Royal Gazette

Many acres of seagrass beds crucial for the survival of sea turtles and other marine life have “completely collapsed” over the last four years, according to a leading environmental group.
The Bermuda…

A Bermudian artist living in the US said he was shocked after a sculpture he created for an outdoor art show was damaged in an arson attack.
Jordan Carey, 25, created the artwork depicting two Gombey …

A city car park is set to be transformed into a drive-through food festival aimed at helping local restaurants.
The City of Hamilton is staging the Taste of Bermuda Drive-in Experience at the Par-la-V…

A husband and wife who denied breaches of Covid-19 quarantine regulations yesterday had a date set for trial.
Sophia Cannonier, 53, and husband, Michael Watson, 46, will appear in Magistrates’ Court o…

Young Bermudians headed to careers ranging from medicine to environmental policy have each received $25,000 towards their studies.
The trustees of the Nicholl Scholarships announced the winning five s…

A man was sent to Drug Treatment Court yesterday for a string of offences that included the theft of more than $4,000 worth of goods.
Andrew Arorash, 51, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to five c…

Issues affecting the housing, wellbeing and safety of Bermuda’s seniors were discussed during a recent government-led visit to an independent living complex.
Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Dev…

An appeal has been launched by Bermuda Red Cross for those impacted by the recent earthquake in Haiti.
The Caribbean country suffered the 7.2-magnitude quake just before 9.30am local time on August 1…

A strike by bus service staff will continue tomorrow, the Government confirmed tonight.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said that Department of Public Transportation managers had met Bermuda I…

Bermuda Pride is to throw a beach party to celebrate the island’s LGBT people and supporters.
The organisers of the group said: “The founding principles of Pride are community and togetherness.
“Whi…

Sea-level rise and more frequent and intense weather events pose the greatest climate change threat to Bermuda and the other British Overseas Territories, according to a new report.
The UK Marine Cli…

George Aiken, a centrist Republican senator from Vermont in the 1960s, has long been credited with the quote that the “US should declare victory in Vietnam and leave”.
The Vermont senator’s actual sta…

A long-running investigation into the disappearance of $800,000 of public funds loaned to create a recording studio that never got off the ground is still under way, the police commissioner has said.
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Government is “stepping back” from the double challenge of control of the Covid-19 pandemic and rebuilding the economy, the Opposition claimed last night.
Michael Dunkley, the One Bermuda Alliance spo…

A musician has a hit on his hands after a brush with death inspired him to revisit the first song he wrote.
Dexter Dillas, a chef with the MEF group of restaurants and a drummer, said he penned Just T…

The public has been asked for their views on proposed legislation designed to tackle the threat from imported animals and plants.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said the draft Invasive Alien…

A “therapy in a box” service created to teach people how to take charge of their mental health is to be launched next month.
Adriene Berkeley, a psychologist and neuroscientist, said she had seen a lo…

Buses will be off the roads today after a dispute between drivers and the Department of Public Transportation failed to be resolved over the weekend.
Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Indust…

A tropical storm watch was last night issued by the Bermuda Weather Service.
The move came after the US National Hurricane Centre classed a weather system near Bermuda as a tropical depression.
The Na…

Buildings in the West End – including the historic Moresby House – could be turned into holiday rental properties.
West End Development Corporation planning applications, filed this week, proposed cha…

Another island morning as dawn slowly crests the horizon. Your house is chilled. Windows streaked with ice; ground covered in snow; the precious grass you’ve spent hours fertilising and watering into …

The bus service could be shut down on Monday, it was revealed today.
Bus drivers warned they were prepared to strike over a dispute with the Government.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Industrial Union …

The Government has moved in the right direction to tackle a backlog of audits of public sector organisations, the Premier has said.
David Burt admitted that there was still a large number of audits be…

As if there were not enough challenges facing countries around the world, including our island home Bermuda, no longer lurking in the shadows is a threat that no country large or small can ignore. Cli…

The tourism industry is “trending in the right direction” despite low visitor arrival numbers, hoteliers said yesterday.
Stephen Todd, the chief executive officer of the Bermuda Hotel Association, sai…

