Royal Gazette

The developer behind the solar farm at the LF Wade International Airport has been targeted with a $1.3 million lawsuit over the project.
Noesis Consulting Limited launched a legal action against Satur…

Bermuda’s cultural history will be celebrated with a series of tours and events in the lead-up to Emancipation Day and Mary Prince Day.
A Government spokeswoman said the Department of Culture has part…

Changes to the way Special Development Orders are granted could pave the way for a mass sell-off of land for real estate development at the Fairmont Southampton, an environmental group fears.
Yesterd…

Fifteen more babies were born in 2020 than a year earlier, reversing a trend that began with the financial crisis of 2008.
The increase from 525 to 540 registered births does not appear to have been …

A delay in getting financing for work on the Bermudiana Beach Resort has delayed its opening to spring next year.
At a ribbon cutting in July 2019 to relaunch the former Grand Atlantic low cost housin…

Blood donors who won a raffle to highlight the work of the Bermuda Blood Donor Centre have been awarded a weekend stay at the Hamilton Princess Hotel, and a champagne brunch.
Jason Kyme and Lorraine K…

Rescue, resuscitation and patrolling are some of the hard skills being learnt by Bermuda’s latest cadre of lifeguards in training.
There are seven new recruits undertaking the intensive course under …

The Minister of Health said there was “cause for cautious optimism” as no new cases of Covid were reported over three days.
The Ministry of Health received 6,362 test results which were all negative …

The bereaved family of a man who died suddenly after an altercation at his home have called for answers after nearly a month without details on the circumstances of his death.
The brother and sister o…

Research shows that people are more likely to breach quarantine if they are at home rather than under supervision in a government approved hotel, according to a lawyer.
Delroy Duncan QC made the claim…

A student at Bermuda High School received a perfect score for her International Baccalaureate programme.
Mia Oleksak, who received 45 points, was one of five girls from the school who scored 40 points…

For at least the last decade, when couples have said “I do”, there was a better than 50 per cent chance that neither of the newlyweds were from Bermuda.
Not only were the highest number of weddings c…

A new solar energy training programme is aimed at creating a self-sustaining industry in Bermuda, according to the Minister of Home Affairs.
Walter Roban said the goal was for rooftop solar panels to …

Seven groups are each $2,000 better off thanks to the generosity of the Prison Officers Association.
Cheques were presented to six charities – Bermuda Diabetes Association, Big Brothers Big Sisters of…

Two bus routes will be rerouted starting from tomorrow, July 9, owing to road works in the area of Shark Hole Hill, Hamilton Parish.
Bus routes one and three will be affected in both directions unti…

Calypso clothing store on Front Street suffered flooding during today’s down pour.
There was also a report of smoke caused by a fire in an electrical vault at the AS Cooper building also on Front Str…

A police officer fired last year for gross misconduct has lost his appeal against dismissal.
Oswin Pereira was terminated from the Bermuda Police Service after he was accused of turning off his body c…

Government’s online services will be disrupted tomorrow due to maintenance and upgrades.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Information and Digital Technologies (IDT) said that from 11.55pm tomorrow…

A policeman under criminal investigation for allegedly “causing disaffection” among his colleagues has filed a criminal complaint against six other officers, including the Commissioner and Deputy Comm…

The approval of “trusted venues” will make “a huge difference” in clearing exemptions for large gatherings this summer, the Senate heard yesterday.
Locations that qualify for the designation will be a…

Lawyers representing three Bermuda residents challenging controversial Covid-19 public safety restrictions presented their case before the Chief Justice yesterday.
Courtenay Griffiths QC and Mark Pet…

An academic mentoring charity has hired veteran educator Timothy Jackson as its executive director.
Dr Jackson, chairman of the Board of Education and instructional leader, will assume his role with …

The Education Minister has praised the graduating classes of 2021, congratulating them on letting “nothing get in your way, not even the unpredictability of the times you faced”.
In a statement about …

