Royal Gazette

A tribute concert to honour Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medal winner will be held at Victoria Park on Monday, according to a large group exemption notice.
The exemption, published in the Official Gaz…

A Covid-19 report card from a parliamentary committee would be best placed to evaluate the Government’s handling of the pandemic, David Burt said.
The Premier said it was “the job of legislators to sc…

David Burt, the Premier and tourism minister, has painted a positive picture of the industry – despite the fact that visitor numbers have plummeted in the past 18 months.
At last night’s Covid press …

Fast-tracked coronavirus tests are planned for incoming travellers – especially people on business – to get cleared quickly on arrival.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, said talks on the move were ong…

Bermuda has joined forces with Caribbean countries in a research project designed to examine the lives of Atlantic whales.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has teamed up with the Ca…

A remand prisoner who admitted assaulting a fellow inmate and a corrections officer yesterday claimed that the attack came after he was called a racial slur.
Alvin Leverock, 41, told Magistrates’ Cour…

Legislation is in the works to cut the price of fuel, according to Walter Roban, the home affairs minister.
Mr Roban said there was scope to buffer the island from “the instability of fuel as it relat…

Three more deaths from Covid-19 were announced this evening, raising the death toll from the virus to 95.
Active cases have dropped to 437 from the 658 at the last update.
The case numbers have now f…

The Government is to hold a Covid briefing at 4pm and The Royal Gazette will bring you live updates and in-depth reports.
At the previous update on Monday, the Government revealed that the Covid-19 de…

Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, will go to Glasgow, Scotland, to attend COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Mr Roban said he would carry the views of Bermuda’s young people w…

Four pupils and one school staff member have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The results were received during the testing programme rolled out for the return of in-school learning.
As of Monday,…

A pedestrian was hurt in a road accident in Hamilton this morning.
Police said the person was taken to hospital as “a precautionary measure”.
The incident involved a van and happened near the junction…

The Crown is to challenge a ruling by the Chief Justice that a policewoman who posted a “grossly offensive” online cartoon cannot be prosecuted.
A notice of appeal in the civil case of Pc Barbi Bisho…

A gym owner has appealed to others in the sector to adopt the SafeKey scheme and insisted that the precaution against Covid-19 did not have to be a deal-breaker for business.
Natalie Flood said she ho…

A trained actor traded the stage for the real-life drama of the courtroom, a Call to the Bar has heard.
Izabella Arnold, whose first degree was in theatre and dance, was welcomed to the legal professi…

A much loved DJ was a driving force behind one of Bermuda’s top sound systems.
Dennis Maynard, also a radio show host, was known as Bussy, part of the double act of China and Bussy.
Benjamin Smith, a …

A charity filled three shipping containers with food and other aid for Haitians battling to survive after a massive earthquake.
Now Phillip Rego, who launched Feed My Lambs Ministry in 2009, is on hi…

A file on the death of a man who lost consciousness after what was at first said by police to be a domestic dispute has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Stuart Lottimore, 54, died aft…

The Bermuda Post Office has issued four new stamps to celebrate the Christmas season.
The series, called Bermuda Greetings, features gingerbread houses that went on display in hotel lobbies – a tradit…

A code that shows someone has been vaccinated against the coronavirus can be used overseas, a Government spokeswoman said yesterday.
She added that the technology provided a “safe and secure” way to c…

A child mental health specialist said that being in nature was especially important for families working or teaching from home because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Gwendolyn Creary highlighted that a …

A hunt has been launched for a new head of the prison service.
The Commissioner of Corrections post was advertised three and a half years after Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Lamb, the last permanent comm…

A supermarket chain’s customers and a bank have donated almost $60,000 to two charities thanks to the kindness of customers.
The MarketPlace and Clarien Bank gave $28,853 each to the Salvation Army an…

Mist blanketed Bermuda today as warm air met cooler seawater.
The Bermuda Weather Service said that the weather conditions did not reach “fog” levels, but that mist was in evidence from last night to …

