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Somers Day is to be renamed Mary Prince Day after a once enslaved Bermudian who became a hero of the abolitionist movement in Britain. The legislation, which was tabled yesterday, will also move the Bermuda Day holiday from the last Friday in May to ...

A group designed to boost business development was announced in the House of Assembly yesterday. David Burt, the Premier, told MPs that Cabinet has approved the creation of an Economic Development Department. Mr Burt said: “Bermuda is at an economic ...

A man seen with a knife on his person yesterday in the Washington Mall is being sought by police. A police spokesman said a group of males entered the mall at 4.15pm, with one walking with a cane and carrying what appeared to be a six-inch knife. The...

Customs duty breaks and other suggested lifelines for the island’s struggling retail sector seem to “fall on deaf ears”, a retail head said yesterday. Lorraine Shailer, cochairwoman of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce’s retail division, said the Minis...

Legislation covering Bermuda for the UK’s departure from the European Union will go before legislators as MPs return to the House of Assembly today. David Burt, the Premier, will table the EU Withdrawal Act 2020, switching references to the EU with “...

A picture flaw affecting local TV stations is the subject of talks between the Bermuda Broadcasting Company and One Communications. The Royal Gazette has fielded complaints from viewers over the black border that reduces screen size on channels ZBM-9...

The British exit from the EU tomorrow will be marked with an open house pan-European “table for Europe” meal organised by an Anglican priest. The UK’s departure from the EU, dubbed Brexit, will happen at 7pm Bermuda time. Anthony Pettit, the parish p...

Air arrivals are to be screened at the airport as a killer virus from China continued to spread, it was announced yesterday. The screening will include questions on areas travelled through in the previous 21 days and if the arrival had suffered any s...

A leading child protection charity said it wanted a bigger say on areas such as litigation guardians for children in court and the treatment of sex offenders. Jevon Williams, the chairman of the Coalition for the Protection of Children since 2018, sa...

A Bermudian forensic scientist who helped crack the case of one of Canada’s worst serial killers will discuss her career at a public meeting tonight. Desiree Spriggs, whose expertise has also been used in Bermuda court cases, will detail her job at a...