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A gay couple seeking permission to marry in Bermuda are highly likely to succeed if their case goes before the courts, according to a human rights expert. Lawyer Mark Diel said recent court judgments regarding same-sex couples in Bermuda showed the I...

A former United Bermuda Party minister has weighed in on the Bermuda Government’s $250 million plan to build a new airport, claiming the project is unnecessary. Quinton Edness, who retired from politics in 1998, said he had heard nothing yet from the...

A gay Bermudian who is hoping to marry his partner on the Island wants his landmark case to end a culture of people being forced to “live either a lie or in the shadows or behind closed doors”. Ijumo Hayward, 46, and his American partner Clarence Wil...

Former minister Quinton Edness is calling on the Cabinet to launch an immediate investigation into the most recent findings of the Auditor-General. Mr Edness said scrutiny of the “litany of non-compliance with financial instructions (FIs) and related...

Civil servants wasted $2.6 million of public funds by making duplicate payments, according to the Auditor-General’s latest report. The transactions included a payment of $807,000 in 2012 to Sandys 360, the West End sports facility that closed its doo...

A hotel may find itself in hot water over its decision to axe two talks by a same-sex marriage opponent, according to one of the Island’s leading human rights lawyers. Tim Marshall, of Marshall Diel & Myers, told The Royal Gazette he believed Hamilto...

Hamilton Princess, Bermuda was both applauded and criticised yesterday for pulling the plug on two talks by a prominent same-sex marriage opponent. Ryan Anderson, a member of the conservative American think-tank the Heritage Foundation, was to speak ...

Government MP Mark Pettingill claimed yesterday that David Burt should “probably” resign as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee or at least remove himself from any hearings about the latest Auditor-General’s report. Mr Pettingill said Mr Burt’s...

The Bermuda Government remains reluctant to penalise senior civil servants who break financial rules, according to Auditor-General Heather Jacobs Matthews. Mrs Matthews answered with an emphatic e-mailed “Yes!” when asked by The Royal Gazette yesterd...

A twice-weekly playgroup for infants and toddlers is being hailed a “huge success” by organisers. The Wednesday and Friday morning sessions for children up to the age of 4 allow them to socialise, play and take part in physical activities designed to...