A man was sent to Drug Treatment Court this week after he admitted the theft of $2,825 worth of goods.
Harrison Gibbons, 53, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to the thefts, which targeted two Pric…

There will be an interruption to the bus service this Friday from 10am to 1.30pm.
A spokesman for the Department of Public Transportation said the interruption will facilitate a meeting of DPT staff …

David Burt, the Premier, has sent condolences to the people of Haiti following the assassination of the nation’s president Jovenel Moise.
Mr Moise was killed after gunmen stormed his home in the Haiti…

Local businesses and service providers have been paid almost $75 million by government on behalf of people on financial assistance,
And the Department of Financial Assistance’s payments to supermarke…

An innovative former head of diagnostic imaging at Bermuda’s hospital has been recalled by colleagues as meticulous and pioneering in a developing field of medicine.
Adrian “George” Ringer was a “trai…

The latest intake of Royal Bermuda Regiment recruits includes an encouragingly high number of women, the Minister of National Security said.
Renee Ming, who visited the recruits on Monday, said she wa…

A good Samaritan who helped a woman change her flat tyre on the side of the road has received praise across social media.
Hilton Smith, 67, said he helped Shawnette Somner fix the flat on Harrington S…

The driver of a car involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident has been released on police bail pending further inquiries.
The suspect was arrested after the collision on Knapton Estate Road in Smith’s …

A returning resident who went into mandatory supervised quarantine tested positive for Covid-19 three days after returning to island, the Ministry of Health said tonight.
The case was among five new …

Stroke patients will be routinely screened for depression, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has announced.
Various hospital departments and disciplines are involved in the new process at the Primary Strok…

Police have launched an “all-service” operation to crack down on the most prevalent driving offences on Bermuda’s roads.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley also announced at a press conference…

Police have called for witnesses to a crash on Monday that left a motorcycle rider seriously injured.
The rider remains in hospital with “extensive” injuries after the crash, at the junction of Court …

An unlicensed debt collection company recovered almost $13 million in unpaid land tax for the Government – and is likely to be paid $1.9 million in return.
Oarrs Inc collected the money after it was h…

Janice Hollis (1941-2021)

A devoted medical social worker instrumental in founding the hospital’s home care service for seniors has died at 79.
Tributes came from across the island’s medical comm…

An historic Hamilton building facing demolition by a government quango was singled out for special protection under a development plan which was first promised six years ago.
A draft of the North Eas…

The rate of infections from the coronavirus is lower than a year ago in southern hemisphere countries which are going into winter, according to scientists.
Margherita Ghiselli, Regional Immunisation A…

Winners of this year’s Agricultural Exhibition schools competitions shared $12,000 in prize money yesterday.
Several public and private schools received cheques for their participation in the virtual …

Taps running dry have made summers a misery for Southside residents, a Bermuda Housing Corporation resident has charged.
The resident said last week’s outage – caused by a water main break – was their…

Youngsters will learn how to identify and avoid abusive relationships as part of an upcoming event.
Rena Lalgie, the Governor, and Alison Crocket, the Deputy Governor are guest speakers at the three-…

The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority can carry out some of its banking overseas after a law change.
MPs agreed on Friday in the House of Assembly to allow the authority, which oversees safety and regu…

MPs have given the green light to legislation reducing the responsibilities of the Board of Education.
The board will no longer be tasked with making a case to the Public Service Commission on appoint…

The Hamilton Rotary Club has donated $5,000 to the Friends of Hospice charity.
The money will support the building fund for the new Agape palliative and hospice care facility.
The donation was made p…

A joint statement backed by the Bermuda Human Rights Commission offers support to the people of South Africa following the imprisonment of the country’s former President Jacob Zuma.
The letter is sig…

Fifteeen years after he first became involved with the Bermuda Housing Corporation and 12 years after he became its general manager, Barrett Dill is turning over the reins.
Major Dill will be succee…

David Burt, the Premier, has been accused of dodging Parliamentary debate on controversial Covid-19 quarantine regulations, for a second time.
Government submitted the order making hotel quarantining …