Royal Gazette

Police tonight thanked the public for their assistance after a man they were looking for was arrested.
A police spokesman said that Zywonde Lema, “a person of interest”, was arrested earlier today.
He…

A controversial decision to set up a Bermuda Post Office online shopping service in a public-private partnership deal with a US courier firm was defended by the Government yesterday.
Island-based ship…

Bermuda’s death toll from Covid-19 rose by one to 101 tonight after another death was recorded.
But other figures for coronavirus continued to fall – active cases were down to 84 from 99 three days a…

Police today appealed to the public not to share online hoaxes to avoid the spread of fear and alarm.
A spokesman said “unfounded rumours and misinformation” created “discomfort and cause alarm in our…

Police will have a heightened presence over the Hallowe’en weekend to crack down on violence and avert any reprisals over the double murder at the Robin Hood Pub.
Alex Rollin, a Chief Inspector with t…

A man was arrested last night after police raided a house with a firearms warrant.
It is understood the search was in connection with a double gun murder at the Robin Hood bar on Tuesday night.
The ma…

A witness to this week’s double gun murder in a busy bar last night relived the moment he cradled a dying victim in his arms.
The expatriate worker said he tried to comfort one of the men as he lay on…

The crew of an island container ship caught in a three-day storm have released photographs that capture the power of the sea.
The Oleander was caught in the first nor’easter storm of the season and en…

A cruise ship has steered away from the island ahead of a scheduled visit next month due to the cost of Covid requirements.
However, the Government said it expected a “close to normal” cruise ship sch…

A carpenter trained as a shipwright in the Dockyard Apprentices programme went on to build the landmark Deliverance replica in St George – his proudest accomplishment.
Raymond DeShields fondly called…

Questions about a controversial plan to set up a Bermuda Post Office shipping service in partnership with a foreign courier firm have been stonewalled by the Government.
Wayne Furbert, the minister fo…

A series of crashes has sparked a police warning about drink driving and other risk factors on the roads.
Chief Inspector, Robert Cardwell, head of the Tactical Support Unit, said that “time and time …

The Bermuda Taxi Owners Association has named a new executive committee in the wake of the resignation of the group’s president and treasurer.
A spokeswoman for the organisation said in a press releas…

A Bermudian journalist will start as a TV news anchor and reporter on Monday for a major broadcaster on the US East Coast.
Glenn Jones, a former reporter with The Royal Gazette, is to start at NBC10 B…

International businesses have donated $281,000 to buy fast coronavirus tests for public schools.
The money will be used to buy more than 99,000 lateral flow test kits, which allow users to test themse…

Bermuda has lost its air link to the gateway city of Boston, Massachusetts because of lack of demand during the off season, the transport minister said this morning.
Lawrence Scott addressed the upcom…

The Bermuda Public Services Union is encouraging its members to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
Armell Thomas, the president of the BPSU, acknowledged that receiving the vaccine was “a personal choic…

A Sri Lankan national has died after a two-car collision on North Shore Road yesterday afternoon.
A police spokesman said Tilhan Chitrananda, 30, succumbed to his injuries after he was taken to hospi…

Strong winds have prevented a cruise ship from docking in Bermuda for a second day.
The Norwegian Breakaway was due to arrive yesterday morning.
But her arrival had to be aborted after winds of 50 kn…

Police have asked the public to delete a voice note spread on social media that accuses someone of being involved in the fatal shooting at the Robin Hood.
A police spokesman said the WhatsApp message…

A Robin Hood restaurant manager recalled how customers dropped to the floor in terror as soon as shots were fired during the double murder on Tuesday night.
Zakaria Ibraheem was in the restaurant’s d…

International business has become the island’s largest employer, according to the latest job statistics.
Civil Servants make up the second largest job category following an increase in employment in t…

Police have blamed infighting between factions within a gang as the cause of a shooting on Tuesday which claimed two lives.
Parkside was singled out by Nick Pedro, Acting Assistant Commissioner of Pol…

