Royal Gazette

Plans to use small-scale solar panels at public housing sites have been unveiled by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Alexa Lightbourne told the House of Assembly on Monday that the renewable housing init…

Several lines of inquiry are being followed as part of the investigation into the island’s latest gun murder thanks to information from the public, the Bermuda Police Service said last night.
A BPS sp…

Residents were asked by the Bermuda Police Service not to share two unrelated videos of minors which have been circulating on social media.
The police called on residents to delete the content instead…

A feeling of disenfranchisement has been noted among East End residents, the Mayor of St George said after legislation was passed by MPs to end elections for municipalities.
Quinell Francis cited the …

Defence counsel took aim yesterday at the identification process used in the investigation into an attack that left a 22-year-old dead.
Detective Sergeant Seymour Foote told the jury that he oversaw a…

Cedar Avenue has been re-opened to vehicular traffic from 6pm today, the Corporation of Hamilton said.
The road has been partially closed since March 9 to facilitate resurfacing infrastructure mainte…

A community programme has been launched to help steer children away from risky behaviours such as drug use.
Raleigh International Bermuda said its Brave Conversations scheme was designed to equip par…

Motorists were urged to steer away from Verdmont Road this evening as paving works continue near the junction with Hermitage Road in Smith’s.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works and Environme…

A special chapter in the Olde Towne’s history was created today when a section of road was renamed in honour of a Bermuda icon.
Part of Government Hill Road was renamed Gina Swainson Way at a special …

Legislation to increase the fees paid to members of government boards has been passed in the House of Assembly.
Wayne Furbert, the Junior Minister of Finance, said that there were 141 government autho…

Walkers will have an opportunity to visit heritage sites in the West End during the Bermuda National Trust’s 51st annual Palm Sunday Walk.
The popular community tradition, which will take place on M…

A One Bermuda Alliance election candidate was named this morning as the latest addition to the Senate.
David Rogers will sit for the Opposition in the Upper House, replacing Dion Smith, who resigned t…

Traffic was being diverted this morning after a reported three-vehicle crash in Southampton.
The collision happened in the where Middle Road meets Pompano Beach Road.
It was understood no one was inju…

Health workers have been coached to spot signs of domestic abuse and respond safely.
The Ministry of Health, along with the Centre Against Abuse and the United Kingdom Health Security Agency, recentl…

Kendall Adams was named the winner of the 2026 Bermuda Idol Competition in front of a packed auditorium on Sunday.
The competition this year, held at the Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Ar…

A facility that supports Bermudians with disabilities will temporarily close tomorrow to address a mould issue
A government spokeswoman said mould remediation and air quality improvements were needed …

A worker at the Department of Child and Family Services who showed “exceptional professionalism, collaboration and child‑centred practice” is the latest recipient of a public service excellence award….

An MP whose constituency includes the site of a fatal gun attack said today that residents were “rocked” by the incident.
Dwayne Robinson, the One Bermuda Alliance member for Southampton East Central,…

Work by the Government to support Bermudian entrepreneurs and small businesses has continued, the Minister of Economy and Labour said today.
Jason Hayward’s comments in the House of Assembly were from…

Parents can learn about strategies for use when their children talk back or refuse to listen at a symposium this month.
Chefanices Williams, an educational therapist at Victor Scott Primary School, i…

A writer and lecturer will put together an anthology of creative writing based around historic sites of enslavement on the island.
Sites of Memory Bermuda will be spearheaded by Angela Barry and was d…

Police have announced that the victim of a firearms attack yesterday at about 3.40pm in the Riviera Estate area of Southampton was attacked in the yard of a residence at 7 Railway Trail off Riviera Cr…

The Government outlined its commitment to strengthening support for young people with diverse neurological conditions as part of a global awareness drive.
The Ministry of Youth, Social Development an…

A murder investigation has been launched after a shooting claimed a man’s life this afternoon in the Riviera estate in Southampton.
Gunshots were reported in the neighbourhood at about 3.45pm. A video…

Police reported at 9pm that a “serious” collision involving a motorcycle and a car near the junction of Chapel Road and Middle Road, Paget resulted in traffic diversions.
The male rider, said to be un…

Academics have been invited to join an international fellowship and offer archival expertise to the British Library.
The Chevening Overseas Territories in the Atlantic and Caribbean British Library Fe…

A fatal shooting claimed one life this afternoon in the area of the Riviera Estate in Southampton.
Gunshots were reported in the area at roughly 3pm.
The incident marks the island’s first gun murder o…

Vendors interested in participating in Harbour Nights this year can now apply through the Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber said that after getting feedback, it had extended the seasonal event on Front…

A rare fog passed over Bermuda last month — with more fluctuating conditions from the onset of spring bringing a briefly misty morning to the island.
The haze cast the island in a striking, albeit sho…

Two Progressive Labour Party MPs broke with party ranks last night as a decades-long dispute over the municipal governance of Hamilton and St George’s neared its close.
The Municipalities Reform Act 2…

The Government is providing the requisite support for the island’s stalled gaming sector to materialise, the Premier insisted yesterday.
David Burt told the House of Assembly that communications with …

The Bermuda Health Council has released details on its financing and operations after coming under fire from a pharmacist sceptical of its role as a “competent, fair health regulator” for the island.
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A family who lost their son to cancer shared their heartbreaking journey during the 25th St Baldrick’s Bermuda fundraiser last night.
Niamh and Colm Homan’s son, Eoghan, died at age 16 from the rare E…

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Paving works will affect traffic in Smith’s and Pembroke starting next week, the Ministry of Public Works and Environment announced.
A spokesman said Verdmont Road, near its junction with Hermitage Ro…

Measures taken by the Government in attempts to bring down the island’s high cost of living have included talks with US trade organisations about addressing supply chain challenges, the House of Assem…

Soldiers who volunteered for relief work in Jamaica after devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa were praised by the Minister of National Security today.
Michael Weeks hailed the efforts of Royal…

A male motorcycle rider may have sustained serious chest injuries in a collision between his vehicle and a car on The Lane in Paget just after noon today.
Police said the man was attended to at the sc…

A surge in building applications that has backlogged the planning department is being impartially tackled by a US-based firm able to skirt local conflicts of interest in a “short-term, targeted soluti…

Two men suffered non-life threatening injuries in a crash in Pembroke this week, police confirmed this morning.
The collision happened at about 2.10pm on Wednesday on North Shore Road, at the junction…

A man was banned from the roads until November and fined more than $1,000 after being caught driving while disqualified.
Christian Matias, 26, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to driving without …

A man was sent to Drug Treatment Court after he admitted going on a month-long prowling spree.
Terry Robinson, 68, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to four counts of prowling about a dwe…

A man convicted of murder is seeking to sue the island’s top prosecutor over her handling of a review into criminal cases involving evidence from a since-discredited DNA expert.
Jay Dill, who was jail…

Oil costs rose to about $100 a barrel this week as the war in the Middle East continued with Iran pledging to block ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping channel in the region,…

The Bermuda Police Service has launched an investigation into an incident at Esso Warwick involving three males, two of whom had knives.
Police have expressed concern that the incident was not report…

A rare photograph capturing the ribbon-cutting ceremony in 1903 for the commissioning of Watford Bridge, linking Somerset Island to Watford Island, was among dozens of images donated this week to the …