Royal Gazette

A 22-year-old man was treated in hospital for a stab wound after a fight on Front Street in the early hours of Saturday.
A police spokesman said: Shortly after 1am on Saturday, police responded to a r…

A charity is appealing for people who are interested in becoming board directors or sitting on committees to step forward.
Age Concern Bermuda (ACB) is inviting applications from members of the commun…

A man was today charged with the murder of 33-year-old Quan-Marley Lowe.
Khalif Williams, 24, appeared in Magistrates’ Court accused of being involved in an attack on Mr Lowe, a father of two.
The inc…

Returning students have been put through an “emotional roller-coaster” when they were mistakenly sent home only to be put into mandatory quarantine days later, frustrated parents told The Royal Gazet…

An exemption for large groups to attend league cricket drew hundreds of spectators to matches over the weekend, but the relaxation of SafeKey rules drew criticism from the One Bermuda Alliance.
The “…

A playground destroyed by fire will rise from the ashes, according to an executive committee tasked with rebuilding the site targeted by an arsonist.
The Pig’s Field Family Connection has been launc…

Debt collectors will get a break on reporting their accounts for 2020 because of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic last year, the House of Assembly heard.
But the Debt Collection Amendmen…

Complaints linked to Covid-19 accounted for a significant portion of the Ombudsman for Bermuda’s caseload last year, according to the office’s 2020 annual report.
They ranged from emergency unemployme…

Volunteers from a law firm helped clean out a nature reserve so it could open to the public after years of closure.
A team of about 25 Appleby employees visited the Sherwin Nature Reserve in Warwick l…

Ongoing roadworks were announced for the East End as Belco trenching continues next week, according to the Ministry of Public Works.
The dig around Harrington Sound Road is to move past Paynter’s Road…

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of Quan-Marley Lowe, with a 24-year-old Sandys Parish man expected to appear tomorrow in Magistrates’ Court.
A police spokesman said two…

The first hurricane of 2021 has been downgraded to a tropical storm but was threatening to hit Cuba before making its way to Florida, forecasters said.
The Associatd Press said Cuba evacuated 180,000…

Giving blood will be easier for donors after some restrictions were eased, according to the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
Bermuda’s blood donor centre, which used to require a 12-month deferral for certain…

The island’s water production plants cannot meet current demand, MPs were told on Friday.
David Burch, the public works minister, said water access was being restricted because rainfall was 34 per ce…

A labour dispute at a West End hardware and construction supplier is headed for mediation talks tomorrow.
It marks one week since more than a dozen staff at SAL Southampton walked off the job over wh…

Cricket match organisers will only have to adhere to Covid-19 SafeKey requirements if there are more than 275 people at a match at any one time, the Sports Minister confirmed yesterday.
The decision …

Journalists around the world, and that includes Bermuda, are these days challenged in trying to keep truth out front as their professional ethics demand. Misinformation flowing like a tidal wave via a…

Travellers recently returning to the island were mistakenly sent home to quarantine, the government has admitted.
A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said the 17 travellers did not fall within categorie…

A “safe space” at the heart of Hamilton has been dedicated to commemorate the landmark Theatre Boycott of 1959.
The new Freedom Square was also unveiled today in tribute to other key moments where Ham…

Government has earned almost $5.5 million in fees generated from controversial travel authorisation forms, it has been revealed.
But it has also paid out more than $500,000 to the company that created…

A former chairman of the Progressive Labour Party who lost his post after demanding that his company should be first in line for Government contracts has been awarded a $3.2 million contract by a Gove…

Government overpaid $3.5 million in unemployment benefits during the Covid-19 lockdowns, the finance minister admitted today.
Curtis Dickinson said about 2,500 people – or one in four of those who re…

The US State Department today announced that Karen Grissette has been appointed as the next US Consul to Bermuda.
A career Foreign Service Officer of more than 20 years, Ms Grissette recently served a…

The first hurricane of the season – Hurricane Elsa – has formed with its forecasted path set to take it through the Caribbean and Florida.
This year meteorologists predicted an above average season, …

Immigration laws are to be subjected to a “top down review”, the Minister of Labour announced this morning.
Jason Hayward said the goal of immigration reform “is to ensure that the big picture is one …

David Burt, the Premier, said today that there is “cause for optimism” for tourism in Bermuda as metrics showed big increases in hotel occupancy and length of stay.

In a statement to MPs this morn…

Special development orders will no longer have to be scrutinised by MPs under legislation tabled today.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, tabled the Development and Planning Amendment Act 2021 …

An Australian cryptocurrency mogul living in Bermuda is facing extradition to the US to face money laundering charges.
Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday that Gregory Dwyer, a senior employee for the …

Mandatory hotel quarantining will be in place for at least another three months – despite claims by the Premier that the controversial policy could be ditched as soon as Bermuda achieves herd immunity…

An Australian bitcoin executive facing criminal charges in the United States as part of a Department of Justice-led anti-money laundering inquiry was riding out the storm in Bermuda – until yesterday….

A Hamilton city block closed to traffic by a broken sewerage pipe is just a day from reopening – but held up until the arrival of spare parts.
The stretch of Dundonald Street from Bull’s Head car park…

The water supply at Southside in St David’s was disrupted for several hours this afternoon, the Bermuda Land Development Company advised.
The interruption came after a break in the main water line.
A …

Government has delayed a decision on the fate of Bermuda’s primary schools by a month.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, had said the decision, which could include the permanent closure of up …

A three-year collective bargaining agreement has been agreed between the Bermuda Industrial Union and the Bermuda Hospitals Board – that will last for another three months.
Now both sides are getting …

Large parts of Barr’s Bay Park will be unavailable for public use this weekend for the official ‘weigh-ins’ for the 2021 Bermuda Billfish Blast.
The ‘weigh-ins’ will take place from early in the morni…

The “curriculum of the future” will be delivered through fun and competitive challenges as part of an upcoming summer camp.
The STEM Summer Camp, co-created by tutoring resource Pangaea Educational Se…

The City of Hamilton’s revenue fell by almost $3 million due to Covid-19 with projects such as road surfacing cut to save money.
However, the Corporation also announced that it was now debt-free, havi…

Crunch talks are expected today at the Bermuda Industrial Union as a labour dispute at the hardware and construction supplier SAL Southampton dragged on for a third day.
Wornell Steede, chief union sh…

A “voluntary and loving” display of rainbow colours from a government building such as Cabinet or Camden House could be enough to empower LGBTQ+ citizens, former Attorney-General Michael Scott told a …

Abolishing Bermuda’s controversial travel authorisation form and to allow travellers to enter the Island with proof of either immunisation or a negative Covid-19 test will not work, government said ye…

Government backbencher Jason Wade has called for Bermuda to “turn down the volume” and not become “consumed with hatred and frustration” over Covid-19 restrictions.
The MP for Southampton East Central…

A non-practising lawyer was yesterday charged with stealing $125,000 belonging to Dilton Robinson.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Gordon “Ricky” Woolridge, 60, of Hamilton Parish, was alleged to have…

A Southampton woman is accused of stealing more than $706,000 belonging to a local company.
Bambi Lee Pimental, 51, is said to have stolen the funds from J W Gray and Company Ltd, a roofing, waterproo…

The “class of resilience” at CedarBridge Academy set out for the next chapter in their lives after an emotional 2021 graduation ceremony at the National Stadium today.
Principal Kenneth Caesar told t…

Two teachers have shared how the government’s mentor-based training programme has helped them to become better educators.
J’ree Cann, P2 teacher at Paget Primary School, and Oneka Smith, maths teache…

A trailblazing Bermudian artist will be honoured with an exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of his death.
The Charles Lloyd Tucker Exhibition will be open at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art…

The policing of Bermuda’s roads is to be ramped up in a bid to stem a recent rise in traffic fatalities, accidents and offences.
The Bermuda Police Service’s traffic unit is to be expanded and technol…

Two men were fined in Magistrates’ Court today for breaching curfew.
Joel Baw, 38, of Paget admitted breaking curfew at 9.55pm on May 1 on South Road, Warwick Parish.
The court heard how patrol polic…

Police today praised the organisers of a protest on the grounds of Cabinet for “the peaceful manner in which they conducted themselves”.
Yesterday several hundred people gathered to present a series o…