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The public consultation period for the draft Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme has been extended from November 12 until December 31, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced today. The BOPP initiative aims to advance Bermuda’s economy while also cons...

A man pleaded not guilty to unlawful carnal knowledge of a teenage girl. The 30-year-old defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, chose to have his case tried in Magistrates’ Court and yesterday denied the offence, which allegedly occurred...

A social media campaign is due to be launched today to raise awareness around polio. The campaign, to mark World Polio Day, will be run by Bermuda’s Rotary Clubs and comes as the United States has seen its first case in a decade. Pembroke Rotary pres...

Kim Wilson, the Health Minister, today encouraged all women in Bermuda to get annual mammograms. Today marks National Mammography Day, and Ms Wilson said: “Today serves as a reminder of the importance of healthy breasts and the impact of breast cance...

A Pembroke man was taken off the roads for 18 months after admitting to driving while under the influence of alcohol. Gualter Pacheco Linhares, 33, pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Adley Duncan, for t...

What do you do with a chalkboard that’s just sitting around the house? Well Sabrina Wilkinson had the answer – use it to tell jokes to brighten people’s days. Almost every morning for the past few months, passers-by have been entertained to jokes suc...

A man who kicked a ball at another man causing him to fall and fracture his hands was given a suspended prison sentence. Coleridge Hayward, 38, from Warwick, kicked the ball at Kirl Franks in April 2021, Magistrates’ Court was told. As a result of t...

Students “returned to the magic” when Mount Saint Agnes Academy held its annual bazaar in full for the first time in three years. Under the theme of “return to the magic”, the two-day event, earlier this month, helped the school raise more than $150...

The Royal Bermuda Regiment Association is calling on current and former members of the regiment, the Bermuda Rifles or the Bermuda Militia Artillery to join the organisation. Formed in February 2020, the RBRA aims to promote and maintain the traditi...

Hospital authorities have issued an urgent appeal to the public to give blood because stocks have fallen. Bermuda Hospitals Board consultant haematologist Eyitayo Fakunle said: “Stocks of O positive blood in particular are currently lower than we wan...