Royal Gazette

Government senators have been accused of being unprepared after they failed to take part in a debate on the future of development.
During yesterday’s session of the Upper House, Lindsay Simmons, the j…

No new coronavirus cases have been recorded, the health ministry said tonight.
A total of 1,698 test results were received by the Ministry and all were clear. One person has recovered while there were…

The Corporation of Hamilton is inviting local artists to submit proposals for the design and execution of the Washington Lane Mosaics Project.
The project is part of corporation’s public art initiativ…

Police have been asked to investigate a raft up involving dozens of social media influencers brought to the island by US fashion brand Revolve.
The Minister of National Security, Renee Ming confirme…

A motorcyclist is being treated for serious injuries after being involved in a collision in Sandys this afternoon.
Police said that early information suggested a car and a motorcycle were involved in…

An initiative to study life in Bermuda’s waters has been given an almost $450,000 grant by the UK Government.
The donation was one of several unveiled on Saturday as part of World Environment Day, dur…

A free webinar on documenting memories through personal stories is on offer from the National Museum of Bermuda.
Educational expert and museum trustee Janet Ferguson will lead the presentation next We…

Fake Facebook and Instagram accounts have been created purporting to belong to the Governor, Rena Lalgie.
Government House said the Bermuda Police Service has been notified and is investigating the ma…

A former education Permanent Secretary said last night she would fight disciplinary measures taken against her by the Progressive Labour Party over her opposition to a proposed school closure.
Ellen-K…

Around 60 digital nomads employed by a billion-dollar data and software company in Bermuda are leaving the island after less than a year.
But a spokeswoman for Afiniti insisted that the company is com…

A veteran soldier and photographer whose images record the history of the Royal Bermuda Regiment has died.
Sergeant Kenneth Byron was 64.
Lieutenant-Colonel Ben Beasley, the RBR’s Commanding Officer,…

A half-brother and sister jailed for a 2006 murder yesterday appealed for their convictions to be be quashed after a claim that jurors rushed their decision to avoid being sequestered overnight.
Katri…

A $120 million luxury superyacht owned by the former head of global coffee giants Starbucks has found a vacation berth in Bermuda.

Pi, a 254ft-long yacht, was spotted docked in St George’s yester…

There are no immediate plans to provide Bermuda with further supplies of the Covid-19 vaccine, UK officials have confirmed.
Michael Dunkley, the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance health spokesman, said …

No new coronavirus cases were recorded today, the health ministry said tonight.
A total of 1,193 test results came back to the ministry and all were clear.
The number of infections has also dropped an…

Career-enhancing skills such as resume writing and networking will be shared in an upcoming webinar series.
The Department of Workforce Development is hosting three free webinars in collaboration wit…

New temporary residents are settling down to life at Warwick Academy’s marine science centre.
The school was given a variety of live corals this month by the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences with t…

Bermuda’s Covid-19 risk rating was today downgraded by the US Centres for Disease Control.
Bermuda is now classed as “Level 2 – moderate”, down from “Level 4 – very high” in a travel advisory on the o…

Motorists are being warned that parking at #5 car park on Front Street will be disrupted when it is used for passengers on the Viking Orion.
A spokeswoman said: “The City of Hamilton is advising motor…

People who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 have until today to get their first jab from the remaining stockpiles of the drug.
Supplies of the Pfizer vaccine will pass their use-by date at th…

A senior official of the Bermuda Industrial Union is to launch legal action against Chris Furbert, its president, after he claimed he fired him against the organisation’s rules.
George Scott, who was…

The Supreme Court has upheld a decision to fire a child care worker for drinking on the job.
The Department of Child and Family Services fired Cheyra Bell in February 2019 after Derick Binns, the head…

Cruise ship operator Royal Caribbean International has scrapped plans to bring two of its liners to the island over the summer.

