Log In

Residents across the island have raised alarms this month about unwelcome intruders on their property — centipedes. A spokesman for Bermuda Pest Control said the company has received a surge of calls about the venomous insects — but said it was commo...

A man who claimed asthma prevented him from taking a police breath test has had his conviction for refusal to comply upheld. Michael Richardson was found guilty in Magistrates’ Court after officers said he used a “stop and start” approach to the brea...

A charity dedicated to the protection of children appealed for better education on sex and consent to help prevent abuse. Debi Ray-Rivers, the founder and executive director of Scars, said parents and caregivers had to push past their discomfort and ...

Keeva Joell-Benjamin has become Bermuda’s first female Commissioner of Corrections. The appointment of the 30-year veteran of the prison service became effective on January 17, it was announced. She had held the position in an acting capacity since 2...

A man imprisoned for 30 years after he tried to smuggle almost $10 million of heroin into Bermuda has appealed against his conviction. Josef Vlcek was convicted in 2019 of trying to smuggle nearly three kilograms of the drug into the island on a flig...

A motorcyclist who killed a father of four in a collision was yesterday jailed for more than four years. Ishmael Lightbourne – who admitted last year that he caused the death of Shannon Davis while driving while impaired – was also banned from the ro...

Emergency services staffing levels have started to recover after quarantine rules were relaxed, it was revealed yesterday. A spokesman for the Fire Service Association said that a loosening off of Covid-19 regulations that allowed close contacts of a...

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old schoolgirl almost 20 years ago. Jamel Simons, 38, had admitted that he had sex with the child – but argued that he should not have been convicted of sexual assa...

Plans to redevelop a closed restaurant in the West End have been approved. Sandys Holding Company – the owners of the Somerset Country Squire – were given planning approval to demolish sections of the building and develop a new restaurant. The compan...

Plans to build new tourist accommodation at a hotel have been given the green light. The Coral Beach Club in Paget was given permission by planners to develop a maintenance yard and build eight new tourist units in six new buildings. The club said in...