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A pastor jailed more than a hundred years ago after he wrote about the unfair treatment of Jamaican workers in Bermuda was granted a posthumous pardon by the Governor yesterday. Government House confirmed that John Rankin had pardoned the Reverend Ch...

Teenage debaters will be pitted against former world champions at the end of a two-week boot camp designed to hone their skills. Three members of Bermuda’s national debate team will take part in the match next week when they will face the 2016 world-...

A government farm scheme designed to deter young people from a life of crime is expected to be launched soon. The Redemption Farm scheme will include employment training, vocational skills and workshops for at-risk men and women who it was claimed wi...

New breathing apparatus for firefighters to make sure they can carry out their job safely is to be bought, a union leader has said. Allan Wilkinson, the Fire Service Association president, explained that the public faced losing out if ageing equipmen...

Almost $645,000 has been collected so far from the sixth Relay for Life in Bermuda. Organisers said the total was made up of $421,812 in donations, $27,919 in registration fees and $194,994 in sponsorship money. Deborah Titterton Narraway, the chief ...

A deal has been signed for the purchase of a ladder truck to replace the fire service’s 21-year-old Bronto. The ageing vehicle was plagued with electrical issues that left it out of action during the Front Street blaze in 2016. Firefighters were told...

An Opposition senator asked the Upper House to condemn threats made to LGBTQ people after the island’s first Gay Pride celebration was announced. Dwayne Robinson, of the One Bermuda Alliance, said yesterday that he hoped more leaders would speak out ...

Music and food will help to bring Portuguese culture alive when a centuries-old national tradition marks its 24th year in Bermuda this weekend. Organisers said everyone was welcome to celebrate the free Festival of the Holy Spirit at King’s Square in...

A collapsed ceiling in the kitchen at Westgate prison was the latest in a string of problems related to the ageing building, the chairman of the Prison Officers Association said yesterday. Timothy Seon was not surprised when a pipe ruptured and cause...

The Governor has carried out “extensive” research into whether a posthumous pardon should be granted to a pastor who was thrown into jail after he wrote about the unfair treatment of Jamaican workers in Bermuda more than a century ago. A Government H...