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Dear Sir, For years, every time I read “drink-driving” or “drink-driver” in the paper, it feels to me like someone scratching their nails on a chalkboard. “Drink” is a noun. “To drink” is the verb. “Drink” is not an adjective to describe the state o...

Bar staff could be drafted in to help combat drink-driving, the Commissioner of Police has said. Steven Corbishley believes bartenders could help stop customers who might drink and drive — and even contact police if a customer got back on the road af...

High-tech speed cameras are being considered to police the island’s roads, the island’s senior officer has signalled. Stephen Corbishley, the Commissioner of Police said new speed cameras or upgrades to the existing CCTV network could be used to cut ...

The Supreme Court has upheld a decision by Magistrates’ Court to throw out a charge of driving without due care and attention against lawyer Charles Richardson. Puisne Judge Shade Subair said prosecutors had offered only “thin” evidence to support th...

A man who refused to take a breath test was banned and fined in Magistrates’ Court. George Silva, 59, admitted refusing the test, but not guilty to a driving while impaired charge. Last week the court heard on that a motorist was driving on North Sho...

A total of 41 people have been arrested as a result of a get tough policy on drinking and driving, police revealed yesterday. Roadside breath test checkpoints, set up on eight occasions since they were introduced last month, have pulled over a total ...

A drink-driver caught at a roadside breath test checkpoint was banned from the roads for 18 months at Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Ruben Viera was stopped on Hermitage Road, Devonshire, on October 7, the court heard. Police suspected Viera was over...

After a series of administrative hiccups that delayed its launch by weeks, the Bermuda Police Service’s roadside sobriety checkpoints initiative can be regarded a nascent success. Not a roaring success — because in the overall interest of saving live...

Dear Sir, While I greatly appreciate the Drive for Change campaign, we have jumped into that without viable, alternative transport. I live in Paget where it is notoriously difficult to get a taxi — especially by day — because the drive is too short a...

A man who ran up a string of driving offences was fined a total of $4,600 in Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Jayden Stovell, 19, pleaded guilty to four speeding charges, two charges of driving while disqualified, and one count of giving false statement...

A man who crashed his motorbike while more than three times over the alcohol limit was banned from the roads for 18 months and fined $1,350 yesterday. Don Simmons, 55, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court and apologised for the crash, which happened ...

Paramedics could save lives if they were introduced on the island, a Bermudian trained in the field in America has said. Gilbert Darrell, who was a paramedic in New York State, explained that the specialists have higher qualifications than emergency ...