Royal Gazette

New Easter displays have been installed at the Crow Lane and Trimingham Hill roundabouts near Hamilton. The decorations, set up by the Ministry of Public Works, include Easter eggs decorated by school…

A guest house where police broke up a party in breach Covid-19 regulations this month has been accused by tenants of operating without a hotel licence. The family of seven who lived at Brightside in F…

A cruise ship company today announced that it will homeport a ship in Bermuda offering seven day cruises to a private island in the Bahamas. A report in The Maritime Executive says that the move by Ro…

The public is being asked to avoid visiting police stations “unless absolutely necessary” due to the increase in Covid-19 cases. Martin Weekes, Assistant Commissioner of Police, said: “Exceptions incl…

Two Government schools have closed their doors while others will start their Easter holiday early as the island faces a new surge in Covid-19 cases. Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said both…

Drive-in movies scheduled for the Easter weekend by the City of Hamilton have been postponed because of the island’s rising coronavirus infections. Fresh Air Films: Drive in Edition, sponsored by HSBC…

Government has issued new guidelines on quarantine procedures following the recent spike in Covid-19 cases. Dr. Ayoola Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, said there was confusion around the issue af…

All students, teachers and staff at Dellwood Middle Schools have been ordered to quarantine for 14 days, the education ministry said this morning. The school closure comes at the direction of Chief M…

The doctor at the forefront of the island’s fight against coronavirus has appealed to the public to take health precautions seriously after she completed almost a full year of work without a day off. …

A 25 per cent rise in family cases in the courts and a 30 per cent spike in domestic abuse protection orders over the last year were probably sparked by the Covid pandemic, MPs have been told. Kathy L…

Budget cuts mean that the public works ministry will not be able to do as much routine maintenance as it used to, it was admitted yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said that the ministry budge…

Tougher visiting regulations in rest homes have been imposed at rest homes after a massive spike in coronavirus cases. The Royal Gazette has obtained a copy of a letter issued by the Chief Medical…

A cancer specialist is to deliver a free online talk on the environment and cancer this week. Chris Fosker, a cancer specialist, will give the presentation and take questions from the public on Thursd…

The Railway Trail bridge over Flatts Inlet is to get access ramps installed this spring, MPs heard yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, told the House of Assembly the …

More than 40 new cases of the coronavirus have been logged – and pushed the number of active cases to in excess of 100, it was revealed tonight. A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said the 41 infections…

Campaigners against the new Covid-19 clampdown are to organise a protest, it was revealed today. The organisers claimed that new restrictions were imposed by the Government in a bid to control the p…

Vaccination against the coronavirus today opened to all residents over the age of 16. Kim Wilson, the health minister, told the House of Assembly that the Government’s vaccination campaign was “our be…

The process for Bermudians to get status for their children born overseas will be made easier under a new policy announced by the labour minister today. Jason Hayward told MPs this morning that Bermu…

Cruise companies have expressed interest in the ’homeporting’ of ships in Bermuda, the transport minister Lawrence Scott told the House of Assembly today. The minister said that there had been interes…

An economic recovery plan for Bermuda will include high-earning new industries such as medical tourism, vertical farming and residential schemes, MPs heard this morning. Curtis Dickinson, the finance …

A construction worker at the St Regis resort site in St George’s was taken to hospital this morning after a crane toppled over. Laura Purroy, general manager of Hotelco Bermuda Holding Ltd, said the “…

Anand Dholakia is quite clear. “Bermuda’s Third Sector stakeholders have shown a clear, long-term commitment to achieving a Bermuda that works better for all.” But Mr Dholakia, a principal associate w…

The majority of Bermuda’s charities believe that improving equity in the community is vital to their roles with the Covid-19 pandemic serving to increase this awareness, a new study says. Stakeholders…

Art can help to tell the story of the Holocaust – and help make sure such a horror never happens again, an art collector said yesterday. Gilad Hayeem, who supplied many of the exhibits for the Shoah e…

