Royal Gazette

Three new air traffic controllers were welcomed to the job this week as the veteran who guided them through training watched.
Oral Barnett, Omar Dill and Malik Robinson joined instructor Patricia Peet…

A veteran teacher who sued the Government after she was passed over for the role of Commissioner of Education will have to pay half of the Government’s legal costs.
Gina Tucker argued in court that sh…

The number of flights to the island will decrease this month and some routes will stop as the summer season comes to a close.
The September flight schedule, released by Skyport yesterday, showed sever…

The remnants of Tropical Storm Kate, downgraded yesterday to a tropical depression, remained on course last night to track northward and far from Bermuda.
The Bermuda Weather Service last night had th…

A man wanted by police in connection with a shooting that left a 22-year-old man in hospital has been arrested.
Police on Monday called on the public to assist in locating Daquan “Smokey” Williams, 25…

A motorcyclist was tonight in hospital with a serious leg injury after his bike was in collision with a car.
The incident happened at 8pm on Middle Road, Warwick.
Police said it appeared the crash oc…

The island marked one death from Covid-19, the Ministry of Health has revealed, bringing Bermuda’s total fatalities to 34.
The news came as 79 new positive results for the coronavirus came from the la…

Bermuda’s Covid-19 risk rating was yesterday upgraded by the US Centres for Disease Control.
The country was classed as “Level 3 – high”, up from “Level 2 – moderate” in a travel advisory on the organ…

Bermuda Industrial Union members and supporters have marched to the Cabinet Office as they continued their protest, but are now going to move on after finding that the Cabinet does not appear to havin…

Plans to introduce fees for single-use plastics in the run-up to an outright ban could be scrapped, a policy paper has warned.
The paper said that the Government had earlier pledged to introduce a cha…

Workers who took part in industrial action yesterday backed more demonstrations against a controversial piece of labour legislation.
Stephen Page, who works for the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, …

Bus and ferry services ground to a halt yesterday after a strike over procedures for union decertification votes.
A Government spokeswoman said Bermuda Industrial Union workers in several departments…

A senior official at a trade union is to sue after he claimed he was fired against its rules.
George Scott, an executive officer at the Bermuda Industrial Union for 18 years, launched the action throu…

Proposals for speed cameras and other hi-tech surveillance equipment were still up in the air after the Government failed to say if it backed police calls for more technology to fight crime.
Commissio…

Tourism entrepreneurs were today asked to help highlight the island over the off season through an experience investment programme.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has also offered a webinar this week t…

Controversial rules on union decertification will not be amended – despite increased pressure from trade unionists, ministers insisted yesterday.
Walter Roban, the Acting Premier, and Jason Hayward, t…

The rift between the Bermuda Industrial Union and Government widened today, with both sides refusing to budge on the issue of decertification.
After a day of activity, including a march by about 200 u…

A man has been arrested and a second man is being hunted by police after a weekend shooting.
Chief Inspector Peter Stableford said a man had been arrested in connection with the incident on Saturday.
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Meteorologists said today the recently named Tropical Storm Kate should pass well to the east of the island as the 2021 hurricane season heats up.
As of noon, Kate was about 1,134 miles east-southeast…

The Minister of National Security this morning condemned a daylight shooting that left a 22-year-old with multiple gunshot wounds on Friday.
Renee Ming said her thoughts were with the victim and his f…

A woman accused of the storage of two guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition was cleared today.
Tonae Perinchief-Leader, 31, was charged with handling a revolver, a shotgun and 485 rounds of mixed …

Bermuda Industrial Union members have begun a march to the Cabinet Office to protest labour laws.
Chris Furbert, the BIU president, earlier addressed several hundred union members gathered at union h…

A union last night vowed to push ahead with a two-day strike today despite a warning that it would hurt the most vulnerable members of the public.
Walter Roban, the acting Premier, said: “The next two…

Activists yesterday demanded the sacking of a police officer after the Chief Justice dismissed a criminal case against her for controversial social media posts in the run-up to last year’s Black Lives…

A shortage of hospital beds has continued to cause delays to non-essential operations – and some patients said they were upset about the lack of notice for postponements.
A patient told The Royal Gaze…

Charter boat skippers have questioned why they have to endure stricter Covid-19 precautions than public ferries.
Michael Gladwin, the president of the Tour Boat Owners Association, claimed that charte…

