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Road safety officials are urging drivers to stop tailgating and maintain a proper distance between cars. A spokesperson for the Road Safety Council said it had designated ‘Maintain Your Distance’ as its topic for March. “Maintain your distance promot...

Last night’s American Airlines flight to Bermuda from Miami had to abort its landing because of high winds. Flight AA 308 made its approach to L.F. Wade International Airport on schedule, but the pilot opted not to land because of safety concerns. Af...

A controversial law to legalise cannabis will be sent back to the House of Assembly after Senators voted against the bill yesterday afternoon. The Cannabis Licensing Act, which sets out a regulatory framework for growing, selling, and using the drug,...

Bermuda yesterday recorded another five Covid-19 cases, bringing the number of active cases to 21. All of the new cases, which came from a batch of 479 test results, were classified as local transmission through contact with known cases. The results ...

A gunman fired multiple shots at a man in a daylight attack on Court Street on Mother’s Day, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday. Prosecutor Karen King said the victim escaped to Hamilton Police Station, but one bullet grazed his head. Jahmico Trott...

Government’s lack of consultation with medical professionals and the “woeful inadequacy” of drug prevention programmes were just some of the reasons Opposition and Independent senators gave for rejecting Government’s bid to legalise cannabis yesterda...

The Government’s unsuccessful venture to bring a regulated cannabis industry to Bermuda was backed by Progressive Labour Party senators but defied by the independent and Opposition members. A selection of quotes follows. Joan Dillas-Wright, Senat...

The island’s two vaccination centres became scenes of “organised chaos” yesterday afternoon after scores of people responded to a plea for residents to get the jab at short notice. Government issued a public appeal saying it had a surplus of the vac...

A restaurateur has welcomed moves by Government to encourage employees to return to the workplace. But Phillip Barnett of the Island Restaurant Group said the industry still needed more “sustained relief” in order to recover from “significant losses”...

Curfew checkpoints returned to the roads last night after the Government reintroduced an overnight lockdown to combat the coronavirus. Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes warned: “It is a criminal offence to be out in public without lawful...