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2019 Environmental Statistics Compendium Today, Minister for the Cabinet Office Wayne Furbert released the 2019 Environmental Statistics Compendium from the Department of Statistics. Some of the 2017 to 2018 highlights include: • Respiratory diseases...

The Opposition leader claimed tonight that the creation of a group designed to boost business development indicated that previous strategies had “failed”. Craig Cannonier, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, said that on the same day that David Burt, th...

A group of friends raised $3,000 for three good causes after they gave up drinking for a month. The 12-strong team of “dryathletes” laid off alcohol for January and paid to join the team — with extra penalties for backsliders — and split the cash the...

An 83-year-old man was taken to hospital with smoke inhalation after a fire in a Devonshire home. Firefighters were called to a reported kitchen fire at a two-storey building on Kilderry Close on Saturday at about 1.15pm. Thick smoke was coming from ...

The sugar tax, imposed on October 1, 2018, collected $5,402,000 by December 1, 2019. The extra duty on sugary foods and drinks, aimed at reducing diabetes and obesity, was raised to 75 per cent in April last year, with the revenue to be used for heal...

A young woman who was Called to the Bar last week said that getting through tough times on her journey to success helped to pave the way for a career in law. Kemilah Swan was welcomed to Bermuda’s legal profession in a courtroom packed with family, f...

The body of a 54-year-old man was found at the foot of a staircase last week, police confirmed yesterday. Simon Hodgson, who it was understood lived in the City of Hamilton, was found unresponsive at the bottom of the outdoor stairs by a guest at the...

The Government has refused to disclose how many boys from Bermuda were sent to a controversial reform school in the United States over a period of more than 30 years or whether any complained of mistreatment. But it has revealed that disgraced Glen M...

New legislation to allow the sharing of data on food prices will help the Progressive Labour Party deliver on its pledge to lower the cost of living, the Minister for the Cabinet Office claimed. Wayne Furbert said the Government would be able to prov...

An Opposition MP fears that the police budget could be cut by $4 million. Ben Smith, the Shadow Minister of National Security, asked yesterday if the island could afford to “slash” spending on law enforcement. He said: “I am greatly concerned by repo...