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A seaman jailed for smuggling drugs and guns to Bermuda has lost an appeal to reduce his sentence. Romonito Adlawan was sentenced to spend 8½ years behind bars after he admitted money laundering, importing a firearm and importing cannabis in 2015. Ho...

A ten-year sentence for a man caught with a loaded handgun has been upheld by the Court of Appeal. Prosecutors appealed the sentence on the grounds it was too low and said Dion Cholmondeley should have got 12 years in jail. The Court of Appeal ruled ...

A planning application for a solar farm at LF Wade International Airport has been submitted to the Department of Planning. The proposed farm would cover 20.3 acres — more than the 18 acres at first envisaged. The application said the “current design ...

The Bermuda Government could face a legal bill “in the millions” for the fight against same-sex marriage if it appeals to the Privy Council, a lawyer involved in the case warned yesterday. Rod Attride-Stirling, who represented parties including Marye...

An anti-same-sex marriage pressure group said yesterday the courts disregarded a law passed by the Government when it restored the right of gay people to wed. A spokesman for Preserve Marriage said: “Preserve Marriage and Family Bermuda continues to ...

A 17-year-old boy accused of killing a Bermudian teenager in the UK denied claims that messages on his phone referred to the murder. The defendant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, admitted being one of four men who chased Lyrico Steede th...

A Bermudian who found film festival success in Britain is reaching out to other locals so they can learn from each other’s experiences. Actor and film-maker Rory Wilson, 23, said: “One of the main things I have taken from my experiences is how key th...

Same-sex marriage became legal again yesterday after a landmark ruling by the Court of Appeal. The court dismissed the Government’s claim that former Chief Justice Ian Kawaley was wrong to strike down sections of the Domestic Partnership Act, which w...

A ruling by the Court of Appeal to allow same-sex marriage in Bermuda could have international implications, a lawyer involved in the case said yesterday. Rod Attride-Stirling, who represented Maryellen Jackson and OutBermuda, said the judgment could...

The Court of Appeal has convicted Andrew Lake of causing the death of New Zealander Mary McKee after it was revealed he was accidentally acquitted by the Supreme Court. Lake had admitted the offence during a Supreme Court trial, but the charge was ne...