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The Departments of Civil Aviation and Maritime Administration are both set to become quangos this year, according to Shawn Crockwell. Speaking with The Royal Gazette, the Minister of Tourism Development and Transport said the move was intended to mak...

A man charged with robbing a bank told police he found a BB gun and sold it for “a joint” after being confronted with DNA evidence linking him to the crime. Gregory Tucker, 24, has denied allegations that he entered the Butterfield Bank branch on Jun...

A 50-year-old man was jailed for three years this morning after admitting trying to rob Empire Groceries while armed with a knife. Bernett Colin Simmons, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to charges of attempted robbery and possessing a 7in knife in ...

Tourism minister Shawn Crockwell said he was optimistic about visitor arrivals in the coming year, despite reduced guarantees for airlines. Speaking to The Royal Gazette, Mr Crockwell said that the Bermuda Government had “significantly reduced” its M...

A letter cover featuring a rare Bermuda stamp dating back more than 150 years is set to go on the auction block this month. The American-styled date stamp, reading “Paid at Ireland Island/Bermuda”, was found on a mourning envelope from Midshipman Joh...

Cheaper flights to the Island and strong international branding are the keys to rebuilding Bermuda’s hotel industry. Speaking to The Royal Gazette as part of a series of interviews on the status of the tourism industry, hoteliers Paul Telford, Sally ...

A Pembroke couple were fined in Magistrates’ Court for owning a pair of illegal pitbulls involved in an attack on a young boy. Kirk and Terry-Lynn Wade, both 52, pleaded guilty to two counts of owning unlicensed pitbulls. The court heard that at abo...

Almost 50 restaurants are set to take part in the fifth annual Bermuda Restaurant Weeks event. According to the Bermuda Tourism Authority, 45 venues — the most ever involved — will offer three-course meals at reduced prices. The initiative, which run...

A man who punched a co-worker after a dispute over a banana peel has been fined and ordered to pay the victim’s medical expenses. Eardley Simons, 48, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court last November to a single count of assault causing actual bodi...

A man found guilty of being involved in a shooting has had his conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal. Stacey Robinson had been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted of wounding Lionel Thomas Jr with intent to cause bodily harm,...