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The Bermuda Society for the Blind has changed its name to Vision Bermuda to make more clear its mission to help everyone with sight problems. David Petty, the charity’s chairman, said that the name coincided with a drive to provide improved services ...

The former president of Bermuda’s highest court told a clerk to turn off a court recording system so comments by judges could not be used by a woman who represented herself in a civil case, it has been alleged. Sir Edward Zacca, who retired from the ...

A clear-out of human rights watchdogs has sparked concern about continuity at the anti-discrimination body. Tawana Tannock, the former chairwoman of the Human Rights Commission, said she was worried important work could “fall between the cracks” if e...

Controversial legislation to turn Bermuda’s two municipalities into unelected quangos was passed by MPs this morning. The decision will bring to an end a combined total of almost 450 years of local government in Hamilton and St George’s. MPs voted 2...

A set of court recordings that judges claimed did not exist and which detectives failed to find during a “full and proper investigation” have been uncovered during an inquiry by the Information Commissioner’s Office. A group of litigants who have bee...

A British parliamentary committee said yesterday it was regrettable that the Premier did not attend an inquiry that led to a report he claimed was a bid to “erode the constitutional rights of Bermudians”. The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committe...

Abuwi Rasool, one of the founders of the Bermuda Society for the Blind, has died at 89. Mr Rasool taught handiwork to other blind people, ran his own shop in Hamilton, and prided himself on travelling unaided all over the world. Born Wilfred John Tac...

David Burt rejected talk of independence yesterday as he asked the British Government to dismiss a report that recommended that British citizens resident in Bermuda should have voting rights. However, the Premier warned the stance on independence co...

The Progressive Labour Party faced discord among its own supporters over fears that Bermudian families are being left out in the cold, political sources claimed. David Burt, the Premier, and Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, were thought to ...

Residents on BHB’s Gordon Ward have access to an electric scooter, thanks to a donation from Bermuda Red Cross. The donated scooter will be used by various residents who have mobility issues, to help them within and outside the hospital building. ...