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A man left behind bars for more than five months longer than his sentence as he waited to be deported could leave the island on Monday, the Supreme Court heard yesterday. Angelo Toussay, 36, a French national, was sentenced to nine months in jail aft...

Bermuda came to the rescue of a couple who planned to marry in Canada, but were denied by border restrictions sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic. American citizen Manuel Artime, 47, from New York, and Montrealer Anastasia Lord, 36, married last Wednesd...

A lifeline for people in need of financial aid because of the Covid-19 pandemic will be unveiled in the House of Assembly tomorrow. A spokesman for the Ministry of Labour said it would “ensure that individuals still in need of financial aid are trans...

The Commissioner of Education has sent a letter to teachers and parents of public-school children with an update on pandemic return-to-school rules. Kalmar Richards confirmed that “extremely vulnerable students and staff” would work on a remote basi...

A petition to put up a statue in London of Mary Prince, the enslaved Bermudian who gained her freedom and became a hero of the abolitionist movement, had attracted more than 1,100 signatures by last night. The Change.org campaign, started by Rhiannon...

The island’s tourism industry has started to take off again after three airlines initiated limited services, with more flights scheduled to resume next month. But industry executives warned that target dates for the reopening of hotels and resorts de...

A failure to deal with the problem of ageing population will have social, political and economic impacts that far outweigh the cost of keeping seniors healthy, a senator warned yesterday. Ianthia Simmons-Wade said: “Supporting and encouraging health...

Most of the homeless people sheltered in the Government’s emergency centre over the Covid-19 pandemic are back on the streets after it closed, it was revealed yesterday. Kathy Lynn Simmons, a senator and the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Aff...

Senators yesterday approved a special development order for an 18-home development and the creation of a 64-acre of conservation area at the former Riddell’s Bay golf club. There were no objections in the virtual Senate session to the Riddell’s Bay (...

In its July Board meeting, the City of Hamilton resolved to offer a 30% reduction on its 2020 venue rental fees. This includes rentals for events in car parks, City streets, City parks, including Fort Hamilton, the Pier 6 Complex, the Earl Cameron Th...