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Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, highlighted the winners of government scholarships this morning in the House of Assembly. There were almost 50 awards made in a variety of areas of study. Among the winners were Taj Donville-Outerbridge, Ryan...

An affordable housing development failed because campaigners wanted to keep black people off the South Shore of the island, the public works minister claimed yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said the Grand Atlantic scheme was a victim of “sa...

Two schoolgirls have inspired an environmental charity to form a youth council. Eugene Dean, the chairman of Greenrock, said environmental work by Katarina Rance and Salayah Stange had prompted the move. The 15-year-old schoolgirls organised two sch...

A two-hour information session was held for senators two days before they were asked to consider wide-ranging legislation to enhance the protection of children against sexual abuse. They were invited to the briefing ahead of an “unusual” move in the ...

A driver was banned from the roads for 18 months and fined after he admitted crashing his car after he had been drinking. Jamari Samuels, who refused a breath test after his car was involved in a collision with a motorbike, admitted a drink-driving c...

A man who lost his wife, three children and his mother-in-law in a plane crash in Ethiopia in March accused the aircraft’s manufacturer of wrongful conduct yesterday. Paul Njoroge said that Boeing had “shifted focus” from the design flaws of the 737...

A former public works minister said yesterday that it was he who commissioned the report into the finances of a struggling sports centre — not the trustees who ran it. Trevor Moniz, now a One Bermuda Alliance backbencher, explained that he asked for ...

The United States Coast Guard sail training ship Eagle will visit Bermuda today. The ship, used to train USCG officer cadets, will be moored in Hamilton until July 20 and will be open for free public tours. Cadets from the Eagle will participate in c...

A former independent senator and long-serving chairwoman of the Public Service Commission, Jeanette Cannonier, has died, aged 76. David Burt, the Premier, yesterday expressed his condolences to Ms Cannonier’s family. He said that Ms Cannonier had se...

A Government farm programme designed to deter young people from a life of crime has welcomed its first participants. Eight “at-risk” young men were introduced to Redemption Farm this week. The programme was funded by the Government with public and p...