Freedom of the Seas and Enchantment of the Seas were scheduled to ma…

A Bermuda cargo ship is stranded in port in the US after it suffered rudder problems.
The Bermuda Islander, operated by Meyer Freight, part of Bermuda International Shipping Ltd, is tied up in Salem, …

An exhibition to mark the first anniversary of the island’s Black Lives Matter march opened yesterday.
The art show – a joint effort by Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, BLM Bermuda and the Peaceful …

An art museum yesterday honoured a trailblazing former Premier by naming its courtyard after her.
The Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art opened the Dame Jennifer Smith Legacy Courtyard to highlight her…

A series of TV programmes promises to question conventional views of the Covid-19 pandemic and offer alternative ways to tackle the coronavirus.

Beyond the Pandemic features interviews with nine …

A series of new tours are set to launch this summer in St George as part of an effort to highlight East End businesses.
Kristin White, the owner of gift store and tour centre Long Story Short, said th…

A prowler whose criminal history spanned 23 years was jailed for a year yesterday after he admitted prowling during the Government curfew.
Magistrates’ Court heard that a woman was in the bathroom of …

A woman was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a collision involving her car and four other vehicles, police said tonight.
No one was injured in the crash at the junction of Burnaby Street a…

Police slapped a total of 18 tickets on speeding drivers last Friday, it was announced tonight.
A police spokesman said 12 tickets were issued between 8am and 9am in the eastern parishes.
The areas ta…

A total of three new cases of the coronavirus have been identified – all in residents who returned from overseas.
The health ministry said tonight the cases all came in last Thursday on JetBlue flight…

The concert series Creatives Live! will put on another lunchtime performance on Friday.
Musical group Working Title will serenade passers-by from the steps of City Hall in Hamilton between 12.30pm and…

The Criminal Records office is now open to in-person service, the police said today.
A spokesman said: “The Bermuda Police Service is pleased to announce that, as of today our Criminal Records/Vetting…

A 38-year-old man appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning charged with a murder from five years ago.
Davin Providence was accused of having “unlawfully killed” Jevon Daniels, 35, between May 17, 2…

The hours for a walk-in vaccine facility at the Hamilton Princess and Beach Club have been extended.
It will now operate from 3pm to 7pm tonight and tomorrow at the Harbour View Ball Room.
A spokeswom…

Licensed trade professionals yesterday welcomed the lifeline of loosened Covid-19 restrictions – but warned that more needed to be done to ease the plight of a sector hammered by health precautions.
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Flights between the Azores and Bermuda could strengthen cultural ties between the two countries, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports said on Friday.
Ernest Peets said the “burgeoning and vibrant…

The Opposition tonight took a swing at the Government over a delay in the implementation of hotel quarantines for travellers.
The measure, to be paid for by returned residents and visitors, was schedu…

Bermuda’s biggest demonstration in recent times was held a year ago, just 13 days after the police killing of unarmed Black man George Floyd in the US was captured on a mobile phone.
A jury found Dere…

Friends and family of a teenage girl killed in a crash last week gathered today near the scene of the accident and wore pink as a tribute.
A procession of cars decked with pink ribbons drove past the …

A new hotel is on the hunt for more than 100 staff after it opened its doors last month, it was revealed yesterday.
Management at the St Regis in St George’s added that it would also run a Casino Gami…

Friends and family of a teenage girl killed in a crash last week today gathered near the scene of the accident and wore pink as a tribute.
Amber Bridges, who was 16, died after her motorcycle was in c…

LONDON (AP) — The Group of Seven wealthy democracies agreed today to support a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15 per cent in order to deter multinational companies from avoiding taxes b…

A mandatory hotel quarantine at their own expense for non-immunised travellers to Bermuda will come into force on June 13 rather than tomorrow, the Government announced this morning.
The news came aft…

Children aged from 12 to 15 can now be vaccinated against Covid-19, the Ministry of Health confirmed.
The announcement was made this afternoon after a similar ruling by the UK health regulator.
Kim Wi…

World history is packed with horrible incidents involving the slaughter of people because they dared to question the powerful over a system of blatant injustice or the breaching of basic human rights …

The loosening of Covid-19 restrictions tomorrow will offer tour boat operators a much needed lifeline, but more support could still be needed to keep the industry afloat.
Under Phase 3 regulations, th…

Pupils who wrote poetry based on their experiences with the Covid-19 pandemic for an English assignment have had their work published in a book.

The Pandemic Through Our Eyes features poems from 2…