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Yesterday, The Royal Gazette profiled the history of four primary schools slated for closure under Government’s education reform proposals. Today, we feature the other five which could shut. S…

A beloved female worker at the Government Quarry got an emotional send-off on the streets of Hamilton yesterday by Works and Engineering staff. Family and colleagues of Malaika Butler-Douglas, a 23-ye…

Plans to erect an $18 million solar farm in St George’s have been submitted to the Department of Planning. The application from IMG Holdings, received this week, proposed a 20-acre solar facility with…

The Government is considering a request to provide a multi-million dollar guarantee in support of the stalled redevelopment of the Fairmont Southampton. The request is the second after hotel owners Ge…

The number of active Covid-19 cases has risen to 29 after seven positive tests were recorded today. Four of the new cases were imported by residents who arrived on an American Airlines flight from Mia…

The Commissioner of Police has warned two serving officers that he will sue them unless they pay him compensation for causing “serious harm” to his reputation and “significant personal anxiety and dis…

The Minister of Education, Diallo Rabain, today pledged to provide professional development for educators which he described as critical to the success of education reform. Government is considering c…

Authorities in Bermuda will tomorrow take part in a tsunami training exercise along with some Caribbean countries. A Government spokeswoman said: “The annual CARIBE WAVE 2021 regional tsunami training…

PLP MP and former Minister of Tourism Zane DeSilva appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning charged with making false claims over a charity fundraising dinner last year. Mr DeSilva appeared alongsi…

Police and staff from the Transport Control Department will be carrying out vehicle checks tomorrow and Friday. A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said: “These exercises will target persons who are op…

People are being urged to removed abandoned cars or risk having them disposed of by the City of Hamilton. A spokeswoman said: “The City of Hamilton is appealing to offending members of the public to p…

A man who admitted the theft of more than $4,000 worth of jewellery and a motorcycle from his ex-girlfriend was yesterday sent to the Drug Treatment Court. Melvin Williams, 61, pleaded guilty in Magis…

The state of Bermuda’s education system and efforts at reform have been highly contentious issues for decades. And the latest attempt at reform, which includes the closure of nine primary schools and…

A proposal to close nine primary schools has attracted a mixed reaction from members of the community. Sarah Lagan spoke to Parent Teacher Association members, parents, teachers and former studen…

The teachers’ union is prepared to fight redundancies proposed as part of a major shake-up of the schools system, the organisation’s general secretary has said. Mike Charles, the general secretary of …

Nine primary schools face possible closure under Government’s far reaching education reform proposals. Here Sarah Lagan looks at the proud history of four of the schools affected. The Royal Gazette wi…

A ban was today slapped on night-time events at Government properties after police were forced to break up a party of more than 100 people in the Botanical Gardens at the weekend. A spokesman for the …

Walk-in vaccinations for seniors will be launched tomorrow at the Bermuda College clinic. The jab against the coronavirus will be offered to people aged 65 or older from 3pm to 6.45pm until next Tuesd…

A former Commissioner of Education and educational historian who documented segregation in Bermuda’s schools has died. Joseph Christopher was 77. Dr Christopher, a former principal at Sandys Secondary…

Police are asking parents to speak to their children about the dangers of doing wheelies on the roads. A police spokesman said: “The Bermuda Police Service has been made aware of a dangerous practice …

Former National Security Minister Wayne Caines has been made President of Belco – in addition to serving in the same post for parent company Ascendant, it was announced this afternoon. After 32 years,…

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a hit and run that left a 31-year-old woman with serious injuries. A police spokesman thanked the public for their help locating the suspect in the colli…

A high-tech traffic light system in Hamilton will be up and running by the summer, according to city engineers. Work on the new lights and sidewalk upgrades at the junction of Par-la-Ville Road, Poin…

Schoolchildren got into character to celebrate World Book Day last week. Pupils at Harrington Sound Primary School were asked to dress up as their favourite storybook character to promote reading by y…

