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Firefighters extinguished a car fire on Roberts Avenue, Devonshire last night.
A Fire Service spokesman said the Service received a report at 10.36pm that was care was engulfed in flames and one app…

A nurse who helped manage a coronavirus outbreak in a nursing home while recovering from cancer surgery said he stayed committed because he knew he was needed.
Darren Hunnicutt, 38, worked at the Mati…

The Royal Gazette asked the public to tell us who their ‘Covid Hero’ was during the pandemic.
Many shared stories about people who inspired them or helped them get through the hardships faced for …

A teenager has called for shade to be installed outside a Covid-19 testing site after she fainted in the heat and suffered facial injuries – and a medical bill of almost $3,000.
Celena Pires, 18, fro…

Controversial changes to Special Development Orders are expected to be debated today in the House of Assembly.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs has said the Development and Planning Amendmen…

“Digital policing”, with a boost in digital forensics and cybercrime investigation, is one of the priorities for a new five-year plan unveiled for the service.
Switching from paper to electronic docum…

Online registration to volunteer at the upcoming Bermuda Championship has now opened.
The Bermuda BF&M Volunteer Programme hopes to enlist more than 500 volunteers to serve on 17 committees for th…

Bermuda has one of the best Covid-19 testing regimes in the world, according to the Premier.
David Burt added that countries were following Bermuda as a model to improve their own testing rates.
Mr Bu…

Firefighters and Belco staff freed a motorist from a vehicle surrounded by live power cables after a crash on North Shore Road in Pembroke.
A Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said they receiv…

The late confirmation of Cup Match has left the St George’s Cricket Club facing a financial shortfall with few sponsors and no television coverage for the event.
The executive committee of the club th…

The City of Hamilton is to almost double its original budget to fund extra police on the beat.
The Extra Duty Police Officer Programme launched in October 2020 with a commitment of $57,000 will now be…

Sophia Cannonier and her husband Michael Watson today denied breaching the Government’s Covid-19 quarantine regulations.
Ms Cannonier, 52, and Mr Watson, 46, were both charged with refusing to comply …

Government and anti-quarantine campaigners were this morning locked in a dispute over travel form authorisation.
In a statement late last night about the arrival of Antonio Belvedere, a member of the …

The island’s top judge will rule whether an online cartoon shared by a police officer shortly before the island’s Black Lives Matter march last year qualifies as freedom of expression – or could get h…

The doctor running Government’s Covid-19 testing facility has provided details of how vaccinations can dramatically reduce the spread of the disease.
Carika Weldon, who heads the department of health’…

A man who was remanded in custody for contempt of court for cursing was released yesterday after his lawyer argued that he was unlawfully detained.
Elizabeth Christopher, for the defence, told Magistr…

Government has consistently fallen short on addressing long-term care for seniors, the executive director of Age Concern Bermuda charged this week.
Claudette Fleming spoke after the continued shortage…

Efforts to secure the refurbishment of the island’s largest hotel, closed since last October, remain in the pipeline according to David Burt, the Premier.
Mr Burt closed this week’s Covid-19 press con…

Bermuda’s stakeholders must work in unison for tourism to thrive in the Olde Towne, a One Bermuda Alliance candidate said today.
Tia Smith said that a consistent ferry service connecting St George’s, …

A couple accused of breaking the island’s quarantine laws for unvaccinated travellers are now due to appear before Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.
Sophia Cannonier and her husband Michael Watson, issued …

Motorists are advised that two new speed bumps have been installed on Cemetery Road near the Belco power plant.
Motorists are being asked to proceed with caution as they travel through the area.
Wayne…

Cruise ship Crystal Symphony will be making a series of visits to Bermuda starting next month, it has been confirmed.
The liner will make 13 trips to the island and will berth at Dockyard for two nigh…

A senior civil servant was told last month of concerns over a $3.2 million contract to install solar panels at the National Sports Centre.
Jennifer Attride-Stirling, the permanent secretary of the mi…

The One Bermuda Alliance has joined environmental groups in opposition of proposed changes to planning legislation.
The amendments, tabled earlier this month by Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affa…

