Royal Gazette

Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, and Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, will give a press conference at 3.30pm to provide an update on the Bermuda job market and reemployment in…

The career of late Bermudian actor Earl Cameron has been highlighted in a London newspaper as part of the UK’s Black History Month.
Mr Cameron, who died last year at the age of 102, is one of three ac…

A woman was taken to hospital yesterday afternoon after her car collided with a fence on South Shore Road in Devonshire.
A police spokesman said that at about 1.13pm, police and emergency medical serv…

The Butterfield Bermuda Championship has suffered its first casualty with the withdrawal of Brendon Todd, the inaugural winner in 2019.
Todd, who so delighted the Bermudian gallery with a stunning fi…

A new restaurant and bars could be built on the site of a Somerset landmark.
A planning application by property owner Sandys Holding Company said the firm wanted to partly demolish the former Somerset…

A top architect who became president of the Vasco Da Gama Club has been praised as a champion of Portuguese and Azorean culture.
Luis Bernardo, who died last month, came to Bermuda from the Azores wit…

The mystery death of hundreds of bees has raised fears about the health of the species.
Sara Zakszewska, from Pembroke, said she spotted dead bees as she walked along Southlands Beach in Warwick on Th…

An Opposition MP demanded answers from the Government yesterday on the future of a major hotel.
Craig Cannonier, the shadow tourism minister, said the Government had a duty to reveal if the shuttered …

The Government has been accused of sending “offensive” letters to property owners that demanded entry to their houses to check if they were dodging extra tax payments for home improvements.
One woman …

A company has given a $6,500 water treatment system to a charity to mark its 25th anniversary in business.
ClearWater System will install a filtration and ultraviolet disinfection system in the main p…

An application to put an extra storey on a proposed apartment block next to the landmark Anglican Cathedral in Hamilton has been rejected by planners.
The Development Applications Board refused the ap…

A city lane that is home to an Italian restaurant is to get a facelift.
The owners of La Trattoria in Washington Lane in Hamilton said new, colourful bricks would replace the grey paving stones outsid…

A lightning strike caused “serious damage” to a pool services business after it took a direct hit in a predawn storm.
Roof fragments rained down onto the road at the Pool & Spa House on Hamilton’s…

A 45-year-old man was taken to hospital last night after his motorcycle crashed.
A police spokesman said the rider’s injuries were not considered life-threatening.
The incident happened on Malabar Roa…

It could have been a washout – but undeterred walkers and cyclists hit Bermuda’s roads before sunrise this morning to raise cash for charity through the AXA End-to-End.
The Right Reverend Nicholas Dil…

The recent Nobel Peace Prize that was awarded to two journalists for outstanding work in areas of grave danger drew applause from much of the world’s free press, and others who respect and cherish fre…

Bermudian Dylan Hollis has reached another milestone in his career as a global TikTok star, after gaining more than five million followers.
Mr Hollis’s short films on the video-sharing platform have b…

A tour boat operator and former president of St George’s Rotary Club loved to highlight the sights and stories of Bermuda to visitors.
Tracy Outerbridge, the daughter of George R. Outerbridge, a lifel…

A restaurant complex at the shuttered Elbow Beach Hotel is still in operation, the owner said yesterday.
Jacky Di Meglio said Café Lido and the Sea Breeze Lounge and its terrace were still open, altho…

A woman found guilty of drug offences has appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn her convictions on the ground that her trial was delayed for too long.
Rebecca Wallington, 45, from Southampton, was…

The island tonight marked its first death from Covid-19 since October 13 – which pushed the death toll from the coronavirus to 96.
But active infections stood at 171, compared with August 26, when the…

The King Edward VII Memorial Hospital today dropped from its top alert level to reflect a fall in the number of Covid-19 patients who need emergency and intensive care.
But a spokeswoman said the down…

Bermuda-based Bacardi has donated $10,000 to the Flora Fund to help aspiring Bermudian athletes achieve their dreams.
Olympic gold medal-winner Flora Duffy cycled to the Bacardi global headquarters on…

A milestone for a charity for the visually impaired was celebrated yesterday with a roof wetting ceremony at its new headquarters.
Marc Morabito, the secretary of Vision Bermuda, said fundraising for …

