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The land valuation department has gone paperless, the public works minister said yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch told MPs that the department had been one of the first to become paperless and no longer had a physical filing system. He added...

A six-week paid summer employment programme has been launched to help curb gang violence, the Minister of National Security said today. Wayne Caines told the House of Assembly that 13 out of 15 at-risk young people who will take part had already comp...

A plague of rats could spread killer diseases, the Bermuda Hospitals Board chief of medicine warned yesterday. Michael Ashton said rats could transmit serious diseases to humans — and that some could be fatal. Dr Ashton explained: “Rats are known vec...

Wayne Caines will make a ministerial statement tomorrow about the sale of the “white elephant” flagship of the marine police fleet. The national security minister did not respond to questions about the sale of the Australian-built patrol boat MV Guar...

An American cruise ship passenger was fined $3,000 after he admitted two drug importation charges. Frederick Hall Jr, 50, pleaded guilty to the importation of cannabis and THC, a psychoactive component of cannabis. Magistrates’ Court heard that custo...

Police and government representatives have discussed Cup Match safety with the management at this year’s venue for the two-day cricket match. Venue logistics, safety and public transportation were among the topics covered with St George’s Cricket Clu...

Two prison officers were put behind bars in the space of a week for smuggling contraband into Westgate prison, The Royal Gazette can reveal. Art Simons, 43, was jailed for two years after he was convicted of taking cannabis and cannabis resin into We...

A charter of rights for seniors is a “landmark achievement” for Bermuda, the Premier said yesterday. David Burt said: “Three overachieving themes drive the charter we have signed today — dignity, rights and responsibilities. “As a society, we should...

A teenage trio headed to Europe last night to represent the island at an international debating tournament. The school student team left for the Czech Republic, the host nation for the Heart of Europe competition, which starts today. Raina DeFontes, ...

A pastor jailed more than a hundred years ago after he wrote about the unfair treatment of Jamaican workers in Bermuda was granted a posthumous pardon by the Governor yesterday. Government House confirmed that John Rankin had pardoned the Reverend Ch...