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A woman was rescued from a car that went over an embankment yesterday. The Bermuda Police Service said the car was driven off Orange Valley Road, Devonshire, 100 metres north of Jubilee Road at about 3pm. A spokesman said: “The lone female occupant w...

A Second World War US Navy officer who held one of the most closely guarded secrets of the conflict has died at the age of 100. Jim Humphreys was one of the few people who knew a German U-boat captain was being held in Bermuda to hide that his submar...

Family Centre will have to raise extra funds to cover the cost of its move from Charities House in Paget to King Street in Hamilton. Martha Dismont, executive director of Family Centre, said: “We have to raise another $150,000 on top of our budget. “...

A former prison officer convicted of smuggling drugs into Westgate Correctional Facility has won a Supreme Court appeal. Chief Justice Ian Kawaley ruled that three convictions against Art Simons should be quashed. The judge did not dismiss the charge...

A war of words broke out in the Senate yesterday over cuts in fees for MRI and CT medical scans. Andrew Simons of the One Bermuda Alliance said Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, had lied when she claimed the OBA ignored technical recommendations wh...

A shark tagged off the coast of Massachusetts has spent several days in Bermudian waters. Merlin, a 196lb male blue shark, was tagged by researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in November. Since then, the 7ft 10in shark has been trac...

Amendments to relax restrictions on development at upmarket resort Tucker’s Point were approved in the Senate yesterday. The Tucker’s Point Resort Residential Development Special Development Amendment Order 2018 is intended to provide flexibility for...

Commercial property is to face a land tax increase, but only for a year. David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, said that tax rates on commercial businesses are to go up from 7 per cent to 12 per cent. The increase will mean that owners wil...

A man who jumped from a balcony at his home to escape a gunman has testified in court that he instantly identified his attacker. The witness, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said: “I knew for a fact from the second he came to the door. I ...

A group of Royal Air Force planes landed at LF Wade International Airport for a brief visit. According to a spokeswoman, several Typhoons and an A330 Voyager travelling between military exercises stopped in Bermuda yesterday afternoon as part of an a...