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A major five-year effort is under way to protect Bermuda’s seagrass beds – and the species that rely on them to survive. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said the ministry launched a restoration project last summer and installed large mesh...

More rain fell last Saturday than on any January 16 in the books, forecasters have revealed . The daily rainfall record saw 2.48in of rain descend on the island in 24 hours – 2.39in of it in the four hours from 8pm to midnight. Gary Hall, a meteorol...

A deal between minibus operators and the Government to run a school bus service has been struck, it was revealed tonight. The move is expected to bring an end of shortages of buses on regular schedules – which led to about 50 cancellations a day. Bu...

A baby goat born unable to walk properly has been given a new lease of life. Now Bowie, a Nubian goat only weeks old and born with contracted tendons in its hind legs, can get about using a set of walker wheels. Rosalind Wingate, who volunteers at Tu...

This year’s Cambridge Checkpoint examinations are expected to go ahead as scheduled in March and June, the education department confirmed today. The Royal Gazette reported last Wednesday that Bermuda’s schoolchildren would be able to sit most of...

Ideas from the public on the future use of a massive nature reserve have been asked for by the Government. A survey has been set up so the public can give their views and suggestions for facilities at the 38 acre Southlands Park in Warwick. Particip...

Charities have appealed to the Government to help them carry out their operations. Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said: “As we embrace a new year filled with opportunity, the Government is committed to working more co...

Land and property was taken from a top ships’ pilot and left his descendants with “nothing”, the Commission of Inquiry into historic land losses heard yesterday. Winfield “Chuck” Simpson said he was speaking on behalf of his late mother Cecily Simps...

Government’s plan to close eight primaries could lead to protests at the House of Assembly, the president of a Parent Teacher Association at an under-threat school warned yesterday. Harry Matthie, head of the PTA at high-performing St George’s Prepa...

Bermuda has reported no locally transmitted cases of Covid-19 for a second day. There were three imported cases found out of 966 test results, the Ministry of Health announced last night – all among residents returning from overseas. One arrived last...