalie Gardens on Pembroke’s Angle Stre…

Lady Eileen Sharpe was devoted to improving educational opportunities.
Sir John Swan, a former premier, said she was “one of the stalwart credits to Bermuda”.
“One of her fundamental mandates in life …

A man who served as a Second World War sailor and who later became a man of the cloth has celebrated his centenary.
Wilfred Steede’s 100th milestone was celebrated with a motorcade on Monday, where fa…

The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance has described the latest employment statistics as “horrifying but not unexpected”.
Jarion Richardson, the shadow labour minister, spoke out following the release of…

A man was yesterday given an 18-month conditional discharge after he admitted an assault on a woman.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Teko Bean, 30, punched Evon Bean during a late-night argument.
The co…