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A yellow-crowned night heron spread its wings over Spittal Pond in Smith’s yesterday. The elegant birds, found across North America, were once abundant on Bermuda, but were wiped out with early settlement in the 1600s. In 1976, several of the birds ...

A woman charged with causing the crash that killed Kerry Hollis told the Supreme Court yesterday the collision was an accident. Collisha Burch, 31, also denied that she had used cannabis before the crash and that she had lost control of her car becau...

The highest-ranking female officer in the Bermuda Police Service has been promoted to superintendent. Na’imah Astwood has more than 24 years experience and was officially welcomed to her latest post by Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley on Mon...

A new group set up to support public schools said it wanted to help bring them up to the same standard as the private sector. Support Public Schools, based on a US model, added it aimed to support teachers as well as pupils with donations of teaching...

Vandals have again defaced public netball courts with vile graffiti, it was revealed yesterday. Now the courts at Bernard Park in Pembroke have been closed for a clean-up just as young players prepared for the start of the season. Kimale Evans, pres...

A sports club was shut down by police for 24 hours after a “Wild West” scene that included bottles being thrown at officers. Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club’s bar was closed temporarily in the wake of a fight involving several men outside the Hamilton Pari...

Environmental charity Keep Bermuda Beautiful was given a $60,000 boost from the Ministry of Public Works yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, public works minister, said the Government had committed to supporting the charity’s work with an annu...

A doctor who joined forces with former premier Ewart Brown to threaten legal action against the Government over a cut in medical scan fees is to open a new clinic to provide MRI and CT imaging. JJ Soares warned last year that plans for the walk-in ce...

Representatives from the United States Coast Guard are in Bermuda to assess how they could help in the event of a major oil spill. The visit stems from an agreement signed by both countries in 1976, stating that assistance could be provided by the Un...

BSMART Foundation donated school supplies for all students entering P1 in government schools. Pupils received pencil cases filled with essential items as part of the BSMART Boxes project, which is now in its third year. Allison Figureido, the executi...