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Government House has stonewalled a question about whether it knew the sale of American lottery tickets in Bermuda was branded a potential breach of “numerous” laws in the United States by a top American gambling lawyer. The Royal Gazette reported la...

Government House Gardens will be open on Sunday afternoons from Sunday 27 May until Sunday 2 September 2018. This will be the fifth summer that the gardens have been opened to the public. Entry and exit will be via the North Gate on North Shore Road...

Shots rang out at Albouy’s Point last night as the island celebrated the latest addition to the Royal Family. The Royal Bermuda Regiment fired a gun salute at 6pm, followed by a rifle volley, in honour of the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridg...

Ginny Ferson, the Acting Governor, has taken part in the traditional gathering of a bouquet of Easter lilies for the Queen. The lilies, grown by Carlos Amaral of Amaral Farms in Devonshire, were flown out on the British Airways flight on Tuesday, des...

People are invited to apply to attend the Queen’s Birthday Party at Government House. Governor John Rankin encourages the public to complete an online entry form for the event which takes place on June 7, from 6pm to 8pm. Government House first opene...

A new deputy governor will take over from Ginny Ferson, the Governor announced today. Alison Crocket, an expert in anti-corruption work, will replace Ms Ferson in August. Ms Crocket said: “I am very excited at the opportunity to serve Bermuda and its...

Government House Gardens will open to the public on Sunday for the last time this summer. The grounds have been open to residents and visitors since April 30 and Governor John Rankin said he hoped to continue the Sunday openings next summer. Mr Ran...

Government House Gardens will be open on Sunday afternoons throughout the next four months. Governor John Rankin said of the initiative, which begins on Sunday for the fourth summer: “I am looking forward to seeing families — particularly those livin...

A gift of Easter lilies has been sent to the Queen, picked by Governor John Rankin. The flowers were grown by Manuel DeSilva Jr on fields that his family has farmed for more than 40 years. The bouquet is to be sent courtesy of British Airways, and s...

Bermuda has officially joined up to an international agreement to combat discrimination against women. According to a statement by Government House, the UK has extended the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women to...

Governor John Rankin is to host a Commonwealth reception on March 13 at Government House. The reception intends to commemorate Commonwealth Day and also to promote the Commonwealth Scholarship Programme in Bermuda. The Governor would like to receiv...

A thanksgiving service will be held for Lord David Waddington in Britain on Thursday. Lord Waddington, Governor of Bermuda from 1992 to 1997 and a key political figure in the UK, died on February 23, aged 87. According to an obituary announcement in ...