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Black people are more likely to die from Covid-19 than White people if present vaccination trends continue, the Premier warned tonight. David Burt made the stark prediction as he confirmed that vaccin…

A Bermuda-based virtual cooking class led by a celebrity chef will be a run as part of the Restaurant Weeks programme. The online lesson will be held next Wednesday in a partnership between the Bermud…

A former Bermuda resident has come under fire for her use of US funds as the American ambassador to South Africa. The Washington International Diplomatic Academy, a diplomatic training organisation, h…

A man charged with drink driving and refusal to take a breath test told a court that a friend had driven him home while he slept – and left him in his car at the side of the road where it was spotted…

A broadcaster has defended repeated airings of an American doctor’s criticism of the coronavirus vaccine. Glenn Blakeney, the owner of Inter-Island Communications and a former Progressive Labour Party…

A groundbreaking study of gender violence against women in Bermuda has been welcomed by the Centre Against Abuse, which has reported a “sharp increase” in clients over recent years. Laurie Shiell, the…

Ocean pollution has reached “crisis proportions”, the former head of an environmental charity has warned. Anne Hyde, who stepped down as executive director of Keep Bermuda Beautiful last week, said Be…

Staff shortages resulted in long delays at the Government’s Covid-19 vaccination centre today, while the vaccine hotline was affected by technical difficulties after being swamped with calls. The onli…

A survey to canvass public opinion on the future of the Bermuda Hospitals Board was launched today. BHB management said the results would be used to help draw up its next five-year plan. Dr Michael Ri…

The island’s entertainers’ union sent condolences today to the family of a former government senator and Bermuda Industrial Union veteran who died last week. The Bermuda Entertainment Union joined oth…

The Bermuda Police Service has issued advice on crime prevention in light of reports of burglaries and prowlers at residential properties. Homeowners are reminded to take some basic measures in order …

A family has alleged that Government maladministration cost them land in Southampton. The Darrell family told the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Loss that records show they owned a section o…

Tourism and transport-related projects on the horizon could make waves across the entire island, the Minister of Transport said yesterday. Lawrence Scott told The Royal Gazette that the “groundbreakin…

The cost of collecting taxes on income would be enormous and would require a “swelling” of the civil service, a former Minister of Finance has warned. In an opinion piece in today’s Royal Gazette, Bo…

A wealthy casino executive who allegedly flew into a remote Canadian territory with his wife and posed as a local motel worker to get the Covid-19 vaccine is a director of a company in Bermuda. Rodney…

A man was remanded pending a social inquiry report after he admitted making sexual advances on a child]. Daquan Burgess, 23, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to intruding on the privacy …

An initial report about an island-wide power outage last year has been submitted to electricity industry watchdogs. Denton Williams, the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda chief executive, said: “While w…

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Bermuda and the world of science is up for discussion next week at Bermuda College’s Roche Science Public Forum, Five Bermudian scientists will explore the to…

The Royal Gazette will livestream tomorrow’s same-sex marriage appeal before the Privy Council in London starting at 6.30am. If The Royal Gazette is unable to livestream the event for technical re…

The Minister of Finance has renewed his promise that there will be no new taxes when he presents his Budget later this month. And Curtis Dickinson has said Government departments are being kept on a t…

More than 200 people have now received a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, giving them almost full protection against the virus. And the Government is now looking to broaden its vaccination program…

A judicial review is to be held after the Attorney-General challenged summonses by the Information Commissioner seeking to examine records concerning an agreement for payments from the Ministry of Hea…

The application deadline for the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s next recruit camp is on Thursday, the Ministry of National Security said today. Anyone who wants to sign up should contact Warwick Camp for an…

The Minister of Education has called for people to participate in “prototyping activities” which will form part of the redesign of Bermuda’s public education school system. Diallo Rabain made the call…

A man appeared in Magistrates’ Court today in connection with the stabbing death of Daunte Woods in Sandys. Jahmari Beach, 29, was charged with the unlawful killing of 27-year-old Mr Woods and possess…

