Royal Gazette

Struggling families have written letters of thanks after they got help with living expenses from a fund launched after the Covid-19 pandemic hit. A single father said that the people involved in the d…

A total of nine primary schools face closure in one of the biggest shake-ups in the history of the public education system. The shock news came in a consultation document from the education ministry o…

Police last night appealed for help to trace a missing teenager. Jayvyn Iris was last seen around 5pm yesterday. He was said to be 5ft 8in tall of slim build with brown skin. He has black curly hair w…

Public schools will reopen at the start of the new term next year on a remote basis, it was revealed tonight. Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said the regime would run from January 5 to January…

A new Railway Trail bridge over an inlet is still out of bounds, the parks department warned today. A spokesman said the part-completed footbridge over Flatts Inlet was still a construction site and t…

Three top artists will be honoured in the Bermuda Arts Council Awards 2020 tonight. Peter Nash, a singer, will get a Lifetime Achievement Award. Sharon Muhammad, formerly Wilson, an artist, and Wende…

A total of 11 new cases of the coronavirus were identified today, the health ministry announced. The cases were among 1,374 results that came back to health officials. Three cases came in from overse…

Police tonight said that an image of what appeared to be armed police outside City Hall in Hamilton was fake. A spokesman added it was “not a police exercise and there was no involvement by the BPS or…

A 48-year-old man was arrested yesterday after police seized $648,000 of cannabis in an early morning raid at a home. A police spokesman said the drug was hidden in furniture. Assistant Commissioner o…

Police will be out in force on curfew checks from tonight, a spokesman warned tonight. He said: “While compliance is our first objective, we must remind that persons found in breach of the curfew regu…

Three charities that support young and old people got a bumper pre-Christmas boost from fundraising efforts by an international business. The Foster Parent Association, the Eliza DoLittle Society, and…

A fundraising drive to sell Christmas trees to help children in need has switched gear this year to help people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Bermuda Xmas Trees, an annual appeal that donates sal…

A man caught trying to sneak more than $67,000 out of Bermuda has lost a Supreme Court legal battle to get the cash back. Puisne Judge Sade Subair Williams ruled that, on the balance of probabilities,…

An island-wide blackout failed to slow business at the new airport, a spokeswoman said yesterday. But bad winter weather off the US East Coast caused delays to some flights scheduled to leave the isla…

The old saying “Out of sight, out of mind” is perhaps more prevalent at this time of the year as many countries engage in Christmas festivities, usually with colourful lights, music, family gatherings…

The teachers union today joined forces with other labour organisations to oppose legislation designed to give non-union members a vote to end representation. The Bermuda Union of Teachers backed the B…

A total of 19 new cases of the coronavirus were reported today, the health ministry announced. The infections were found in 1,271 test results returned to health officials. The news brought the islan…

A power cut that hit the island today was an “anomaly”, the president of Belco’s parent company insisted. Wayne Caines said staff continued to investigate the cause of the outage, but a recurrence wa…

Hopes for a busy last Friday before Christmas for shops and restaurants were dashed today after the lights went out across the island. Karl Massam, the general manager of restaurant group Yellowfin, s…

A power cut was believed to have hit the whole island this morning. Wayne Caines, the president of Ascendant, said: “Belco is experiencing a major outage. “We are triaging and establishing what the is…

A private school has launched an investigation into potential historic sex abuse, it was revealed yesterday. Mount Saint Agnes Academy told parents in a letter yesterday that it had hired T&M Prot…

A new moth has set up home in Bermuda – although how the species arrived is a mystery. The “exceptionally large” fig sphinx moth was first recorded in Bermuda in October 2017 and their numbers have ri…

This year’s hurricane season underlined the need to protect Bermuda’s national bird, researchers have said. Jeremy Madeiros, the chief terrestrial conservation officer at the Department of Environment…

Retailers have stopped shipping in two hot-ticket electronic gadgets in the run-up to Christmas – because the cost is prohibitive. Games fans who wanted to buy the latest Sony PlayStation or Microsoft…

