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An accused bank robber has admitted spray-painting a toy gun black for someone he claims invited him to take part in a robbery, but he denied he knew one would actually take place. Speaking yesterday during cross-examination, Gregory Tucker told Supr...

More details about the St George’s hotel project should be made public in the near future, according to Shawn Crockwell. In the meantime, the tourism minister said the developer, the Desarrollos Hotelco Group, was working closely with the Bermuda Gov...

A man charged with robbing a bank told police he had heard others talking about the plot but did not want to take part. However, defence lawyer Charles Richardson suggested the comments came only after officers teased the possibility of witness prote...

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...