A woman who admitted breaking out of the Co-Educational facility was remanded into Drug Treatment Court yesterday.
Marissa Ratteray, 59, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to an escape of lawful cu…

A Bermudian dad who is a front-runner in an international competition helping a charity is calling on his fellow countrymen to help him win.
Shaquille Young entered the Legendary Dad Bod contest run …

Bermuda’s deaths from Covid-19 hit the grim milestone of 100 with two more fatalities related to coronavirus.
But the island’s curfew is to be lifted from 6am on Monday as the fourth outbreak of the p…

A 30-year-old man was taken to hospital in an unresponsive state this afternoon after a two car collision on North Shore Road in Smith’s.
According to a police spokesman, the collision took place just…

A Government Minister narrowly avoided being involved in last night’s fatal shooting at the Robin Hood.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports, said he went to the restaurant to get p…

Damage to utility poles has caused outages in two separate parishes, Belco confirmed today.
Shelly Leman, the managing director of transmission distribution and detail, said that a commercial truck hi…

Two men murdered after masked armed gunmen opened fire last night in a Hamilton pub have been named by police.
Police said that the attack at the Robin Hood Pub on Richmond Road, where one victim was …

On a clear day when we look out at our beautiful calm waters, magnificent foliage along the shoreline, and if its summer, watching the longtails glide across a blue sky with scattered clouds silently …

A police officer accused of a string of offences, including two charges of assault on his wife, is to stand trial next year.
Sean Kelly, 40, will appear in Magistrates’ Court next February.
Mr Kelly, …

Stormy weather hit the island yesterday with heavy rain and strong winds throughout the morning and early afternoon.
More than an inch of rain fell at the Bermuda Weather Service site in St George’s …

Hospital staff will be reminded they should not wear their uniforms outside work after a staff member was barred from boarding a bus, the Bermuda Hospitals Board said yesterday.
The move came after wo…

A kitten found injured and abandoned near a private school has been saved by pupils and staff.
Now Flora, a tortoiseshell kitten found on the Warwick Academy grounds, has become an honorary pupil afte…

Several people were shot tonight after gunfire erupted in a busy bar.
Terrified customers scattered after what was said to be at least six shots were fired in the Robin Hood bar and restaurant on Rich…

A historic Hamilton landmark is to get a major facelift for the first time in almost 15 years.
The City of Hamilton will start repainting the unique Victoria Park bandstand this week and the work is e…

The US has announced it will make limited exceptions for unvaccinated foreigners to enter the country.
Exceptions will be made for children, people who have to visit for emergency or humanitarian reas…

Two Bermudian women shared the spotlight after they were Called to the Bar on the same day.
Kaisha Wilson and Zantae Dill, both 23, were both welcomed into the legal profession on October 15 after the…

An island research organisation has teamed up with a US university to study the role of the ocean in climate change.
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has joined forces with Arizona State Univer…

Administrative tasks in the police service have been sidelined because of job cuts, it was claimed today.
Acting Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons said that there had been “a real fight” on where t…

An environmental pressure group has appealed to the Government to “take a progressive stance and truly be a role model in the fight against climate change”.
The Bermuda Clean Air Coalition made the ca…

A Bermudian scientist has advanced at a major United States technology firm after achieving national recognition – not once, but twice.
Carol Brevett is now a technical fellow at Leidos, an engineerin…

Bans and restrictions on new work permits in some categories have been extended by three months, the labour minister said yesterday.
Jason Hayward said legal clerks had been added to the closed categ…

Primary school pupils are to benefit from a new environmental programme designed to improve literacy skills.
The Bermuda Education Network, a group set up to create specialist programmes in the public…

A great great grandmother celebrated a century of life with a special motorcade past her home.
Phyllis Somersall was visited by four generations of descendants, including her two great-great granddaug…

Police have appealed to the public not to forward social media messages that made allegations about people “of interest” to officers.
A police spokesman told the public: “Please be aware information r…

Two more people have died as a result of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health announced tonight.
The news brought the number of deaths related to the coronavirus up to 98.
There are 21 people in hospit…