The Commissioner of Police has condemned a party in a public park later broken up by police as “selfish and shameful”. Steven Corbishley said in Facebook post: “Let’s make it clear. The Bermuda Police…

A Bermuda resort was highlighted for its artistic flair in the most popular section of a top international lifestyle magazine. The Hamilton Princess and Beach Club was the subject of a four-page sprea…

The government’s school shake-up plan is almost certain to fail because of “considerable shortcomings”, a joint report from East End Parent Teacher Associations has warned. The Support the St Geor…

A thief targeted a clothes store at the weekend in its second break-in in five months. Darren Booth, who runs The Booth on Reid Street, appealed for assistance to trace a raider who smashed his way in…

A “road map” is to be drawn up to let the public track expenditure at the National Sports Centre, it was announced tonight. Tinnée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, revealed the…

This month has been declared Social Work Month by the social development and seniors minister. Tinee Furbert said she had been “honoured” to carry out the virtual launch of the celebration of the prof…

A pioneering project to end “period poverty” for women and girls was launched today as part of International Women’s Day. Tylasha DeSilva, a student at Bermuda College, unveiled the We BLead Bermuda p…

The public is being urged to help support an annual raffle that has raised more than $1.7 million for the island’s public schools. The Pembroke Rotary Club says the pandemic has hindered its ability …

Police have released a photograph of this unknown man in a bid to identify him and track him down. But no description of the man, or the reason why police want to find him, was given in an accompanyin…

A Bermudian reggae singer has been seen by hundreds of thousands of viewers in a special BBC video recorded to celebrate Commonwealth Day 2021. Desta “Zion” Wilson was included in “A Celebration For C…

Police have called on the public to help track down a suspect in a hit and run that left a 31-year-old woman lying in the road with serious injuries. A police spokesman said that at about 9.30pm yeste…

Bermuda’s cahow population is thriving after a record number of chicks were been born in the past two months. And longtails have also started to make an appearance on the island, arriving much earlier…

Bermuda is battening down for worsening weather this morning after a low pressure system brought high winds overnight. The Bermuda Weather Service 6am marine forecast said a deepening low pressure wa…

A man who claimed he was kidnapped and forced to smuggle heroin to Bermuda argued his sentence should be reduced because he pleaded not guilty to the offence because of bad legal advice. Omar Davy, 4…

A Government Quarry worker who became its first woman truck driver has died. Malaika Butler-Douglas was 50. Ms Douglas was also a taxi, bus and minibus driver as well as a soldier in the Bermuda Regim…

It is a task said to be “monumental” by David Burt, the Premier, and Diallo Rabain, the education minister – the transformation of the public school system to give every Bermudian child a chance t…

The two primary schools that performed best in final year exams in three core subjects over the past decade will be shut under a Government proposal to transform the education system. St George’s Prep…

A digital sales tax has been proposed by the Opposition to generate extra revenue. Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opposition, expanded over the weekend on his comments in his Reply to the Budget, deli…

A campaign group tonight appealed for a drive to end violence against women. Social Justice Bermuda made the call on the eve of International Women’s Day, which will be marked around the world tomorro…

The island’s soldiers continue to make a valuable contribution to the campaign against Covid-19. The Royal Bermuda Regiment has been stood down from embodiment after the lockdown was stopped. But troo…

High school pupils were today invited to apply for the Department of Workforce Development’s summer internship programme. Applicants must be aged 15 to 18 on of July 1 and able to commit to the whole …

Tomorrow will mark the last meeting on a shake-up of the primary school system. Three parishes – Hamilton Parish, Smith’s and Warwick – will be up for discussion. A spokeswoman for the education minis…

A woman motorcyclist was arrested yesterday after she drove the machine at two soldiers on duty at a coronavirus testing station. A police spokesman said the woman ran over the foot of one Royal Bermu…

Police have launched an investigation into a party last night that breached Covid-19 rules. A police spokesman said that officers were alerted to a celebration at the Horticultural Hall in Paget’s Bot…