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The Court of Appeal has rejected a claim that a Supreme Court judge may have appeared to be biased against a former Progressive Labour Party MP and minister because of an earlier corruption investigation. Michael Scott had called for two rulings by P...

Sanitation workers at the City of Hamilton were recognised for their contributions to the island with an awards ceremony at City Hall. The city’s Sanitation and Engineering Department was presented with the Chairman’s Award for its work throughout Ha...

Major work to clear a Warwick national park is under way after years of complaints about the area going to rot

A 12-year-old boy was taken to hospital yesterday after a collision between two motorcycles. A police spokesman said the child was a passenger on one of two bikes involved in a crash on Front Street in Hamilton. The spokesman added: “It is understood...

An Italian cargo ship was forced to make an emergency detour to Bermuda after a crew member suffered heart trouble. The Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said the Chief Engineering Officer on the Grande Togo needed urgent medical assistance. A repor...

A man caught smuggling almost $10 million of heroin into Bermuda has had his prison sentence cut by five years after an appeal. The Court of Appeal found that Josef Vlcek’s 30-year sentence – the heaviest sentence ever dealt for drug importation in B...

Two women admitted being “pawns” in separate internet banking scams that cost victims thousands of dollars. Julie Burchall, 58, pleaded guilty to a single count of money laundering, while Shirley-Ann Pearman, also 58, pleaded guilty to dishonestly ob...

Requests for proposals for island-wide CCTV system are expected to go out soon, according to the Minister of National Security. Renee Ming, addressing the House of Assembly on the Ministry’s budget, hoped the system would help deter criminals and as...

Home porting could return to the island in 2024, according to the Minister of Transport. Lawrence Scott, delivering his budget brief for 2022-23, said that while there were no home-porting cruises expected for this year, the Government was focused on...

Ways to support businesses as the island moves to end single-use plastics will be looked at, the Government has said. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, explained that it was planned to implement the change in a way that allowed the best re...