Royal Gazette

Almost all of the Bermuda High School’s 2020/2021 IGCSE cohort achieved grades between A* and C or equivalent.
None of the students were able to sit their final exams owing to Covid-19 and their final…

Active Covid-19 cases have dropped to 258 – below the levels at the start of the island’s latest outbreak in August.
There are now 29 people in hospital with the illness, with six in intensive care – …

A charity set up in the name of Olympic triathlon champion Flora Duffy to sponsor budding sports stars has been given $10,000 by a bank.
The cash was donated to the Flora Fund by Clarien Bank.
Ms Duff…

A probe into a burglary and sex assault at knifepoint was today launched by police.
Police responded after the occupants of a house dialled 911 and said they had been held up by two men.
Acting Assist…

The cost to fly to Heathrow will rise next summer as the airport is set to increase passenger taxes.
The Civil Aviation Authority, the UK aviation regulator, has said it could allow the airport to inc…

Almost 200 medical professionals have signed an open letter in support of Covid-19 vaccination.
The Bermuda Medical Doctors Association said a total of 198 doctors, dentists, nurses and physiotherapis…

New online and e-mail scams have led to substantial cash losses, police warned today.
A spokesman said fraudsters who posed as family members or friends had contacted people on social media platforms …

Opening the morning newspaper seeing on one hand the Fairmont Southampton Princess saga, paralleled with $70 million of commercial real estate up for sale in Hamilton, was a lot for a pair of eyes to …

It was quite a day for Flora Duffy who will now see her name emblazoned around the island in recognition of her historic Olympic gold medal.
During a national holiday honouring Flora yesterday, the Na…

Bermuda is set to lose its direct air service to Boston, a major US gateway city, when JetBlue airlines cuts its service at the end of this month.
The quick flight to Boston is a popular link for Berm…

A Bermudian aid worker who devoted the last 12 years to building a better life for Haitian children said that conditions in the stricken Caribbean country had descended to the worst he had ever seen.
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A British MP whose life was claimed in a knife attack on Friday was a champion for plans by a Bermuda charity to open a dedicated dementia care centre.

Sir David Amess, Conservative MP for Southe…

The Lamb Foggo Urgent Care clinic will revert to normal opening hours as of today.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Hospitals Board said the hours will return to 2pm to 10pm on weekdays. Weekend hours wi…

It’s Flora Duffy Day and there is a packed schedule to honour Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medal-winner.
Corkscrew Hill will be renamed Flora Duffy Hill and the National Stadium will also be renamed a…

A 58-year-old man was today critically ill in intensive care after a crash with a car.
Police said that at about 6pm yesterday the emergency services were called to an accident on Middle Road, Flatts….

The former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell enjoyed a friendly relationship with Bermuda and its former premier Sir John Swan in particular.
Worldwide, the soldier and diplomat was perhap…

Buses will resume their normal schedule on Tuesday after two weeks on a reduced timetable because of absences related to Covid-19.
The temporary schedule ends today.
But tomorrow buses will follow the…

Union heads have called on their members to get vaccinated, highlighting the “alarming numbers” of deaths from Covid-19.
The Bermuda Industrial Union’s executive sent out the letter on Friday to all i…

The education minister defended a Covid-19 testing policy for children returning to school, saying he was “honestly not following” why parents would not want to know their child’s status before going …

Police are appealing for witnesses to crash which left a female bike rider with a serious leg injury.
At about 11.20pm yesterday, police and other first responders, were called to a two vehicle road c…

An environmental campaign group has backed Government’s drive to rid the island of single-use plastics – but has acknowledged that the initiative “may be challenging”.
In a statement released today th…

A survey has revealed overwhelming support across demographic groups for a salute to Bermuda’s Olympic gold medal victor Flora Duffy.
Narrative Research Bermuda found 98 per cent of the population bac…

Schoolchildren will get a free hot and filling breakfast delivered to their homes as part of a one-day national campaign by a charity.
The Coalition for the Protection of Children launched its first N…

No Covid-19 deaths were recorded tonight, health officials said.
The latest figures also showed the number of active cases of the coronavirus had dropped sharply.
There were 19 new cases recorded from…

Olympic champion Flora Duffy returned to Warwick Academy today as her old school rededicated its swimming pool honouring her Olympic gold medal win.
The triathlete was all smiles for the ceremony at t…