The AXA End-to-End will take to Bermuda’s roads tomorrow, rain or shine.
Organisers this afternoon urged participants to keep an eye on the weather forecast before setting out.
The Bermuda Weather Ser…

Students and staff at Bermuda’s public schools will undergo mandatory PCR Covid-19 testing prior to returning to in-class learning after the upcoming school break, the Minister of Education announced …

A 33-year-old mother who almost died of Covid-19 appealed yesterday for young people to put safety first and “really think about” vaccination.
Derrika Johnson said: “This Covid is real. I thought my l…

The future of the Elbow Beach resort is in question after reports that the owners have tried to sell the hotel.
The Paget property shut up shop in early 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic and was e…

The number of complaints against employers that have failed to make health insurance payments for staff has risen because of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been claimed.
The Bermuda Health Council s…

A deputy principal known as the “heartbeat” of Clearwater Middle School was today revealed as the winner of Bermuda Education Network’s 2021 Outstanding Teacher Award.
Dean Foggo, a business studies t…

Crime figures for 2019 and 2018 were released last night – after three-and-a-half years without reports.
The 2019 report released by Bermuda Police Service showed criminal offences at their second low…

A mural created by two artists to honour Olympic gold medal winner Flora Duffy is to be installed on the front of the General Post Office in Hamilton.
Kendra Earls and Shanna Hollis’s work Unfolding F…

An international ratings agency was wrong in its assessment that the island “lagged” behind in the creation of ways to tackle climate change, the home affairs minister insisted today.
Walter Roban sai…

A series of webinars about Bermuda’s oceans is set to launch early next month, organised by the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme.
BEACH – the BOPP Environmental Awareness Chat Hour – will be a serie…

A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of British MP David Amess, the head of the British-Bermuda All-Party Parliamentary Group.
Ali Harbi Ali has been charged with both the murder and pre…

Elective surgeries and outpatient clinics are scheduled to return to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital next month, it was revealed last night.
Wesley Miller, the chief of staff for Bermuda Hospita…

An American healthcare worker said he was delighted to be on the island after he endured mountainous waves on a solo voyage in a tiny boat from New York.
Anthony Lisske, 49, told The Royal Gazette yes…

A Bermudian journalist who moved to the UK five years ago has been named one of the most inspirational Black business leaders in her new home town.
Carla Zuill was recognised by the Greater Manchester…

Around 2,000 booster shots of coronavirus have been administered island-wide, the health minister announced yesterday.
Kim Wilson said boosters were being administered at nursing homes, the King Edwar…

A new and potentially more contagious strain of Covid-19 identified in Britain has not yet appeared in Bermuda, a top doctor said last night.
Wesley Miller, the chief of staff at the Bermuda Hospitals…

Artists were today asked to use their talent in Christmas competition inspired by Olympic champion Flora Duffy.
Her achievement as the island’s first Olympic gold medal winner is the basis for the sec…

The public was today warned not be fooled by two e-mails that claim to be sent from a government department and a US health authority.
The first e-mail, sent from aefoggo@northrock.bm and which claime…

A bicyclist involved in a head-on collision is still in critical condition in hospital, police said today.
The expatriate worker, aged 58, suffered a serious head injury after he veered into the oppos…

A 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a burglary and sex assault at a house in Smith’s yesterday.
A police spokesman said the inquiry continued and appealed for anyone who may have s…

The Ministry of Home Affairs has urged the public to provide their thoughts on a proposed ban on single-use plastics before the end of the month.
The Government released a policy paper on the proposal…

Government is facing a legal challenge after awarding a contract to a foreign shipping company – without first putting the contract out to tender locally.
Lawyers for island-based importer Mailboxes U…

A woman who recently returned from Europe said that Government advice on how to use vaccination codes overseas is impractical.
Claire Smith visited France and the Netherlands where she found that the …

Campaigners who tried to save a historic house condemned to the wrecking ball despite its pivotal role in the formation of the Berkeley Institute are to continue their fight.
Duncan Simons of Wantley …

A weekly mental health clinic has launched as part of a pilot programme from the Bermuda Hospitals Board and the Department of Health.
The clinic began at the Hamilton Health Centre on Victoria Street…