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Global press freedom organisations have denounced plans for a state-controlled council to oversee the media in Bermuda — while local journalists are calling for a rethink of the idea. Premier Ewart Brown tabled a bill in the House of Assembly on May ...

Premier Ewart Brown gave a rousing statement to the House of Assembly on May 7, proudly declaring that he was introducing the Public Access to Information Act 2010 — a law he insisted would see Bermuda "take a great leap forward" and strengthen the f...

We asked Premier Ewart Brown — the Minister responsible for the proposed media council — a series of questions about it last week. He did not provide answers but an anonymous Government spokesman e-mailed these responses, which he said could not be a...

A Police officer is seeking legal advice on comments posted about him on Facebook by a barrister. Detective Inspector Robert Cardwell told The Royal Gazette he was considering all his options in relation to a message written by Charles Richardson yes...

A 58-year-old man charged with sexually assaulting a 45-year-old man had the case against him dismissed in court yesterday. The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was accused of committing the offence between January 2008 and June 2009...

Police have no plans to "reach out" to gun-toting gang members to get them to stop shooting one another — but say other agencies should be doing just that. Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva told The Royal Gazette during an exclusive interview on th...

A former political advisor to Sir John Swan has died suddenly at the age of 57 in his home country of Sri Lanka. K.C. Nadarajah Jr., known as Raj, suffered a massive heart attack while sitting at his desk on May 5 and a funeral was held on Sunday. Mr...

Michael DeSilva has revealed how he got directly involved in attempts to calm gang violence just days after being sworn in as Police Commissioner. The chief of Bermuda Police Service made himself constantly available to third party intermediary Carlt...

Police may have blown their only chance of brokering a permanent ceasefire between Bermuda's two main gangs, according to a community activist. Carlton Simmons claims that Parkside and 42nd Street — the rival gangs locked in a deadly feud which has s...