Royal Gazette

Bermuda’s taxi drivers will have a safer Christmas after the Bermuda Red Cross yesterday gave them 5,000 masks to help curb the spread of Covid-19 over the holiday season. Diane Gordon, disaster manag…

The number of students attending Bermuda College through a new scholarship programme has almost doubled this year. Senator Owen Darrell told colleagues in the Upper House yesterday that 47 students en…

Five Star Island in Southampton was taken from a Bermudian family in the 1800s after its owner handed over his deeds as collateral on a loan for potato slips. This is according to the family members o…

Grocery stores are suffering from a shortage of fresh produce as a result of last week’s disruptions at Hamilton Docks. But retailers are confident that stocks will be replenished later today followin…

Five more cases of the coronavirus were found in 498 test results received by the Ministry of Health yesterday. They take the total number of confirmed cases to 267 of whoch 43 are active with one per…

Police have asked the public for help to find a man wanted for questioning in relation to several criminal matters. A spokesman said Neko Cann is known to spend time in Southampton and Warwick, but tr…

A collection of environmental protection groups invited Bermudian youngsters to join a virtual boot camp and work with other young people from the Caribbean to protect the oceans. The Ocean Heroes Net…

Residents were asked by the City of Hamilton to follow health guidance to help limit the spread of the coronavirus. A spokeswoman said the reminder came after “the recent spike in Covid-19 cases in Be…

The Opposition continued to pressure the Government on its bailout of redundant Fairmont Southampton Hotel workers. Hundreds of staff at the resort got their severance packages as a loan from the Gov…

A Government Senator claimed today that the transfer of the L Frederick Wade International Airport to a public private partnership was directly connected to the financial struggles some Bermudians are…

The Bermuda Tourism Authority’s chief operating officer will step down later this month, it was announced today. Karla Lacey has spent almost seven years as a founding member of the organisation’s exe…

A Bermudian with terminal cancer has married his sweetheart in England. Sherwin Hall and La’Troya Caines tied the knot in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Ms Hall said: “It was a wonderful day. We were mar…

More than 2,000 acres of land has been the subject of compulsory purchase orders, a leading archaeologist said yesterday. Edward Harris added compulsory purchase orders by central authorities over the…

A charity marked World Aids Day yesterday with a plea to remember to care for people with HIV and Aids despite the global Covid-19 pandemic. Carolyn Armstrong, the executive director for Supportive T…

A woman whose grandparents’ home in St David’s was bought up to build the US base during World War Two said the two made a major sacrifice “for the good of Bermuda”. Marlene Warren told the Commission…

The Bermuda National Trust has highlighted the history of its headquarters in a new book. Waterville, The Story of a House, Its People & Its Contents was released as the trust marks the buildi…

A 32-year-old Bermudian man died after a confrontation with police over the weekend in the United States. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that Alonzo Landy died on Sunday after he was shot b…

A petition to extend the Covid-19 quarantine period for people who arrive in Bermuda from overseas has been sent to the Government. Sabrina Ledyaev and Alaina Cubbon gathered almost 600 signatures by …

A charity that provides home care for cancer patients will not hold its usual Christmas event this year, it was announced today. Pals said it decided to cancel its 40th Holiday Fair because of the Cov…

Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, has pledged to support the UK Overseas Territories in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Mr Johnson last week joined David Burt, the Premier, and representativ…

Cindy Clarke has been appointed the Director of Public Prosecutions, it was announced today. John Rankin, the Governor, said the appointment would take effect from this Friday. Mr Rankin added: “I am …

Businessman Paul Scope and former police officer Mark Clarke will lead a Sail GP Bermuda community steering committee formed to engage all of Bermuda with the event. Mr Scope, the chair of Willis Ber…

The Somerset branch of HSBC has closed “following a possible exposure to Covid-19”. A statement released by the bank said the decision was made “out of an abundance of caution”. “The bank is following…

December 2019: The Fairmont Southampton, built in 1972, is purchased by Gencom, a Miami-based hotel investment firm. Karim Alibhai, Gencom’s founder, announces plans for a substantial restoration …

