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A man yesterday appealed to trash dumpers to stop leaving waste on protected land after his pet dog was seriously injured by broken glass. Jonathan Northcott said his Dutch Shepherd, Gypsy, needed eme…

A Supreme Court judge is to issue a ruling next month on whether the Commissioner of Police can challenge an order to reinstate an officer fired for gross misconduct. The Public Service Commission rul…

A mother accused of drug smuggling left luggage found to contain more that $700,000 worth of drugs at the airport, the Supreme Court heard yesterday. Prosecutors alleged Ranae Furbert, 29, imported ca…

A virtual event to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the rediscovery of the cahow will take place next Thursday. The celebration, from 1pm to 2pm, will be hosted by Amy Harvey, the Bermuda College he…

Bermuda’s Covid-19 status has been upgraded from “clusters of cases” to “sporadic cases” by the Pan American Health Organisation, it was revealed tonight. Kim Wilson, the health minister, said the cha…

A Royal Navy ship deployed for disaster relief and as part of the war on drugs is to spend the next month in Bermuda. HMS Medway, a patrol ship, is due to arrive tomorrow after spending the last y…

Family history will be at the heart of an educational programme and exhibition organised by the National Museum of Bermuda. Tracing Our Roots / Routes will include online presentations, workshops …

A man who denied sending threats to the Premier was jailed overnight today after he admitted contacting David Burt despite his bail conditions. Jared Gordon, 31, admitted in Magistrates’ Court that he…

A serious traffic accident in Smith’s is causing road blocks and commuter delays this morning. Details of the incident have yet to be released, but the Bermuda Police Service has warned of diversions….

British Airways have further cut back service between Bermuda and the UK because of Covid-19. The airline – which had offered five flights per week in December – will reduce service to one flight per …

A man who spent years attempting to pay off traffic tickets was instead given community service on Tuesday after a court heard that his “violent” reputation kept him from having a stable job. Eli Hill…

The Department of Parks is working towards repairing a damaged baby swing at Shelly Bay Park playground, more than a month after a complaint was lodged. One of the baby swings at the Hamilton Parish …

Demolition is under way on the historic Albert Row in Dockyard. The work being carried out by ABC Construction is expected to be completed in three weeks. The site will then be grassed over. Andrew D…

A playground at the Botanical Gardens that was donated by The America’s Cup just three years ago has been dismantled because the structures were in “a severe state of disrepair“. The nautically-theme…

A Pembroke man who refused a breath test because he feared he would contract Covid-19 was banned from the roads. Reuben Mayho, 59, pleaded guilty to the offence in Magistrates’ Court on Monday aftern…

Almost 8,000 people have registered their interest in being vaccinated, the health minister revealed tonight. Kim Wilson made the announcement as it was reported that no new cases of Covid-19 were re…

A former Bermuda pastor highlighted how people can come together and help others when he spoke at the US presidential inauguration today. The Reverend Silvester Beaman delivered the benediction at th…

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and drug possession after being involved in two traffic collisions yesterday afternoon. In the first collision, the suspect allegedly drov…

The Government called off 38 bus routes this afternoon. The string of cancellations began with the No. 4 service from Hamilton to Spanish Point at 4pm, to the No. 1 bus from Grotto Bay to Hamilton at …

A woman who started volunteering with an environmental charity when she was in primary school has been appointed as the organisation’s executive director. Katie Cooper Berry will take over at Keep Ber…

Controversial proposals to shut down almost half the island’s primary schools will not go ahead until a public consultation process is complete, Government has said. But Diallo Rabain, the education m…

The Ministry of Transport will be lobbied to bring electrically boosted bicycles under the same regulations as motorcycles, according to the Bermuda Road Safety Council. Dennis Lister III, chairman of…

In collaboration with The Washington Post News Service, The Royal Gazette will provide live-stream coverage of the inauguration of US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. from 9am (Be…

Ewart Brown, the former Premier of Bermuda, was charged with 13 counts of corruption in Magistrates’ Court this morning. Cindy Clarke, the Director of the Department of Public Prosecutions, said the …