A showroom for tiles and stone could be built in front of a Warwick house.
A planning application, submitted to the Department of Planning by CTX Design Group on behalf of the Alexandria Trust, propos…

A new online teacher coaching programme has signed up 50 instructors in the space of a few weeks.
The programme – EduCoach: The Personal Trainer for Teachers – was designed for parents and anyone wh…

The Eastern Lions Club has donated $1,500 to the Bermuda Diabetes Association in memory of the parents of one of its members.
Eastern Lions president Delma Parfitt said the service club decided to ma…

A woman who broke off contact with her family after they refused to accept her sexuality said gay rights groups had filled the gap.
Karla Raphael, 59, said she missed her parents’ 60th wedding anniver…

The trial of a woman accused of the storage of two guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition is expected to end early next week.
Tonae Perinchief-Leader, 31, denies allegations that she handled a revo…

A mother widowed three years ago said a back to school giveaway today was a “Godsend”.
The mom, who asked not to be named, said the vouchers she was given for school supplies as part of Gina Spence …

A crane that toppled from a crashed tractor trailer smashed into the roof of a pizza takeaway today.
Marico Thomas, the owner of Four Star Pizza on Somerset Road, Sandys, said it was lucky no one was …

Reggae star Collie Buddz has cancelled three shows because of positive coronavirus tests.
The singer, real name Colin Harper, said he was sorry the three shows in California, part of a US tour, would …

A tractor trailer lugging a heavy crane overturned today and caused a power cut in parts of Somerset.
The crash also caused damage to part of a nearby Four Star Pizza building, but police said no inju…

A fake e-mail with wrong Covid-19 case results has been circulated, the government warned yesterday.
The e-mail, which appears to be from the Government, uses The Royal Gazette’s “Breaking News” forma…

Firefighters fought a motorcycle fire this morning.
They received a report of the fire on Euclid Avenue in Pembroke just after 8am.
The firefighters put out the fire and the cause is under investigat…

At this writing, tensions are mounting over a labour dispute between the Bermuda Government and the Bermuda Industrial Union over an issue regarding who should or should not be eligible to vote on the…

A taxi driver caught drink driving on the night of his birthday was yesterday sent to DUI Court.
Magistrates’ Court heard that police stopped a taxi cab near Longford Road in Warwick after they saw it…

Campaigners who fought for LGBT equality were this month honoured as “Pride Pioneers” by a bank.
Mark Anderson, Adrian Hartnett-Beasley, Winston Godwin and Greg DeRoche were honoured by HSBC to highli…

The “Queen of Bermuda” is to organise two events around a beach party to celebrate Bermuda’s LGBT people.
Mark Anderson, the man behind Sybil Barrington, will put on drag performances tonight – either…

The Bermuda Health Council and Final Steps Bermuda will hold a Facebook Live workshop on end of life care next Wednesday, September 1.
The event will start at 12.30pm and questions can be submitted t…

More than 50 new coronavirus cases were logged in the last three days, health officials announced tonight.
The news came as Kim Wilson, the health minister, warned that more people were ignoring Covid…

A 22-year-old man was shot multiple times tonight.
Police said police and emergency services raced to St David’s at about 5.35pm after reports of gunfire.
The victim, from St George’s, was rushed to t…

“Scandalous” material should be removed from a statement sworn by a policeman who is suing the Commissioner of Police and the senior magistrate, a court heard this week.
Sergeant Mark Monk and his wif…

A policewoman who posted an online cartoon before last year’s Black Lives Matter march will not face a criminal prosecution, the Chief Justice has ruled today.
Mr Justice Narinder Hargun said the All …

The Bermuda Industrial Union will press ahead with two days of industrial action from Monday over its dispute with Government over decertification laws.
Chris Furbert, the president of the BIU, confir…

A brother and sister from the US said yesterday they had to “jump through hoops” to come to Bermuda on the cruise ship Crystal Symphony – but that it was worth it in the end.
Dill and Patrice Worcest…

Proposals for massive five-figure fines and up to two years behind bars for people caught with illegal plants and animals have been slammed as excessive.
One user wrote on Government forums: “Whilst a…

Bermuda’s other national drink has been given a major boost from Formula 1 superstar Sir Lewis Hamilton.
For the winning formula of Barritt’s Ginger Beer has tantalised Sir Lewis’s taste buds and give…