Front Street received a rare visitor this week with the arrival of The World – the world’s largest residential yacht.
The ship arrived in Hamilton on Wednesday morning and was due to depart this afte…

Staff and parents at a primary school were told yesterday about a potential exposure to the coronavirus.
A letter from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer revealed there was a possible risk at Wes…

A British MP and “friend to Bermuda”, Sir David Amess, has been killed in the UK after a knife attack in a church.
The conservative MP had served as the Chair of the Britain-Bermuda All-Party Parliame…

No guarantees can be given for medical exemptions for unvaccinated travellers needing emergency treatment in the US once the country initiates strict Covid-19 travel policies.
This was the stark warn…

A swimmer had put himself in harm’s way by swimming near a ferry on Sunday.
A notice from the Maritime Operations Centre said: “The ferry Georgia reported to Bermuda Radio that a swimmer had attempted…

A road to be renamed in honour of Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medal winner will be closed for more than an hour on Monday for a photoshoot.
The Ministry of Public Works said that Corkscrew Hill in De…

Trench and road works in Hamilton Parish mean a road closure will be extended, the Ministry of Public Works said.
A notice said traffic will be affected from next Tuesday until November 19.
It said: “…

An official was yesterday suspended from the teachers’ union after he claimed the executive had violated its constitution.
Leonard Santucci, who was the Bermuda Union of Teachers representative at the…

Potential buyers for the stalled Caroline Bay resort have dropped out of the running, the finance minister said yesterday.
It was understood that buyers for the Morgan’s Point development were on trac…

Enough cash could be raised by Christmas to rebuild a playground destroyed by arson, a fundraising group said yesterday.
Pig’s Field Family Connections, set up after the attack on the Pembroke park in…

Retailers concerns about a proposed ban on single-use plastics will be heard, the Government said this week.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said at a press conference that he was pleased …

A delivery service yesterday launched a social media bid to stamp out bad driving by employees.
Sargasso Sea, which started in 2019 as an app-based food delivery service and branched out into the reta…

A man found guilty of a historic sex assault on a schoolgirl has appealed to the Supreme Court to quash the conviction.
Jamel Simons, 38, was convicted of a sex offence against a girl, who was 15 at t…

At least ten years of experience in a senior police role is an essential requirement for the island’s next Commissioner of Police, according to an advert for the post.
The job description said that th…

A total of three schools opened today, the Government said tonight.
A spokeswoman added that two more were expected to open tomorrow.
Warwick Preschool, Victor Scott Primary in Pembroke and East End P…

People vaccinated against Covid-19 but who later died from the disease were old and already very sick, the Chief Medical Officer has revealed.
Ayoola Oyinloye said that 16 per cent of the island’s dea…

A woman born enslaved in Bermuda before she escaped to Britain and freedom 200 years ago is being celebrated by the London Underground.
Mary Prince, who wrote a book about her experiences after she ar…

A charity walk next month will feature a parallel virtual event to help fight one of the island’s major chronic illnesses.
Hamilton Rotary Club highlighted the “staggeringly high” cost of end stage ki…

Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, is due to hold a press conference at 3.30pm today.
We will bring live coverage as well as in-depth reports after the press conference has concluded.

Drivers have been warned to heed one-way signs at Khyber Pass in St George, where a police spokesman said there have been several near misses reported.
The road only permits northbound traffic.
Driver…

The driving force behind a solar-powered aquaponics project addressing food security has been granted a national award led by an international environmental group.
Joseph Weeks, technical education i…

Trench work in Warwick will move further west next week with a stretch of Middle Road reduced to one lane for more than two months.
The Ministry of Public Works told motorists today that the affected …

Elective surgeries, put on hold as King Edward VII Memorial Hospital grapples with the island’s worst outbreak of Covid-19, are expected to restart soon.
Wesley Miller, the chief of staff for Bermuda …

A Pembroke man has admitted causing the death of a man by driving while impaired.
Ishmael Lightbourne, 41, pleaded guilty yesterday in the Supreme Court to causing the death of Shannon-Hugh Davis, 39,…

A police officer is expected to face trial after a crash that left a woman seriously injured.
Cindy Clarke, the Director of Public Prosecutions, confirmed that Simon Monk “was prosecuted for causing g…