An investigation into an island-wide power cut last month is almost complete, power firm Belco said yesterday. A Belco spokesman said the report into the December 18 outage would be sent to industry w…

Flights run by Air Canada to Bermuda will be grounded until at least the spring, the airline confirmed yesterday. A company spokesman added that increased travel restrictions were among factors that …

An appeal was yesterday made for people to help identify the child in a 78-year-old mystery photograph found in the papers of a World War Two spymaster. The photo turned up in a collection of letters …

The island’s first code of practice for dealing with people with psychiatric problems has been introduced. The Bermuda Hospitals Board document was drawn up to create “safe, effective and consistent” …

Hotel business recovery hinges on how the Covid-19 pandemic can be contained, the Bermuda Hotel Association has said. Stephen Todd, the chief executive of the BHA, added that hoteliers were “optimisti…

The Government has published its pre-budget report online this afternoon for public feedback ahead of the 2021-22 Budget to be delivered on February 26. Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, also sp…

Watch here for live video and updates of the Government press conference on the Covid-19 pandemic. Sure to come up is progress on the vaccination programme. You can read about how the Bermuda Hospita…

Social Justice Bermuda has called for the removal of Marcus Jones from the Senate in light of his “abhorrent” post in support of impeached US President Donald Trump. SJB, an activist group inspired by…

More than 740 healthcare workers and rest home residents have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in the last week, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has revealed. But the Government was unable to provide figu…

Anyone caught with child pornography could face up to ten years in jail, police warned today. A spokesman said: “Should you receive such images, do not share them.” He added that people should instead…

The Ministry of Finance offices have reopened to the public after being closed for more than a week. A total of 21 of the ministry’s staff were ordered to work from home earlier this month and the off…

A new interactive mural was unveiled in Hamilton today as part of a bid to beautify the city. The mural of a sailboat at sunset by Bermudian artist Katie Ewles was designed to encourage the public to …

Many of this year’s Bermuda Restaurant Weeks deals can be enjoyed from the comfort of home for the first time. The Bermuda Tourism Authority announced today that several participating restaurants have…

A major five-year effort is under way to protect Bermuda’s seagrass beds – and the species that rely on them to survive. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said the ministry launched a resto…

More rain fell last Saturday than any January 16 in the books, forecasters have revealed. The daily rainfall record saw 2.48in of rain descend on the island in 24 hours – 2.39in of it in the four hour…

A lawyer for a 62-year-old man charged with sexual assault and intrusion on a woman told a court yesterday that the comments he was alleged to have made could not be considered offensive. Elizabeth Ch…

A family yesterday accused a neighbouring landowner of taking a slice of their property – now owned by the Spanish Point Boat Club – at the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses. Brittany Ro…

A deal between minibus operators and the Government to run a school bus service has been struck, it was revealed tonight. The move is expected to bring an end of shortages of buses on regular schedul…

A total of 13 new coronavirus cases were announced by health officials tonight. There were ten cases that came in from overseas and three were on-island transmissions that involved residents. Two of t…

The former Senate leader of the One Bermuda Alliance today faced a storm of criticism after he defended impeached US President Donald Trump. Marcus Jones, who still sits in the Upper House, said in a …

A 20-year-old woman was today in critical condition after two motorbikes collided with a car at the weekend. A police spokesman said the two bikes overtook a car on Middle Road and were in collision w…

A doctor said he planned to provide scans no later than a day after requests were made as he opened the relocated Hamilton Medical Centre today. JJ Soares added that he expected the clinic to help red…

The Ombudsman has revealed her office has received “increasingly complex complaints” about government maladministration over her time in charge. Victoria Pearman, who earns almost $185,000 a year, was…

HSBC’s branch on Church Street in Hamilton is to reopen to the public today. The branch will be open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.

A baby goat born unable to walk properly has been given a new lease of life. Now Bowie, a Nubian goat only weeks old and born with contracted tendons in its hind legs, can get about using a set of wal…