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Draft legislation for the legalisation of cannabis is to be put out for public consultation, the Attorney-General said last night. Kathy Lynn Simmons unveiled proposals for medical and recreational cannabis use in the Senate last December and the vi...

The island’s blue-collar union is backing rallies to protest at police brutality inflicted on black people in America. Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said he was “100 per cent” behind the demonstrations, which have spre...

Rocket launches such as SpaceX could help to create jobs for Bermudians, the home affairs minister said. Walter Roban said that while technicians travel to Bermuda from overseas to assist with launches, Bermudians could be trained to fill some of tho...

The One Bermuda Alliance pledged to support the fight for social justice yesterday in the wake of the death of a black American at the hands of police officers. Craig Cannonier, the Opposition leader, said the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Mi...

Police this evening appealed directly to people with knowledge of missing 26-year-old Chavelle Dillon-Burgess. The post, shared on social media, said: “We know someone knows what happened ... do you want those responsible to get away with it? “What i...

Savings of more than $280,000 over three months were made when the Bermuda Health Council procured masks to limit the spread of Covid-19 in care homes, the organisation said today. The health council explained that its personal protective equipment o...

About 250 people turned out last night to light candles to focus attention on domestic violence. The event was organised by Safe Space Bermuda, launched in honour of Chavelle Dillon-Burgess, a young mother who went missing in April. Sarah Robinson, o...

The Commissioner of Police has bolstered efforts to build stronger bonds with the community in the wake of protests around the world over the killing of George Floyd. Stephen Corbishley said he was shocked by the “abhorrent” death of Floyd, a black m...

A charity forced to put its services to the special needs community on hold is now looking at ways to reopen safely. WindReach, based in Warwick, had to wrap up its operations and lay off most of its staff because of Covid-19, starting May 1. Stewart...

A sharp racial disparity in infection and death from Covid-19 was revealed yesterday in a review commissioned by the British Government. The Public Health England report echoed a similar trend seen in Bermuda, where the coronavirus pandemic has taken...