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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 cycles, saying riders can reach speeds of 50kph and ...

The US Congress last week hailed the 150th anniversary of a former Bermuda barber who became the first black person to win a seat in the US House of Representatives. Joseph Rainey – who ran a barber shop in St George’s – became a member of the US Hou...

The island’s new Governor was sworn in yesterday at a closed event at Government House. Rena Lalgie said: “It is a privilege to have begun my service as Governor of Bermuda. “My family and I look forward to settling into Bermudian life.” Ms Lalgie, t...

A man who tried to mail gun parts to the island in a series of packages was yesterday jailed for 14 years. James Rumley, 39, was found guilty last month of three counts of importation of firearm components last year by a unanimous verdict. Puisne Jud...

The St George Town Crier has had to put down his bell after he was let go by the Corporation of St George. But David Frith said yesterday he hoped to return to the post he had held for more than 15 years once tourists return in force to the East End....

A community activist will return to Court Street to deliver Christmas spirit on Boxing Day – for the 14th year in a row. Regina Peniston said the Covid-19 pandemic had made the holiday meal even more important – even if it has altered how it will be ...

Legislation to lay the framework for legal cannabis in Bermuda was yesterday tabled in the House of Assembly Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and the Minister of Legal Affairs said the Cannabis Licensing Act 2020 would open the door for the l...

The closure of almost half of Bermuda’s 18 primary schools was yesterday proposed as part of a plan to change the education system. Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said the Government wanted to slash the number of primary schools from 18 to te...

The first delivery of Covid-19 vaccines is not expected to arrive in Bermuda until early next month, the health minister said yesterday. Kim Wilson told the House of Assembly that Bermuda was expected to receive more than 9,000 doses of the Pfizer C...