Belco is to commemorate employees who lost their lives while working at the company in celebration of Safety and Health at Work Day tomorrow.
The employees who lost their lives in service to the compa…

Government’s fortnightly press conference on Covid-19 scheduled for 5.30pm today should start any minute.
David Burt, the Premier, arrived at 5.35pm and walked through a crowd of more than 30 people…

A crowd of supporters packed the lane outside the house of Sophia Cannonier and Michael Watson at midday today, fearing the couple would be arrested after the Government declared last night they had f…

More than 87 per cent of the population would need to be vaccinated in order to achieve herd immunity from Covid-19 variants, according to a government scientist.
Carika Weldon made the recommendation…

A former Bermuda pastor, Silvester Beaman, has been elected and consecrated a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
David Burt, the Premier, congratulated Bishop Beaman, who formerly serve…

Detours continue on bus routes one and three, the Department of Public Transportation has advised.
The route diversion is owing to road works in the Shark Hole Hill and Harrington Sound Road areas.
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The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s newest recruits have been praised for their dedication to duty after they passed the halfway mark of two weeks of basic training.
Governor Rena Lalgie, who is Commander-in…

An environmental drive to create a coastal red mangrove forest on Trunk Island has been boosted by a $25,000 donation from Aspen Bermuda.
The funds will support the Bermuda Zoological Society project…

City Hall will be closed for facility upgrades from Friday to Sunday.
The closure includes the Bermuda National Gallery and the Bermuda Society of Arts.
As part of the upgrades, the power will be tu…

The Economic Investment Certificate scheme has sparked more than $30 million of investment into the island since its inception.
The programme, which opened on March 1, allows foreign nationals to resi…

Our island Bermuda has always been a unique place to experience life on this planet, perhaps mainly owing to our size, and compared with many other countries, a small population. Our geographical posi…

A local limo service started to turn heads this weekend as their new Tesla Model X electric car hit the road.
Sam Mathews Jr, who runs Piece of the Rock Limo Service with his father, said: “We have ha…

Three men appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday accused of conspiring to smuggle more than $3.6 million worth of cannabis.
Zachary Morris, 27, Mikkail Crockwell, 31, and Eugene Ball, 28, were all c…

Bermuda has to “address its aversion to immigration” and also find ways to encourage highly educated Bermudians who have emigrated to return, according to economist Craig Simmons.
That’s because it h…

The Bermuda National Trust has accused the Government of prioritising the short-term interests of private companies over the environment.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said recently that…

A career development centre at the Bermuda College is on track for completion in time for the autumn 2021 semester, the Bermuda College Foundation announced today.
The charity, which was launched in 2…

The Pathology department at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has maintained its special laboratory accreditation.
The accreditation through the Joint Commission International is an assessment of …

Workers at SAL have returned to work after management and the Bermuda Industrial Union reached an agreement to end a five-day work stoppage.
The union said staff would return to the job – although the…

A crackdown on bad drivers by the Bermuda Police Service has resulted in 219 traffic tickets in a week.
Martin Weekes, the Assistant Commissioner of Police said: “With the advent of ‘Operation Vega’ t…

A Government benefit programme for Bermudians left unemployed by Covid-19 will continue to be offered until May 2022, the Government has announced.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said a recent…

The US Government has lowered Bermuda’s Covid-19 status as efforts to control the virus continue.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has shifted Bermuda’s Covid-19 status from Level 2 – mo…

A pressure group opposing the island’s strict regulations against Covid-19 said a family who refused to comply with a mandatory quarantine order at the airport ast night had been threatened with arres…

Ferries taking passengers from the Viking Orion cruise ship to St George’s have been stopped due to ‘logistics and cost’ in a blow to East End businesses.
However, the cruise operators have announced …

Friends and family bid farewell to Ra-Che Williams yesterday in an emotional funeral ceremony at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity.
Mr Williams – who was killed in a hit-and-run collision on June…

A man who seriously injured a motorcycle rider after he fell asleep at the wheel has lost an effort to overturn his conviction.
Levince Roberts was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm to Jahron …

A shortage of hospital bed space has been blamed on delays in discharging patients.
The issue was highlighted by a resident after a family member was injured on July 3, but remained in the Emergency R…