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Bermuda is set to mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death through a series of events tied to the legendary playwright. Shakespeare wrote numerous poems and dozens of classic plays, including The Tempest, which is said to have been i...

The Princess Royal Union Lodge has been declared a listed building, however, a wooden house in St David’s has been delisted. According to notices appearing in yesterday’s edition of The Royal Gazette, Hureka House on Lighthouse Lane will be removed f...

Green turtles have been removed from the endangered species list in Florida, with a researcher saying Bermuda played an important role. American officials formally announced that the species had been moved from the endangered species list in both Flo...

Michael Dunkley yesterday welcomed the international cast of Up With People to the island in advance of their performances next week. Greeting the group of visiting performers — including Bermuda’s own Zachary Lathan — the Premier stressed the import...

A Jamaican national was this morning charged with importing almost 900g of cocaine to the island. Tyrone Brown, 30, was not required to enter a plea to the charge as it must be heard by the Supreme Court. The offence is alleged to have occurred on Mo...

A Sandys man was remanded into custody after he admitted robbing a man of his financial assistance money. Eugene Anderson, 54, pleaded guilty to robbing Frederick Gordon by force in an incident on August 21 last year, stealing $440 in cash and his Sp...

Hundreds have gathered in King’s Square yesterday morning to watch the 200th Peppercorn Ceremony. The event — an annual tradition in St George’s — is based around Freemasons paying their symbolic rent for the Old State House. Numerous civic leaders, ...

A meeting of the Public Accounts Committee has been set back so members can attend the funeral of Clarence James. Dr James, a celebrated surgeon and former Deputy Premier, died last weekend. The meeting had been scheduled to take place this afternoon...

A Devonshire man spotted washing his face with a can of beer admitted a charge of being drunk and incapable in public. Omar Young, 42, pleaded guilty to the charge and a second of violently resisting arrest during an appearance in Magistrates’ Court ...

A former acting director of telecommunications has lost a claim that the Ministry of Finance is unlawfully withholding more than $150,000 from him. Hiram Edwards was hired as an assistant telecommunications inspector on a temporary basis in 1997 afte...