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The Governor of Bermuda’s next post will be in the British Virgin Islands, it was announced. John Rankin will succeed Augustus Jaspert in the Overseas Territory at the start of 2021. The BVI Government’s website said: “This will allow time for him t...

An organisation to give young people a way to make their voices heard in politics has been set up by a group of young women. Bermuda Youth Connect, launched to help bridge the divide between the young and political leaders, will hold the island’s fir...

Two new cases of the coronavirus were logged yesterday, health officials said last night. The cases, both returning residents, arrived on the Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta on Thursday and on the British Airways flight from London on Wednesday. ...

Progressive Labour Party candidates have pledged the party “will implement the living wage” to benefit the island’s young workers, if the PLP retains power after the October 1 General Election. Jason Hayward, the labour minister, spotlighted the part...

The Progressive Labour Party’s attempt to hold a debate between party leaders “who can form a government” was dismissed yesterday as an attempt to sideline a political challenge from the new Free Democratic Movement. The PLP said that the party would...

A young man who lost his life in a crash was a promising and well-liked member of the team at the Bermuda Land Development Corporation, colleagues have said. Leric Lightbourn, 21, was killed after his bike was involved in collision last Friday on Mid...

The Governor’s Cup Challenge at the first golf course on the island to desegregate went ahead without a hitch despite the threat of Hurricane Paulette. The tournament at Ocean View Golf Course in Devonshire last Sunday was the last round for John Ran...

Bermuda is expected to escape the worst of Hurricane Teddy, but could still suffer a prolonged period of tropical storm-force winds, it was warned last night. A Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect today as Teddy — which has weakened to a Category ...

A soldier left fighting for his life after he was hit by a car while on Covid-19 checkpoint duty is to return home today after months of surgery and treatment in a US hospital. Private Ndavyah Williams, 26, who was injured three months ago, said he w...

Firefighters rushed to the airport yesterday after a report of smoke in a private jet in the skies off the island. A spokesman for the fire service said they received a call just after 1.30pm about smoke in the cabin of an aircraft ten miles out from...