The National Museum of Bermuda recently launched one of its 2021 education programmes: “Tracing Our Roots/Routes”. This year-long series of online presentations and workshops by overseas and local ex…

Police appealed for help to find a missing teenager this morning. Allan Winters-Taitt was last seen at about 5.30pm on Saturday, when he left his home in Fenton’s Drive, Pembroke, to go to the MarketP…

A man who delighted generations of Bermudian youngsters as the island’s Santa Claus on TV has died overseas. Keith Hart, an advertising executive, was also a broadcaster on ZBM and appeared as Mysteri…

Landscape work at a development site on a former golf course had helped boost the environment for birds, the Minister of Home Affairs has said. Walter Roban added “a great deal of hard work” had gone…

A man was banned from the roads for 18 months and fined after he admitted a drink driving car crash. Magistrates’ Court heard that Daniel Baker’s car crashed into a wall and police attended. Officers …

A former education permanent secretary yesterday condemned the proposed closure of West End Primary School because it would “throw away its legacy”. Ellen-Kate Horton, who attended the Sandys school d…

A man who collided head-on with another motorist was fined $1,000 and banned from the roads for 18 months after he admitted drinking and driving. Magistrates’ Court heard that police were called to th…

The Royal Gazette is to livestream tomorrow’s same-sex marriage appeal before the Privy Council in London on www.royalgazette.com The hearing will start at 6.30am Bermuda time when the panel of …

Black-owned tourism businesses are in the spotlight as part of Black History Month. The Bermuda Tourism Authority has promoted more than 20 businesses that signed up online as Black-owned. The busines…

Watch today’s press conference with David Burt, the Premier, and Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, as they give the latest updates on the Covid-19 pandemic. With enough Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines fo…

Firefighters responded to more than 300 emergency calls last month, it was revealed today. A Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service spokesman said that, of 173 of the 301 calls logged needed emergency medi…

Police have tracked down the owner of a finger that was discovered in a Hamilton car park last week. According to detectives, the man told them he lost the digit during a fight with another man late l…

Police investigating the disappearance of a young mother launched a fresh search yesterday after they received “specific information”. Chavelle Dillon-Burgess’s last known contact with friends was alm…

Firefighters were called to a boat fire in Warwick last night. The incident happened at Riddell’s Bay shortly before 11pm. A Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “BFRS responded with one ap…

The legal battle over marriage equality will be decided after a two-day virtual hearing which is due to start tomorrow in front of the Privy Council in London. A panel of five judges at Bermuda’s high…

A pressure group which fought to end marriage equality in Bermuda is still “absolutely” against same-sex weddings but no longer raises funds, its chairman said. Melvyn Bassett of Preserve Marriage and…

An American author whose teenage years in Bermuda were marred by homophobia yesterday appealed to opponents of same-sex marriage to give in to progress. Kirkland Hamill, who married his same-sex partn…

Two Bermudians have put up funds to pay for an expensive legal battle to stop the outlawing of same-sex marriage on the island. The private citizens, neither gay, spoke to The Royal Gazette on conditi…

Drivers banned from the roads for drink driving will be blocked from switching to electronic bikes under changes to the law. But Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, promised a “light touch” with n…

A group set up to make recommendations on minimum and living wages is expected to take into account workers who earn tips, the labour minister has said. Jason Hayward added that no employment sector w…

The number of active Covid-19 cases has dropped by more than half, health officials said tonight. The news came as one new case was recorded out 1,587 results received since last Friday. The number of…

A pressure group is calling for religion to be banned from public school assemblies, claiming it is a coercive form of oppression that breaches the rights of children. Social Justice Bermuda also argu…

Payment from the owners of the Fairmont Southampton to cover redundancy payments to staff by Government have been handed over, the finance minister confirmed today. Curtis Dickinson said the closure o…

Stormy weather has been forecast to hit the island again tomorrow. A Government spokeswoman said the Bermuda Weather Service predicted that conditions were expected to deteriorate in the early hours o…