An art exhibition organised to showcase the work of patients at the island’s psychiatric hospital is open despite pandemic problems.
Jordan Fairn, and art psychotherapist at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness …

Pupils from three more schools went back to their classrooms today as remote learning is gradually phased out.
Victor Scott Primary, Prospect Primary and Purvis Primary, opened for the first time sinc…

Flora Duffy was hailed a national hero as she returned home yesterday for the first time since she won gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
It was a day of celebration for the entire island as Bermuda welcome…

It was a tumultuous scene – hundreds of euphoric students cheering their hero Flora Duffy as her motorcade wound through their school grounds.
As part of her welcome back to Bermuda tour, Flora visite…

A union representative has been branded “treasonous” by a teaching union.
Leonard Santucci, the Bermuda Union of Teachers representative at the Berkeley Institute, came under attack in a union intern…

A rare bird was tracked flying over Bermuda as part of an 18,000 mile migration from South America to the Arctic Circle and back.
The bird, a red knot, was tagged with a tracking device by researchers…

King Edward VII Memorial Hospital will hold a second special Covid-19 vaccine booster clinic this Wednesday for people with suppressed immune systems.
A Government spokeswoman said those people who r…

Three more deaths from Covid-19 have brought the island’s toll from the virus to 92, it was revealed tonight.
Kim Wilson, the healtn minister, said there were 35 new cases out of 5,141 test results t…

Flora Returns Home (Photographs by Akil Simmons)

The Hamilton Bermuda Hospitals Board public reception desk has been closed until further notice.
Bill Shields, the chief financial officer of the BHB, said that face to face contact had to be restrict…

The Royal Gazette will be running live coverage as Bermuda welcomes home Olympic gold medal hero Flora Duffy.
It was in July that she stormed to victory in the women’s triathlon at the Tokyo games…

A Portuguese language school for children has recruited a new teacher.
The Portuguese Cultural Association of Bermuda said Lidia Silvia, who has taught the language in Bermuda for a year from her home…

The D Rego building at 75 Reid Street was on the market for more than a decade before finally selling this year.
Providing a surprising amount of frontage to Reid Street east, it features retail and …

The owners of the island’s biggest resort lobbied the Government for a delay to $11 million in redundancy payments to staff until a year after they were laid off.
Karim Alibhai, the founder and princi…

Olympic gold medal-winner Flora Duffy will return home today for the first time since her triumph at the Tokyo Games in July.
The star athlete is expected to arrive to a hero’s welcome when her fligh…

The retail sector hit back last night at a government minister’s claim that they failed to provide good value.
The Chamber of Commerce also questioned why the Government had gone into partnership with…

A man given community service instead of a $2,000 fine for traffic offences has found a new ambition after he was allocated a landscaping role.
Malachi Smith, 21, who has just completed his community …

A new charity to eradicate the scourge of homelessness has opened its doors.
The founders of “home” will also work with people sleeping rough as part of its bid to tackle the problem.
The charity was …

The courts have restricted their operations further because of Covid-19 health concerns, it was revealed tonight.
A government spokeswoman said that Magistrates’ Court and the Supreme Court would cont…

A group of civil servants has been recognised for their devotion to making Government business paper-free.
The 11 staff were praised for their “outstanding achievement”, “admirable service delivery” a…

Island retailers have failed to satisfy customer demand which has sparked an increase in people buying online from overseas, a government minister claimed yesterday.
Wayne Furbert, the Cabinet Office …

Two more deaths from Covid-19 brought the pandemic death toll to 89, it was announced last night.
There were 46 new coronavirus cases out of 3,438 rest results that came back to officials – a positivi…

Island retailers have failed to satisfy customer demand which has sparked an increase in people buying online from overseas, a government minister claimed yesterday.
Wayne Furbert, the Cabinet Office …

Few would disagree these days that we are experiencing very difficult times in a deeply troubled world. So much is blamed on the pandemic, which without a doubt plunged countries into situations that …