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The new Minister of Finance is to outline refinancing part of the Government’s $2.42 billion debt in the House of Assembly today. Curtis Dickinson is said to have secured a deal at a favourable rate of interest as one of his first acts as minister. Z...

A prefabricated housing project in Dockyard needed a major redesign when the project’s size was cut under the One Bermuda Alliance, the Minister of Public Works said Friday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch told the House of Assembly the original 2011 ...

An excavation at an old cemetery for military personnel and convicts that disturbed bones was carried out without permission, the Minister of Home Affairs, told Parliament. Walter Roban added that there were no guidelines for when human remains are d...

A 15-year-old schoolgirl has organised a youth conference to tackle controversial subjects with respect for different views. Katherine Tobin, a pupil at Somersfield Academy in Devonshire, said the conference would discuss topics such as race, gender ...

Clara Hallett, a historian, author and genealogist dubbed “the Index Queen”, has died. Ms Hallett was 92. Known as “Keggie”, she worked on local historical records, along with her late husband, Archie Hallett, the first president of Bermuda College. ...

Bermuda High School came out top in the National Debate Tournament at the weekend. Both the senior school and middle school finals resulted in an all-BHS line-up competing for the honours in “very close” debates. But Gladstone Thompson, president of ...

Ross Tuzo, a master carpenter and saxophonist from the heyday of local music, has died. Mr Tuzo was 90. He was also a prolific letter writer to The Royal Gazette in correspondence that spanned decades. Topics ranged from politics, particularly the Pr...

Universal Children’s Day was celebrated yesterday by Family Centre with a fundraiser at its premises on King Street. The charity also thanked its donors in a gathering at Sunshine League House. Children’s Day was created by the United Nations in 1954...

Roland Skinner, a photographer who showcased the island’s beauty in sweeping aerial shots, has died. Mr Skinner was 78. His pictures, many of which were taken from aboard a helicopter, featured in international publications. Mr Skinner got his start ...

A 42-year-old man was found dead at a Sandys apartment today. Police made the grim discovery at about 11.15am after they were called to check on the man’s welfare. He was pronounced dead at the scene in the parish’s Somerset Road by an on call doctor...