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Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley is overseas for personal reasons, it was confirmed yesterday. A police spokesman said Darrin Simons, the deputy commissioner, had taken over the top job on a temporary basis. The Official Gazette said Mr Simo...

A restaurant business gave back to the island’s young people to the tune of $2,000 through sales of a custom summer drink. Take Five, the parent company of takeaway firm Buzz, gave a boost to the Mirrors Alumni and Friends Association with the procee...

Emergency services personnel have been trained in disaster victim identification after a knowledge gap was noticed. Renée Ming, the national security minister, said Steve Cosham, the national disaster co-ordinator approached the UK Foreign Commonweal...

A kinder model for the financial assistance safety net, entailing “less policing” and assistance getting people back to work, was passed by legislators. The Financial Assistance Amendment Act was brought to the House of Assembly on Friday by Jas...

Doctors are launching a campaign to promote coronavirus vaccination, it was revealed at the weekend. The news came as the Bermuda Medical Doctors Association warned that healthcare staff were “exhausted” by the battle against a Covid-19 fourth wave a...

A streamlined way to help long-term residents get permanent residency has been approved by the House of Assembly. The changes proposed by Jason Hayward, the labour minister, opened a route to residency for non-Bermudian divorced people and unwed pare...

Hurricane Sam became a Category 4 storm early yesterday and packed winds of up to 184mph. It is not ranked as a threat to the island at present – but the 6am forecast from the Bermuda Weather Service showed the storm moving west-northwest at 8mph, sw...

A TV debate involving medics for and against the Covid-19 vaccine should be held, the Deputy Speaker of the House has said. Derrick Burgess added: “I really would like to hear from a panel of doctors supporting the shot, and hear about other forms o...

Three-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles for guided tours have been given the green light by MPs. The House of Assembly backed the Motor Car (Liveries) Amendment Act, designed to increase the types of vehicles allowed for tours. Lawrence Scott, the tr...

A man and a woman aged in their 20s suffered injuries after a serious road accident involving a motorcycle, a car and two trucks today. The 24-year-old man motorcycle rider suffered internal injuries and the 20-year-old female passenger broke her leg...