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Independence from Britain might be feasible, should the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union jeopardise Bermuda’s business interests, said finance minister Bob Richards. “We still don’t know which way is up,” Mr Richards cautioned of Brexit — the ...

A cherished book lifted from the rubble of the late Ann Cartwright DeCouto’s office was among the tributes shared at a Supreme Court special sitting held for her. The veteran lawyer’s chambers at 79 Front Street was among the offices consumed in the ...

Ann Cartwright DeCouto, a former Deputy Premier and Minister under the United Bermuda Party, has died at the age of 71. The veteran politician and lawyer was known for her tenacity as Minister of the Environment, holding her ground in 1990 when she e...

The anniversary of the civil rights victory brought about by the Theatre Boycott of 1959 is to be commemorated this weekend. A select group of companies will offer free purchases to one customer each on Saturday, and the Chewstick Foundation will air...

A haul of fish brought in by residents of the Summerhaven assisted-living facility marks the start of new community initiatives for the facility. “The residents are disabled, yes, but they have creative genius and when they realise that somebody’s pa...

Empty for years and in danger of falling into disrepair, a house at the back of Portland Lane in Sandys is soon to become a home. Members of the Bermuda Mental Health Foundation gathered there yesterday with friends to celebrate the building’s reviva...

A fresh chapter has begun for the Human Rights Commission in its new headquarters, where the latest set of commissioners held its first meeting. Tawana Tannock, the HRC chairwoman, praised the work of the selection committee in bringing together comm...

The Human Rights Commission, accused in Parliament of taking a “narrow” focus on same-sex marriage, called the comments “disheartening”. The response, from HRC chairwoman Tawana Tannock, followed remarks in the House of Assembly given by Marc Bean, w...

The call for a national vote to settle the contentious issue of same-sex marriage has a familiar ring to John Kane, Bermuda’s honorary Irish consul. Last year, the Republic of Ireland made history after becoming the first country in the world to appr...

Tawana Tannock, the Human Rights Commission’s newly appointed president, sees “exciting and dynamic times” ahead for human rights in Bermuda. “Human rights have been at the forefront of Bermuda’s imagination for the last three years — it’s a great ti...