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A former police officer will be sentenced next year after he admitted holding a food delivery driver hostage with a fake handgun. Sam Fraser-Smith, 43, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to depriving Romone Reid of his liberty. The court ...

People eat about a credit card’s worth of plastic every week, it was revealed at a youth climate change summit yesterday. The stomach-churning news was featured in a video presentation that showed that people ingested about five grams of microplastic...

Climate change could destroy Bermuda’s reefs and marine life, a youth climate summit was told yesterday. Mark Guishard, the Director of the Bermuda Weather Service, also said Bermuda had a larger carbon footprint on a per capita basis than China - o...

The Botanical Gardens could be lost to future generations unless a proper management plan is introduced, a government landscape architect has warned. Danny Simmons said that government staff could face a “wide range of issues” such as uncontrolled he...

A shipping business owner who fought his way back from homelessness said he wanted to give back with a holiday charity campaign. Kevin Simmons, the executive director of Ekko Trading Bermuda, wants to hand out food, toys and blankets to about 300 Ber...

Two brothers have claimed international chess titles after winning more than 50 games apiece. Odin Flanagan, 9, and his brother, Dylan, 8, were given the title of Arena Fide Masters after they faced off against competitors of all ages from around th...

Two cousins honoured their late great-grandmother when they were Called to the Bar on the same day. Aqueelah Simmons, 25, and Tanisha Butler, 44, said that Radia “Nadine“ Butler, who died during their studies, would be proud of their years of hard wo...

Youngsters will discuss their concerns about the future in a televised event tomorrow. The Bermuda International Youth Summit, organised by the Hamilton Rotary Club, will allow youth groups and university students to air their views on topics such as...

Registration has opened for a programme designed to prepare youngsters for a career in the maritime industry. People interested in the Endeavour Maritime Career Springboard Programme can learn more about the intensive course during a virtual informat...

Partial road closures in the East End will continue until the end of December, the Ministry of Public Works announced yesterday. The westbound lane of Mullet Bay Road in St George’s will be closed as trench work starting in Penno’s Wharf continues. T...