An organisation set up to manage funds for charities yesterday appealed to the public to back an international movement to help the country’s most vulnerable people. The Bermuda Community Foundation e…

A family that claimed a plot was hatched to take land from them in the 1960s produced documents yesterday said to be title deeds dating back to 1880. Charles Brown and his brother George brought the p…

The owner of a tech company hired to set up an online payment portal for the Government yesterday explained why about $17m in revenue had not yet been passed on. Denis Pitcher, the CEO of ResQwest and…

Thanksgiving dinners for up to 300 people were served last night by the Salvation Army with the help of the Hamilton Princess Hotel. People in need were treated to a turkey dinner at the charity’s Nor…

A former Attorney-General and sitting One Bermuda Alliance MP was today accused of a breach of the peace outside a polling station during October’s General Election. Alex Scott, a former Progressive L…

A 15-year-old girl, Destiny Winters, has been missing since the weekend, according to police. A spokesman said Destiny was last seen at about 7pm on Saturday in Somerset, near the former Arnold’s supe…

Police will be training in Devonshire this evening, a Bermuda Police Service spokesman said. He explained that a “live training exercise” started in the Prospect area today and “will continue into thi…

Nine new coronavirus cases were confirmed this weekend after 1,903 tests were carried out across the island. The news comes as Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, is due to give a press conference at …

Lawyers for redundant Fairmont Southampton employees will sue hotel owner Gencom if redundancy payments are not made, the finance minister said today. Curtis Dickinson said in a press conference that…

Firefighters battled a blaze in Hamilton last night after reports of flames emerging from a Princess Street building. A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service said it received calls about s…

A driver was arrested on suspicion impaired driving last night after the care he was driving caught on fire after colliding with a wall. Police said shortly before 8pm police and firefighters were ca…

A fire broke out in a two-storey building in Hamilton yesterday evening. The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded to the incident at 10.52pm after receiving reports of flames and smoke coming fr…

Lawyers and politicians – including two former premiers – were among a group of “players and acquaintances” who profited from dodgy land deals, the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Losses of Land h…

Potential students and parents can learn about Bermuda College’s partnership programmes at a virtual event tomorrow. The Transfer Pathways Fair will showcase opportunities to go from associate degree …

The Corporation of Hamilton got into the Christmas spirit at the weekend its Rocking around the City Tree celebration. Councillor Henry Ming donated $5,000 to Tomorrow’s Voices’ Bermuda Autism Early I…

The beachside cafe at Horseshoe Bay may not be the only tourist attraction to receive an upgrade, the public works minister has revealed. David Burch said a number of proposals have been put to the Pa…

Offenders who turned their lives around after referral to the Mental Health Treatment Court praised the system at a special Thanksgiving ceremony. A trio of people sent to the court, designed to empha…

A new limited duration test licence for digital asset businesses is expected to be introduced after legislation was passed in the House of Assembly last Friday. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finan…

A staff member at a middle school in St David’s has tested positive for the coronavirus, the education ministry revealed tonight. But the ministry said Clearwater Middle School would be open to pupils…

Hundreds gathered to watch the 2020 MarketPlace Christmas Parade and cheer Santa as he passed through Hamilton tonight. The annual parade’s route was longer than usual – starting at Shelly Bay MarketP…

A Pembroke middle school is to move to remote learning after a teacher tested positive for the coronavirus. A spokeswoman for the education ministry said the new regime at Dellwood Middle School would…

Quarantine measures imposed on a class at a school in the East End were lifted today. A letter from the health ministry’s epidemiology and surveillance unit to parents and staff at St George’s Prepara…

Four more cases of the coronavirus were identified among 640 test results received by the Ministry of Health yesterday. A spokeswoman added that of the 29 active cases in Bermuda, one person is in hos…

Part of Harbour Road will be closed temporarily next week for embankment repairs to be carried out. The Ministry of Public Works asked residents to avoid the road in the area of Burnt House Hill and T…

Festive city-goers celebrated a socially distanced tree lighting at City Hall last night highlighted by a Corporation donation of $5,000 to autism charity Tomorrow’s Voices. Charles Gosling, the Ma…