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Samples of seawater at some of Bermuda’s most popular beaches showed lower levels of bacteria this year than in the same period in 2019, it was revealed yesterday. The Ministry of Health said it was “encouraged” by the results of its seawater monitor...

The Chief Medical Officer expected to spend the past few months completing projects before she settled into retirement after a career in public health that spanned almost three decades. But Cheryl Peek-Ball’s final stretch in the job was instead cons...

A total of 785 coronavirus test results came back clear today, the health ministry said tonight. But a reminder was issued to people who were in close contact with those who have tested positive for the virus. A ministry spokeswoman said: “The Epidem...

An option to vote by post should have been introduced before Bermudians go to the polls for a General Election, a One Bermuda Alliance member said today. Susan Jackson, who was the Opposition Whip and Shadow Minister of Government Reform, claimed tha...

A drive-through food festival will be the City of Hamilton’s first big event since the coronavirus pandemic hit the island, it was announced yesterday. Cooking demonstrations and food-themed films will be among the attractions at Taste of Bermuda in ...

A Hamilton café apologised today for causing concern after it told customers that a diner tested positive for the coronavirus. Café Acoreano, on Washington Street, clarified that the Ministry of Health was carrying out contact tracing to determine wh...

A public notice was issued yesterday on the release of a sex offender from Westgate prison on Monday. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Minister of Legal Affairs, said John O’Donald Fox would live in Devonshire. Fox, 49, was convicted of sexual assault, assaul...

An expanded government laboratory will be set up at Bermuda College to help train scientists in an “amazing” achievement for the island, the Premier said. David Burt revealed that Carika Weldon, a geneticist, will move back home from Britain to set u...

A man was arrested after a passing police patrol saw suspected cannabis plants in flowerpots outside a house. The officers were on mobile patrol when they saw the plants at a home on Pearman’s Hill West, Warwick, at about 9.20am on Wednesday. A Bermu...

A row of buried Christmas lights was shattered after it appeared that lightning struck the yard of a family home yesterday. Shari-Lynn Pringle said a palm tree was also damaged by the bolt. She told The Royal Gazette: “About 7.30am or so I heard what...