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An American-based meteorology group has said cool water in the Atlantic could lead to fewer tropical storms this year. Colorado State University’s Tropical Meteorology Project team said: “The tropical Atlantic remains cooler than normal and there is ...

Blackwatch Pass was closed to traffic yesterday as work to shore up its walls started. A government spokeswoman said work will continue for “several weeks”. Workers on the project will remove areas of soft rock and vegetation and secure weaker sectio...

A St George’s cricket player pushed the Minister of National Security in a scuffle at Cup Match, a witness has said. However, Wayne Caines said yesterday: “There was no fight, no altercation, no incident.” He was speaking after a man at the match tol...

The Minister of National Security has congratulated the public after a mostly peaceful Cup Match holiday. Wayne Caines said, apart from a stabbing at Paradise Lakes, the holiday festivities passed without major incidents. Mr Caines said: “Cup Match i...

A man jailed for the fatal shooting of two men has lost an appeal against his conviction. Lawyers for Romano Mills argued the jury should not have heard evidence from Christoph Duerr, his co-accused who was convicted of being an accessory to the shoo...

A Jamaican man convicted of smuggling cocaine to Bermuda has had his sentenced increased by the Court of Appeal. Dwayne Watson was originally sentenced to six years behind bars, but he will now serve nine years after prosecutors argued the sentence w...

A homeless man whose attempt to rape a woman was foiled by passers-by was sentenced to more than three years in prison yesterday. Junius Caines, who has psychiatric problems, will also be under a supervision order for five years after his release. Pu...

Applicants fear retaliation if they make Public Access to Information requests, the Information Commissioner has warned. Gitanjali Gutierrez added there was a need for a “cultural shift” so that more people questioned public authorities rather than d...

Ginny Ferson, the former deputy governor, made history last year by becoming Bermuda’s first female chief scout. Mrs Ferson assumed the post last year when she served as Acting Governor. Mrs Ferson said she was delighted to have filled the post, even...

A 28-year-old man has denied allegations that he sent death threats to the Premier. Jared Gordon, of no fixed abode, pleaded not guilty in Supreme Court to sending David Burt a series of messages between October 2 last year and March 28 to demand unw...