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Floral hanging baskets and displays are to be installed in Hamilton to mark the start of spring. Steven De Silva, the Corporation of Hamilton’s superintendent of parks, said: “Our staff have been very busy preparing floral hanging baskets through the...

The Land Tax Amendment Act was passed in the Senate on Friday. The legislation will come into effect on July 1, 2019, and will see properties charged taxes based on the annual rental value. All properties will be charged a base rate of $300 under th...

The Ministry of Tourism and Transport has asked the public for its views on the new bus schedule. The new schedule reduced the number of buses in service from 88 to 56 and also the frequency of buses. But the ministry said the results of the survey...

Bermuda’s prison service is a “forgotten service” according to Thad Hollis, lead negotiator for the Prison Officers Association. Mr Hollis, who is leading talks with the Corrections Department on behalf of the association, said negotiations and col...

An out-of-service 92-foot motor yacht came loose from its mooring in St George’s Harbour at the weekend and hit at least three boats. The Esperanza drifted a quarter of a mile into a bay off St David’s before it was spotted and anchored. The alarm wa...

The latest volume of an academic journal includes articles on 19th-century prisoner of war ships, Second World War submarine history and military gravestones. The National Museum of Bermuda Press has launched Volume 21 of the Bermuda Journal of Arch...

The next Director of Public Prosecutions should be a black “born Bermudian” the Deputy Speaker of the House has said. Derrick Burgess, of the Progressive Labour Party, said “perpetual racism” had kept white people at the top in Bermuda during the mot...

An award-winning youth speaker and author will discuss the scourge of cyberbullying at a digital leadership conference for young people this week. A’ric Jackson, who was given the Best New Speaker award by the Chicago Chapter of Toastmasters in 2000,...

The Department of Health has created a working group to tackle fears over Bermuda’s lack of immunisation take-up. The working group includes department staff, GPs and members of the public and will concentrate on education. The department said it w...

Two British-based sailing ships designed to accommodate crew with mental and physical disabilities have launched a recruitment drive in Bermuda. The Lord Nelson tall ship, which is docked in St George’s, has no spaces left on its upcoming voyage to B...