A man yesterday denied a string of charges that included drink driving, using offensive words and resisting arrest. Kai-Rontae Durham, 25, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to the charges. Mr D…

The Bermuda Hospitals Board surgery leader was today announced as the new Chief of Staff. Wesley Miller will take up the position next month after it was left vacant by Michael Richmond, who became BH…

The Ministry of Health tonight confirmed 12 more cases of the coronavirus. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said the new cases were among 1,397 new test results that came back to health officials t…

A charity for children with reading challenges has appointed a new executive director. Kendra-Lee Pearman, an educational psychologist, has taken over from Glenn Faries, who held the post for five yea…

A 48-year-old man was arrested after police seized $648,000 of cannabis in an early morning raid at a home today. A police spokesman said the drug was concealed in furniture. Antoine Daniels, Assistan…

The US Consul General today presented the Premier with a special portrait of one of Bermuda’s early Cup Match stars. Lee Rizzuto, who arrived in Bermuda shortly before the Cup Match holiday, said he …

Customers were warned about longer waiting times when a bank changes its hours temporarily from next week after a rise in Covid-19 transmissions on the island. Butterfield Bank’s Reid Street, St Georg…

Empty warehouses in Dockyard could become a new West End base for Marine and Ports, according to a planning document. The plans, submitted earlier this month, propose turning three unused warehouses o…

The leader of a domestic violence support agency has been named among other campaigners from around the world in a list of role models working to end attacks on women. Laurie Shiell, the executive dir…

A Bermudian equestrian living in the United States is helping an award-winning journalist count down to Christmas with a 12-day singing campaign. Ki-Juan Minors, 38, has partnered with broadcast journ…

Art pieces to commemorate a historic protest held in solidarity with the global Black Lives Matter Movement will be installed across Hamilton. The City of Hamilton and the Bermuda National Gallery hav…

A man who crashed his motorcycle was more than double the legal alcohol limit, Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday. Barak Bremar, 27, pleaded guilty to driving while over the legal limit. The court hea…

Senators rubber-stamped a number of Government bills during a brisk, virtual session of the Upper House yesterday morning. Streamlining and improved efficiency were the themes of three Acts that were …

Fifty staff at bars, nightclubs and members’ clubs who lost their jobs because of Covid-19 restrictions should get their benefits from the Government this week, the finance minister said this evening….

Eighteen people have tested positive for Covid-19, out of 1,208 results since the Government’s last update, it was revealed tonight. Two of the new cases were imported, from travellers who tested posi…

Buses are to resume daily service tomorrow, according to the Department of Public Transportation. It followed the suspension of service on Friday after an employee in the DPT tested positive for the c…

The Water Safety Council has called for mandatory competence tests for boaters. And the Road Safety Council wants to see the same regulations that govern auxiliary cycles applied to electric pedal cy…

The Minister of National Security said today she was “disturbed” by threats to neighbourhood safety after an East End incident that involved a gun. Renee Ming spoke after events in St George’s, which …

Younger pupils at Somersfield Academy switched to remote learning today after a possible exposure at the school to someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. They joined secondary students who m…

An insurance company has closed its doors to walk-in customers after two staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. CG Insurance’s Reid Street office will be shut until December 29. A spokeswo…

Shipping and courier companies have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic at their traditional busiest time of the year. Customs officials yesterday asked the public to be patient as they processed “recor…

Supporters of ousted US President Donald Trump plan a ’victory’ cruise to Bermuda, despite last month’s loss to challenger Joe Biden, The Royal Gazette can reveal. The organiser of the four-day trip r…

A man involved in a head-on collision was fined $1,000 yesterday after he admitted drink driving. Curtis Lee, 57, pleaded guilty to the charge in Magistrates’ Court. The court heard that police were c…

The WeHealth Bermuda app designed to help coronavirus tracing will not undermine civil liberties, the Privacy Commissioner has promised. Alexander White said: “Bermudians can feel confident in WeHealt…

A new strain of the coronavirus linked to increases in Covid-19 has appeared in Britain. But Carika Weldon, a Bermudian genetics researcher in the front line of the island’s fight against Covid-19, sa…