Royal Gazette

The UK Space Agency is looking to install a trio of new high-tech telescopes at Cooper’s Island to support international efforts to track objects in orbit.
A planning application said the new telescop…

The Progressive Labour Party has agreed to drop two disputed motions approved last month by its central committee that prompted an injunction in the Supreme Court.
The moves would have affected the se…

Government departments “must move beyond reporting and into action” to recover close to half a billion dollars owed to the public purse, a report from Heather Thomas, the Auditor-General has highlight…

The Attorney-General has said a water supply issue that left staff and inmates at Westgate Correctional Facility short of tap water and flushable toilets is now “under control”.
Kim Wilkerson, who is…

Songs that John Lennon worked on after a stormy sailing voyage to Bermuda in 1980 and during his subsequent two-month stay on the island have been rated among the best of his solo career on a major en…

An expert traffic witness yesterday cast doubt on whether it was the accused Curtis Richardson’s vehicle that was involved in a fatal collision.
Philip Lewis, a traffic collision consultant, told the…

More than a third of the pointers given to better Bermuda’s correctional system have been put it place, the Attorney-General said today.
Kim Wilkerson, the Minister of Justice, told the Senate that 27…

A local charity has awarded $5,000 bursaries to six Bermudians who are pursuing film or performing arts.
A statement said Zion Mills, Ailie Waddington, Stephanie Hardy, Ava-Joy Moreno, Skye Minors an…

The Attorney-General has said a water supply issue that left staff and inmates at Westgate Correctional Facility short of tap water and flushable toilets is now “under control”.
Kim Wilkerson, who is…

Training is required to improve the process for ministerial expense claims and external controls should be enforced, a report by the Auditor-General has concluded.
Heather Thomas released the Report …

The Government announced that work along Harrington Sound Road in Hamilton Parish has been rescheduled to this week.
The Ministry of Public Works and Environment said a lane closure in the area, initi…

The Progressive Labour Party has agreed to drop two disputed motions approved last month by its central committee that prompted an injunction in the Supreme Court.
The moves would have affected the se…

A sibling of the late MP who paved the way for a Commission of Inquiry into Historical Land Losses said compensation given to families who suffered “would make things right”.
George Brown, whose brot…

The developers behind a three-storey proposed warehouse and retail operation at Marginal Wharf have said the proposals will “breathe new life into an underutilised site”.
In a recently submitted in-pr…

Watching her grandfather being airlifted off the island on a number of occasions as his health declined sparked an interest in the medical field for one Bermudian teenager.
Independent cardiovascular …

Inmates and staff at Westgate Correctional Facility remained without running water, including that needed to flush toilets, over the weekend and The Royal Gazette understands that some inmates refused…

The Government has revealed more details about how it came to hire two firms for housing projects in response to questions from the One Bermuda Alliance.
However, Michael Fahy, the Shadow Minister of …

The Salvation Army continued its 130th anniversary of serving the island with a ‘beautiful’ march in Hamilton today.
A spokesman said the event, which started on the corner of Front Street and Court S…

A lane on North Shore Road in Flatts will be closed to traffic this week to facilitate roadworks, the Ministry of Public Works and Environment advised.
The ministry said the emergency lane closure wil…

A rider sustained a head injury after a single-vehicle collision in Pembroke today, police said.
A spokeswoman said around 4.15pm, officers and other first responders responded to a report of the coll…

Legislation that provides greater protections to employees during rest periods was passed in the House of Assembly.
The Employment Amendment (No. 2) Act 2026 — which received objections from the One B…

A Southampton housing development for seniors is to get a twin residential project on an adjacent plot of government land.
The present Dr Cann Park, on Sea Express Lane, has 100 one-bedroom units for …

Bermuda requires a coordinated system coupled with sustainable funding, stronger prevention, reliable data and clear accountability which reflect the real circumstances of people living rough, the Hou…

The Archives Section in the Government Administration Building will provide limited services from tomorrow until October 9.
The Ministry for the Cabinet Office advised the public that during this peri…

Psychologists with decades of experience will help run a local charity’s animal-assisted therapy programme.
The Bermuda Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced that registered psych…

Inmates and staff at Westgate Correctional Facility have been without running water, including that needed to flush toilets, for long a prolonged period.
The Ministry of Justice said last night that t…

A summer programme to boost young Bermudians’ job hopes has come in for praise.
Jason Hayward, Minister of Economy and Labour, paid tribute to the people and organisations who made the 2026 Summer Emp…

A Bermudian criminologist with lived experience of the justice system and recovery told of the challenges associated with addiction — as well as the hope and opportunity that recovery represents.
Fran…

A couple renewed their wedding vows in Bermuda exactly 30 years after they tied the knot on the island.
David Lowy, 72, and wife Jane, 66, reaffirmed their love for each other at Horseshoe Bay on Thur…

Measures to assist families who have suffered from historic land losses will be introduced, along with physical memorials for communities lost.
Opening a debate in the House of Assembly on the Report …

The territorial commander of the Bermuda Salvation Army discussed how the organisation evolved from disturbing the island’s religious establishment to a 130-year bond.
Commissioner Lee Graves, who ove…

A familiar piece of Hamilton’s public art landscape has been flagged up after a new coat of paint.
Budding artists signed up by the City of Hamilton completed the restoration of the Bermuda Flag mural…

A 21-year-old US foreign national has denied causing a death by driving while impaired.
Evan Weiner, from New Jersey, pleaded not guilty to the offence when he appeared in the Supreme Court’s arraignm…

Avenues other than legal representation exist for children sent overseas for therapy in the form of “steps, policies and procedures”, MPs heard, as the youth and social development minister outlined p…

The Causeway was closed for about 30 minutes today after a private plane made an emergency landing in Bermuda.
The corporate vessel, FJ0646 Flexjet, was forced to land at LF Wade International Airport…

Vegetation clearing will impact a Pembroke road for about a week, the Ministry of Public Works and Environment warned today.
The ministry said Palmetto Road just east of Glebe Road will be reduced to …

A throne speech will not be delivered before the Progressive Labour Party has elected its new leader, MPs heard today.
David Burt told the House of Assembly that it was “always the plan” to wait until…

A Paget healthcare provider will host an open house tomorrow to show off its new MRI scanning equipment.
A spokesman for Bermuda Healthcare Services said that visitors will be able to see its new Siem…

Young people, youth-serving organisations and community members were urged to explore opportunities to receive financial support to back ideas, programmes and passions.
Three funding opportunities fro…

A Bermudian-based research publication is looking for experts to review works for its second edition.

The Bermuda Journal of Academic Research invited people well-versed in economics, law, psychol…

Seniors will be celebrated at an event next week which marks International Day of Older Persons.
The Seniors Expo 2026, which will be held at the Bermuda College on Thursday, will bring together senio…

A bus driver accused of causing grievous bodily harm by driving without care and attention told Magistrates’ Court how he heard a “bump” and a “scream” before noticing a woman lying on the road.
Joann…

A jet-ski rider was fined $500 for speeding on his machine.
Tajl Maxwell, 24, from Warwick, appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday and pleaded guilty to the offence of going too fast in the water an…

A magistrate implored a speeding motorcyclist to avoid becoming another fatal statistic on the roads.
Dean Lottimore Jr pleaded guilty at Magistrates’ Court to driving his bike in a manner dangerous t…

Two people sustained “non-life-threatening” injuries after a fire on a tugboat at Dockyard this evening.
A Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said the fire on board the Department of Marine and…

Somersfield Academy students paused their routines last Friday to consider how peace through the choices they make in the classrooms and the wider community can impact their lives.
It came as the Devo…