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An excavation at an old cemetery for military personnel and convicts that disturbed bones was carried out without permission, the Minister of Home Affairs, told Parliament. Walter Roban added that there were no guidelines for when human remains are d...

Community affairs minister Lovitta Foggo gave details today on the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation’s summer day camp programme. To read Ms Foggo’s ministerial statement at the House of Assembly, click on the PDF under “Related Media”.

A night of drink-driving checks by police ended with no arrests. Roadside sobriety checkpoints are running this weekend in Hamilton Parish, Devonshire, Pembroke, Paget and Southampton. A police spokesman said an operation from last night until early ...

A 15-year-old schoolgirl has organised a youth conference to tackle controversial subjects with respect for different views. Katherine Tobin, a pupil at Somersfield Academy in Devonshire, said the conference would discuss topics such as race, gender ...

Clara Hallett, a historian, author and genealogist dubbed “the Index Queen”, has died. