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The winners of a Father’s Day essay competition for schools were today announced.
The competition, open to Primary 5 and 6 pupils in public schools, asked children why their father should be “father o…

A spike in attempted home invasions and robberies by known gang members has been logged in the last four months, the Minister of National Security said yesterday.
But Renee Ming said the Gang Violence…

The Bermuda Industrial Union has yet to decide if it will take further industrial action over a long-running dispute with Government.
Unionised staff began working to rule last Friday in protest at ne…

A fresh attack on controversial plans to enforce unvaccinated arrivals to quarantine in hotels at their own expense was mounted yesterday – from the Government side of the House of Assembly.
Progressi…

A historic buildings charity clashed with the Government yesterday after it was confirmed a historic Hamilton house would be demolished.
A Bermuda National Trust spokeswoman said the Bermuda Housing C…

Further amendments to the island’s economic substance regime were approved yesterday as the island worked to avoid a return to the EU’s blacklist.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the E…

The Minister of Education will be able to hand pick the deputy chairman of the Board of Education if a proposed law is approved by the House of Assembly.
Diallo Rabain tabled the Education Amendment (…

A patio has been built at a beach to honour a late stalwart of the Bermuda Industrial Union and former senator.
The LaVerne Furbert memorial patio, built on Shelly Bay Beach in Hamilton Parish, was un…

Artworks by two young artists have been added to the Bermuda National Gallery’s permanent collection.
Gherdai Hassell’s mixed media pieces, Atlas of Afterimage and Points on the Circle and Jayde Gibb…

The number of groups exempted from supervised quarantine rules has been slashed, it was revealed tonight.
A Government spokeswoman said that the seven exempted categories for non-vaccinated arrivals h…

The island’s World Health Organisation Covid-19 status has been upgraded to “sporadic cases” after no new coronavirus cases were recorded today.
Health officials got back 1,713 test results and all we…

The City of Hamilton today announced garbage collection changes for the holiday weekend.
A spokeswoman man said there would be:
• No residential trash collection or pick-up of kitchen oils until next …

Water safety watchdogs today highlighted rules to avoid dangers at sea over the holiday weekend.
Michael Weeks, the chairman of the Water Safety Council, said most Covid-19 restrictions would be lifte…

The death rate on the island in 2020 hit its highest levels for at least 20 years, the home affairs minister said today.
Walter Roban said the number of deaths rose by 31, or 5.8 per cent, to 566 last…

The Bermuda Industrial Union today put pressure on the Government to change its policy requiring unvaccinated people returning to the Island to undertake a mandatory two week quarantine.
And the Union…

There has been a spike in attempted home invasions and robberies allegedly by known gang members in the last four months, the Minister of National Security said today.
Renee Ming was giving an update …

Police will be out checking for Covid regulation breaches over the holiday weekend – as well as conducting speed and sobriety checks.
Martin Weekes, Assistant Commissioner of Police said: “As part of …

Government is to press ahead and demolish Wantley, the Minister of Public Works said this morning.

In a statement to the House of Assembly, Lieutenant Colonel David Burch said although it was a se…

The One Bermuda Alliance this morning called on the Government to change its mind on preventing unvaccinated Bermudians who do not pay for the mandatory quarantine in a hotel returning to the island.
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Juneteenth is one of the oldest celebrations commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, a military decree was announced in Galveston, Texas, informing enslaved people in …

Soldiers from the Royal Bermuda’s Regiment’s Coastguard will be out on the water in force over the holiday weekend.
Captain Jeff Patterson, the officer commanding the RBR Coastguard, said full-time me…

A 56-year-old man who suffered multiple gunshot wounds in a daylight attack at a ferry dock remained in intensive care tonight.
Inspector Peter Stableford said the shooting, which happened at 7.30pm y…

The Bermuda Industrial Union tonight denied responsibility for a cruise ship’s cancellation of visits to St George’s.
A BIU spokeswoman said the union’s work to rule would end at midnight tonight – be…

The Leader of the Opposition said today Bermuda should honour its frontline workers as the island marked National Heroes Day over the long weekend.
Cole Simons of the One Bermuda Alliance added it was…

An appeal for student volunteers to join the front line in the war on the Covid-19 virus was today issued by the Government.
A Government spokeswoman said successful applicants would spend two weeks w…

A road near the new St Regis hotel will be closed for a day next week to carry out emergency pump repairs.
A spokeswoman said: “The Ministry of Public Works wishes to inform motorists that Hotelco wi…

Join The Royal Gazette and its media partner The Washingtn Post for this livestream broadcast on new developments in cancer research.
2021 marks 50 years since the National Cancer Act was signed into…

A lead singer who landed in hospital with a broken neck after a crash said yesterday doctors had dubbed him “a walking miracle” because of his fast recovery.
Jesse Seymour, who was 32 earlier this mon…

A women’s charity has rejected a $20,000 donation from a US fashion retailer because of controversy over a raft-up organised on a marketing trip to the island.
The Women’s Resource Centre was offered…

A Canadian businessman who moved to Bermuda as a digital nomad and donated half a million dollars to support island businesses and frontline workers said he did it to help the place he now calls home….

A Bermudian who joined the United States Marine Corps has stood down from active service after a stellar career of more than 21 years.
But Dathan Byrd, who retired with a doctorate in education and as…

Hollywood royalty Catherine Zeta-Jones felt “most at home” when she lived in Bermuda, she has revealed in a magazine interview.
The globe-trotting Welsh star, married to superstar actor Michael Dougl…

A man was fighting for his life tonight after he was shot several times in a daylight attack.
Chief Inspector Robert Cardwell said the victim was in a car at the dock at Darrell’s Wharf in Warwick and…

No new coronavirus cases were recorded today, the health ministry said tonight.
A total of 1,607 cases came back to health officials and all were clear.
There are five active cases, with one in hospit…

A total of six motorists appeared in Magistrates’ Court this week for traffic offences – with one accused of travelling at more than three times the speed limit.
A police spokesman said that a man, ag…

Fewer than 40 per cent of staff in long-term care centres have full immunisation against Covid-19, health ministry estimates have revealed.
The ministry, in response to a public access to information …

A sailing programme for youngsters has marked its sixth year of operation with more than 3,500 pupils trained in seamanship and life skills.
The Endeavour Middle School Programme charity was designed …

Government today came under fire for its decision to push ahead with mandatory quarantine for unvaccinated arrivals to the island – despite softening its position on the regulation.
The Government ann…

The Department of Social Insurance will be closed from tomorrow until next Tuesday for renovation work, the Ministry of Finance announced today.
The office, in the Government Administration Building o…

Health officials have updated a list of summer camps approved for “Covid-19 compliance”.
The Ministry of Health list had 29 camps on it yesterday and 51 today.
Public schools finish for the summer br…

The Viking Orion has cancelled a two-day visit to St George’s after a union work to rule meant a tender was not available to ferry passengers to shore.
The cruise ship had planned to visit the town …

Controversy Lane in Pembroke lived up to its name this week when a row broke out after a property boundary appeared to be moved by the Government.
Mike Corea, who lives next door to an area designated…

A party host was fined $4,000 yesterday after he admitted inviting guests to his home despite a Government’s stay at home order.
Magistrates’ Court heard that police went to a Paget house around 8.30p…

Passengers said yesterday they were happy to be guinea pigs for the cruise ship industry as it emerged from pandemic restrictions as they embarked on the Viking Orion.

The ship is one of the first to…

A fleet of hi-tech electric buses is expected to be up and running by next March. the transport minister said yesterday.
Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, said that the first of 30 buses are …

The Premier has strongly denied claims that a controversial raft-up involving US high fashion firm Revolve and singer Shaggy was authorised by government.
David Burt said tonight that all raft-ups wer…

Government delivered more than 2,500 vaccines before the June 8 deadline without shots being wasted.
The last batch of Pfizer vaccines received by the island expire at the end of the month, which mean…

More than half of staff at the newly opened St Regis Bermuda Resort are Bermudian – and the number is expected to increase.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said today that it was expected that …

The Opposition has called for the Government to ditch overly strict regulations against Covid-19.
The One Bermuda Alliance said tourists were “hesitant to visit Bermuda” because of restrictions, parti…

Parents of three-year-olds will have to wait to register their children for a preschool programme, the Ministry of Education said today.
Registration for the Bright Start Programme, which was schedule…