Royal Gazette

A school counsellor who headed the Bermuda National Parent Teachers Association was a powerful voice for the island’s schools.
Marian Askia, a counsellor at East End Primary and St David’s Preschool, …

Co-operation between employers and staff would boost the effectiveness of workplace coronavirus test policies, lawyers have advised.
Gambrill Robinson, an associate at Canterbury Law, said if tests we…

Women chosen for a charity-run course to help them change their lives completed it with new qualifications, increased confidence and employment.
Success stories from the Transformational Support Servi…

Family mediators were asked to bid for Government work to help resolve disputes over parental access to children.
An invitation to tender was published to cover the “legally mandated function”.
A spok…

A man was remanded in custody yesterday after he admitted the theft of more than $3,000 worth of cigarettes and other goods from a takeaway restaurant.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Gilles Cailliere, …

A police officer who faced prosecution after she posted a cartoon on social media before last year’s Black Lives Matter march has quit her job.
Barbi Bishop’s lawyer, Victoria Greening, confirmed the…

Fixed penalties for Covid-19 curfew breakers have come into force – with $500 fines for offenders.
Legislation to allow fixed penalties for breaches of Covid-19 regulations was approved in March, but …

Seven more people have died from the coronavirus and took the island’s Covid-19 death toll to 82.
The news came as the island logged 83 new cases – a test positivity rate of 1.4 per cent.
The figure w…

Associated Press — Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down across wide swathes of the world today, including in Bermuda.
The company said it was aware that “some people are havi…

Covid-19 tests that can be conducted at home and give a result in just 15 minutes will be available to frontline workers and charities.
The rapid antigen test kits, which are approved by Government, a…

The public was today asked to get back to grass roots and connect with the natural world as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, said mental health had become more im…

Vaccinated travellers flying to the UK from Bermuda will not have to undergo multiple Covid tests on arrival, from today.
Arrivals from “low risk” countries – including Bermuda – will not have to take…

An activist stonewalled in her fundraising and searches for employment now faces no choice but to leave Bermuda and wrap up the charity she founded to fight for the disabled.
LaKeisha Wolffe’s last ac…

Power bills in Bermuda are set to rise this month with Belco blaming significantly increased costs for fuel.
The company said the Fuel Adjustment Rate rose by about 23 per cent – from 13.486 cents per…

Almost 50 members of the Bermuda Union of Teachers have requested a special meeting to vote down decisions apparently made by the union’s executive committee without general membership consent.
Leonar…

A senior accused of causing the death of a motorcycle rider while drink-driving has had his name cleared in the Supreme Court.
Charles Johnson, 65, of St George’s, had the charge against him dismissed…

Students of Warwick Academy were given Covid-19 Lateral Flow Tests on Saturday as part of a programme designed to get them back to in-person learning.
The tests were distributed between 9am and 3pm a…

Bermuda’s bus service will adopt a variation of its Sunday schedule seven days a week from tomorrow as it works to address staff shortages.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Public Transport said th…

A steady stream of residents took to the Hamilton Princess today to receive their Covid-19 vaccinations.
The vaccine clinic was the first of three to be hosted by the Hamilton Princess and Beach Club …

Corkscrew Hill in Devonshire could soon be renamed Flora Duffy Hill as part of efforts to honour Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medal winner.
The Ministry of Public Works announced that it intends to re…

The Bermuda Hospitals Board has cut back the opening hours of the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre to bolster resources at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
The UCC in St David’s will run from 5pm to 10…

It’s now forecast to move towards Greenland – the most powerful hurricane of the season so far, which was very close to reaching Category 5 status as it passed Bermuda.
At its closest point, Sam was 2…

The task of regrouping after a devastating pandemic that has ravaged countries around the world with widespread death, taking a heavy toll on economies, and creating a nightmare for education systems …

Bermuda’s biggest bank has made staff redundant – but refused to say how many.
The bank was tight-lipped on the details but it was suggested 21 jobs, and possibly more, could go.
An HSBC spokeswoman w…

A community-focused approach was favoured by former Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley and he often gave updates on social media.
Mr Corbishley, who quit yesterday, reintroduced parish constabl…