An insurance company chief executive who built his firm into a major player discovered his calling after he landed a job at the island’s weather service.
John Sainsbury became chief executive officer…

One year after it was formed, Bermuda is Love is holding its first event since it marked its first anniversary. Sekou Hendrickson spoke to Aaron Crichlow, one of its founders, about how the group …

Cannabis plants destined for sale on the island’s streets have been seized by police in the East End.
A police spokesman said today that officers found the drugs at an undisclosed location during “an …

The hard-hit taxi industry should get a tax concession from the Government, a former senator has said.
Dwayne Robinson, an ex-OBA member of the Upper House, said the $1,000 payroll tax that drivers ha…

The Bermuda Monetary Authority has imposed civil penalties totalling $1,700,000 on ALLIANZ LIFE BERMUDA LIMITED pursuant to sections 20 and 24A of the Proceeds of Crime (Anti-Money Laundering and Anti…

Secret records of a rejected multimillion dollar casinos deal must be released by the Government in the public interest, the island’s information supremo has ruled.
Senior civil servants and the Bermu…

Unvaccinated travellers will be able to spend some of their mandatory quarantine at home instead of a hotel, it was revealed last night.
David Burt, the Premier, said unvaccinated people who arrived o…

Bermuda’s number of fully vaccinated people nudged up to 64.4 per cent, with 65.7 per cent of the population getting one jab.
It marks a slight rise from the 64.1 per cent of immunised residents repor…

Power firm Belco has applied for permission to lay underwater cables in Castle Harbour.
A planning application showed cables stretching from Coney Island Road, near the Coney Island Bridge and Bailey’…

A charity which promotes and supports Bermuda’s LGBTQ community is asking people to take part in a survey and sign up for regular updates on its activities.
OutBermuda, which has just had its charitab…

Almost 96 per cent of Bermuda’s doctors recommended the Covid-19 vaccine in a major survey of the profession by the Bermuda Medical Doctors’ Association.
The association poll found 68 island doctors s…

Tourism arrival numbers took another massive hit in the second quarter of this year according to the latest statistics.
Air arrivals dropped by almost 80 per cent compared to the same period in 2019, …

The history of legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey is captured in the new documentary, “Ailey.”
On Thursday, Aug. 12 at 1pm Bermuda time, The Washington Post’s senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan exp…

Police today released these images of two suspects believed to be involved in a shooting incident on Court Street.
The attack, carried out by two men on a motorcycle on Monday August 2, left a 31-year…

A motorcyclist is being treated for serious injuries after he hit a pole trying to negotiate a bend, police said this morning.
First responders were called to the roundabout at Crow Lane at 11.30pm on…

A police crackdown on road offences is in line to be extended for another three months, Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley revealed yesterday.
Mr Corbishley added Operation Vega, launched in Ju…

An ageing replica of an historic ship is on course to become an attraction designed to tell the story of Bermuda’s early shipbuilding industry.
Colin Campbell, the director of architecture firm OBM, s…

An ambitious plan for a home for at-risk mothers and children is “rounding the last corner”, the charity leading the effort said yesterday.
Sheelagh Cooper, the chairwoman of Habitat for Humanity Berm…

An annual $5,000 medical scholarship in memory of a top eye doctor has gone to a Bermudian student looking to bring her skills back to the island after qualifying at a top Caribbean medical school.
De…

A woman yesterday denied breaches of Covid-19 mask regulations at two grocery stores and a restaurant.
Erica Williams, 55, avoided being brought up on contempt of court charges after she turned up for…

Tourism figures are moving in the right direction despite the massive damage inflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the head of the Bermuda Tourism Authority said today.
Charles Jeffers II, the BTA CEO, …

Police have appealed tonight for the public’s help to trace a man who has been missing for two days.
Terrence Magner was last seen about noon on Monday near the Church Street entrance to the Washingto…

Belco today awarded $200,000 worth of scholarships to 14 young Bermudians so they can study for engineering qualifications.
Jawonday Smith, Tiara Derosa, Jamin Fubler and Hashim Webb, were awarded sch…

Work to install new traffic lights in Hamilton continued to move forward today.
The City of Hamilton had announced new poles, lights and sensor systems in the area of Church Street, Par-la-Ville Road,…