A palm tree transported from Bermuda more than 200 years ago to a Scottish botanical gardens is to face the axe. The Bermuda palmetto tree, Sabal Bermudana, which arrived at the Royal Botanical Garde…

A love of the law that started in high school has led to a Call to the Bar. Amelia Oatley thanked magistrate Maxanne Anderson and senior magistrate Juan Wolffe, who she said “inspired, encouraged and …

Bermuda should push ahead with the development of an offshore wind farm, a report has recommended. The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme report also recommended increasing the landing of pelagic fish…

A new round of Covid-19 restrictions is a “body blow” to the hospitality sector’s bid to bounce back from the crisis, a top restaurateur said last night. Phillip Barnett of Island Restaurant Group, wh…

An animal welfare charity said it had been flooded by pets handed in by owners forced to leave the island because of the economic impact of Covid-19. Kate Terceira, the executive director for the Ber…

The Government’s Covid-19 information hotline will have its hours from tomorrow. The hotline – 444-2498 – will be open from 9am to 8pm every day. It earlier operated between 8am and 10pm.

An antiracism charity today launched a two-week online fundraiser instead of its traditional tag day. The Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda appeal will coincide with the International Day for the E…

The first step in the biggest change in decades in Bermuda’s public education system was approved by MPs on Friday. Senior level “signature schools” required to offer one or more “signature learning p…

The education minister tonight signalled the public school system could move to remote learning if coronavirus cases continued to increase. Diallo Rabain said: “The decision to move to remote learning…

The Premier’s Concert tomorrow was cancelled tonight – but it will go ahead on a virtual basis. The move came after tougher health and safety regulations were introduced in the wake of a jump in coron…

A total of 16 new coronavirus infections were today identified, it was announced tonight. The news came as the Government announced tougher measures to fight a recent spike in cases – many of them the…

The curfew period was lengthened today in a bid to fight a spike in coronavirus cases – and the spread of the deadlier UK variant. David Burt, the Premier, said that from tomorrow, the night-time lock…

A hotel was forced to shut some of its bars and restaurants after staff tested positive for the coronavirus. The move came after some staff at Rosewood Tucker’s Point in the East End, not in customer-…

Pupils at a middle school at the centre of a coronavirus alert have all tested clear, the Premier has announced. David Burt posted the news on Whitney Institute Middle School in Smith’s on twitter. He…

Firefighters tackled a blazing truck in the early hours of this morning. The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded to a report of a fire at 4:53am on Parsons Rd and St Augustines Hill in Pembroke…

Bermuda’s legal community paid tribute to former Chief Justice, the late Sir Austin Ward, who died in his native Barbados last month at the age of 85. In a special online hearing held yesterday Sir Ch…

Just about every country on the planet has had to alter what would be ordinary activity in daily life as a result of a pandemic that still rages despite massive vaccination of millions around the worl…

A psychological counsellor who fought a lifelong battle with cancer has died. Leslie Ann White was 48. She also ran a successful bookstore, the Literate Lizard, with her daughter Jordyn, 17, in the c…

The World Meteorological Organisation has announced that it will drop Greek letters as names for late-season hurricanes. The Greek alphabet has been used twice before when the usual storm name list ha…

Hospitality leaders yesterday predicted the tourism industry would bounce back this season – despite the damage done by the Covid-19 pandemic. And they claimed that the long-term future of the industr…

A total of six new coronavirus infections were recorded today, it was revealed tonight. The positive tests were among 758 results that came back to health officials today. All were classed as on-islan…

Parents of students at Purvis Primary have been warned of a potential Covid-19 exposure at the school. In a message sent to parents, teachers and staff at the Warwick school, the Epidemiology and Surv…

Police have launched an investigation after a car ploughed through a wall and plummeted into a garden. A Police spokeswoman said the single vehicle accident happened on Scaur Hill Drive, Sandys and w…

Premier David Burt today visited bus driver, Peter Ramotar, who was assaulted earlier this week by an abusive passenger. In a Tweet, the Premier said: “I took some time to visit my friend, Mr. Peter R…