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A controversial law change to give the Government more control over the gambling watchdog was backed by the Senate yesterday. The amendments were designed to empower the responsible minister to give policy direction to the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commi...

The man who brought controversial speaker Ayo Kimathi to Bermuda has launched legal action against Hamilton Princess claiming he was discriminated against. David Lee Tucker was fired by the hotel in December 2015 for “serious misconduct”. But Mr Tuck...

A man sentenced to 12 years behind bars for possession of a firearm has lost an appeal against his conviction. Eston Joell, 48, argued that he had been ambushed by new evidence in the middle of the trial, and that the jury should not have heard about...

A woman was jailed for 30 days after attacking someone who refused to give her money. Trimiea Roland, 29, of no fixed abode, admitted violently resisting arrest, along with assaulting both police and a member of the public. Magistrates’ Court heard t...

Saltus pupils have donated more than $1,200 of toys to the Salvation Army’s Christmas children’s appeal. Ann Paynter, the director of middle school at Saltus, said: “We had a fantastic response. “Originally, we put aside one day for donations, but s...

A UK-bound flight was forced to divert into Bermuda in the early hours of Wednesday after a female passenger became ill. The 56-year-old woman and her husband disembarked the aircraft after landing at 12.30am and were rushed to hospital where she was...

The Hamilton Princess is to challenge young Bermudians to test their baking skills in a Christmas cookie competition. The contest, for children aged 12 and under, will ask competitors to submit two cookies of any type. The cookies will be judged by t...

Bermudian horse trainer Marvin Ford has been hailed as a future star after a stunning singing performance on a hit BBC show. Mr Ford landed in the limelight after he was hired to be a body double in an advertisement — but instead became the Unexpecte...

A foul smell on Front Street has been pinpointed to a broken main sewage pipe, the City of Hamilton said yesterday. The odour, which has plagued the junction with King Street for at least two weeks, was at first blamed on the release of “odorous resi...

The Regulatory Authority has taken action over allegations that the Bermuda Telephone Company overcharged customers. The RA filed a notice in July and claimed that the BTC may have breached its licence and charged customers for “overcalls” they did n...