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Get ready to turn down the lights — Earth Hour is approaching. The global event, on March 28, raises awareness about energy conservation — and this year it has linked up with Waterfront Properties Limited. Hamilton will turn dark for an hour, allowi...

Extra spending alone won’t translate into better results, Education Minister Wayne Scott told Parliament yesterday, defending the $127 million allocated — a drop of five per cent. Mr Scott called the amount acceptable for the public school system’s r...

Bermuda was called “the Isles of the Blest” by Mark Twain, who often holidayed here in his later years — deeming the Island “the right place for a jaded man to loaf in”. Those Bermudian sojourns are among the travels commemorated at the Mark Twain Ho...

Government is seeking a price tag for its water supply system at the West End, for a possible sale of the infrastructure to Watlington Waterworks. That tentative deal was proposed under a 2010 memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the company, wh...

Check up on dog walkers before entrusting your pet to another person, a retired animal welfare officer has warned after being besieged by unleashed dogs in a public park. The incident on Monday involved a dog walker at Shelly Bay Park, according to D...

Bermuda has been treated “like a stepchild” with the appointment of Gitanjali Gutiérrez as the Island’s first information commissioner, over the preferred candidates chosen by the Bermuda Government in consultation with the Opposition. Marc Bean, lea...

Family Forum, a confidential support group for people facing difficult times in their lives, invited The Royal Gazette to sit in on its latest meeting for a look at how its members share their experiences. One person speaks at a time and members leav...

Opposition Leader Marc Bean has accused Bob Richards, the Finance Minister, of making a “bad bet” by borrowing $800 million for the Island on an expectation of rising interest rates. Those loans were approved by Parliament in 2013, with Mr Richards t...

It has been one year and seven months since the Committee of 25 for Handicapped Children lost its status as a charity. One of the Island’s oldest and most recognised charities, the organisation had failed to submit audited financials — and remains of...

Charles Gosling, the former Hamilton mayor, has confirmed that he intends to run for the position once again when City Hall is put to the voters in May. Under newly approved legislation, business ratepayers and residents will get their own elections ...