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New research on the roots of Bermuda’s Gombeys will be presented at a free lecture this weekend given by visiting US historian Heather Kopelson. Professor Kopelson plans to explore the rhythms and gestures of the Island’s earliest recorded “riotous m...

International concern is mounting over the widening health crisis of Ebola, prompting a notice from the Ministry of Health that no cases have occurred on the Island — and that Bermuda will be protected. A Ministry spokesman said exercises involving “...

Cost cuts aimed at reducing excess lab testing and diagnostic imaging are not aimed at the medical practice of former Premier Ewart Brown — and Government hopes “self-policing” will solve the problem first. Health Minister Jeanne Atherden, answering ...

Belco will have a crew on standby tonight for the Collector’s Hill area of Smith’s after two consecutive nights of power outages hit the area. Tuesday night’s blackout affected about 400 homes, also knocking out the traffic lights at the Collector’s ...

About ten Progressive Labour Party members have expressed interest in running for the recently-vacated seat of Sandys South, according to a party source — including former Premier Paula Cox. Constituency 33 was last month relinquished by Independent ...

With next week’s PGA Grand Slam impending for the Port Royal Golf Course, organisers have told fans that public transport will be the “fastest, most efficient way” to and from the venue. The senior director of championships for the PGA of America, Da...

A trove of details has been sent to The Royal Gazette on the life of James Outerbridge, a Bermudian pilot in the Second World War shot dead at the age of 20 while attempting to escape a prisoner of war train in Italy. The appeal for information came ...

Four candidates have thrown their hats in the ring for the position of Deputy Leader of the Progressive Labour Party, The Royal Gazette understands. It follows the announcement by Shadow Immigration and External Affairs Minister Walton Brown that he ...

In a “major, major coup for the Island”, Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art has acquired a rare Bermuda painting by one of the top US painters of the 20th century. “Royal Palms”, a piece by Andrew Wyeth believed to carry a six-figure value, is one of ...

Suspected black widow spiders, likely to be the lookalike brown widow, were found yesterday nestled in benches outside the new emergency room doors at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. The final word on the spiders’ identity rests with Government en...