A Front Street building that housed a bar and nightclub has been put up for rent.
Gibbons & Outerbridge, the real estate firm that owns and manages 93 Front Street, where the Dog House bar and the…

A free webinar about women’s wellness will help to mark breast cancer awareness this month.
The session will be hosted by the Women’s Resource Centre and feature Alaire Godfrey, the managing director …

The death toll from Covid-19 climbed to 75 tonight after three more coronavirus-related deaths were announced.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, gave condolences to the friends and families of those lo…

A press conference to outline the road map to get children back to school will take place at 4pm.
It was mean to start at 3pm but has been put back.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, is expect…

The Philippines has placed Bermuda on its “red” list, according to this report from the Philippine News Agency.
The red listing came after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging In…

A senior adviser at the Bermuda Monetary Authority was a “consummate professional” across many years’ service at the island’s financial services regulator.
Marcia Woolridge-Allwood, daughter of the la…

A historic Bermudian tree which was the oldest living exhibit in a Scottish botanic garden has at last come down.
Workmen moved in to a Victorian glasshouse at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, h…

The Premier criticised “negligence” in the fight against Covid-19 and last night highlighted a case where some people had got the vaccine but left an elderly relative unprotected.
David Burt said: “Th…

A return to lockdown would only “kick the can down the road” in the battle against Covid-19, the Chief Medical Officer warned last night.
Ayo Oyinloye admitted there was evidence from the third wave o…

The Opposition has welcomed a decision to drop a policy that forced non-vaccinated travellers to quarantine in approved centres.
But the One Bermuda Alliance asked the Government to provide details on…

A lounger designed for newborn babies has been recalled because of risk of suffocation, it was announced today.
A Government spokesman anyone who had Boppy Newborn Loungers should stop using them.
She…

More health professionals have opted to take the Covid-19 vaccination, Bermuda Hospitals Board Chief of Staff said today.

At a press conference this afternoon, Wesley Miller said that 76 per cent …

Some healthcare professionals are perpetuating myths that home remedies are able to treat Covid-19, according to Bermuda’s Chief Medical Officer.
And he urged them to honour their Hippocratic oath – t…

Residents were reminded to “remain vigilant” as the Minister of National Security warned of significant surge expected off the island when Hurricane Sam passes.
Renée Ming said that the Emergency Meas…

Three men appeared in Magistrates’ Court today charged in connection with two separate murders.
Shae-Unni Smith and Ricardo Tucker Jr, both 18, were charged with the murder of Duane Gibbons.
Mr Gibbon…

Olympic gold medal-winner Flora Duffy was praised by senators during a short session of the Upper House yesterday.
Supporting a proclamation that a public holiday be held on October 18 in honour of th…

The Premier, David Burt, and Kim Wilson, the health minister, will hold a Covid-19 press briefing at 2pm.
It comes as the death-toll from Covid continues to rise and as the hospital has been forced to…

Trench work will cause traffic delays along two portions of main roads beginning on Friday, the Ministry of Public Works has warned.
The eastbound lane of Middle Road between George’s Bay Road and Eva…

Residents who get vaccinated against the coronavirus at a series of pop-up clinics will be in with a chance of winning a weekend hotel stay.
The Hamilton Princess and Beach Club will host three sessio…

The consultation period for feedback on single-use plastic proposals has been extended, the Ministry of Home Affairs said today.
It will now end on Sunday, October 31.
A Ministry spokesman said: “The …

The current Covid-19 crisis dominated debate during the Motion to Adjourn in the Senate yesterday.
The Opposition’s Marcus Jones began the session urging everyone to follow government safety regulatio…

Nurses tucked in to sandwiches and chocolate cakes “made with love” from the Salvation Army as it delivered meals to frontline health staff yesterday.
The charity’s Captain Dwayne Barnes said: “We wan…

The Human Rights Commission has been told to reconsider a decision to withhold records under public access to information laws.
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez ordered the independent bod…

School students are being invited to enter a photography competition launched in memory of the late nature photographer Reg Grundy.
The National Museum of Bermuda and Joy Grundy, Dr Grundy’s widow, a…

Category 4 Hurricane Sam remains a potential threat to Bermuda and is expected to be at its closest point to the island in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The Bermuda Weather Service only provid…