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Governors in Overseas Territories may be stripped of their old-style uniforms and plumed hats -- and have their powers trimmed as part of UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's drive towards `Cool Britannia.' A UK Parliamentary insider said the upcoming Whi...

Finance Minister Eugene Cox last night came under fire amid claims he is behind the eight ball on United Nations moves to police offshore financial centres. And Shadow Finance Minister Grant Gibbons said: "I would say I was certainly surprised and a ...

New Health Minister Nelson Bascome yesterday vowed to provide more of a safety net for the disadvantaged -- while improving the efficiency within the huge Ministry. In his maiden Budget speech as a Minister, Mr. Bascome claimed his party would addres...

which may be of interest to Royal Gazette readers: Los Angeles Times, on moviemakers and copycat crimes: For 15 years or more, crime victims and their families have brought lawsuits seeking to hold filmmakers or television networks liable for copyc...

A Hamilton Parish man is alleged to have concealed a quantity of what is believed to be cannabis on him -- just minutes after receiving a jail sentence. A Police spokesman said Prison officers found a plant-like material hidden in the sneaker of the ...

businesses to be on the look-out. Five $50 notes were found in one day from various sources and Police believe there are many more in circulation. A Police spokesman said they had come from retailers and the public yesterday. They are said to be of g...

A man with HIV was jailed for ten years yesterday for not telling his "mentally challenged'' sexual partner he had the virus. Father-of-five Ronald Kirkland Mapp, 37, pleaded guilty to sexual assault, even though Supreme Court heard both partners agr...

aspiring US president Al Gore's campaign, The Royal Gazette can reveal. And the news means that Bermuda will still have a friend at court after President Clinton if current vice-president Gore steps up to the top White House job. Mr. Farmer -- speaki...

The Project Ride programme could soon be made part of the school curriculum in a bid to get more youngsters to learn about road safety. The plan was announced by Road Safety Council chairwoman Delcina Bean-Burrows following a story in Wednesday's Roy...

The United Nations is set to zero in on so-called tax havens and draw up a league table of "internationally approved offshore centres''. And governments responsible for offshore centres -- in Bermuda's case, Britain -- which fail to reach UN standard...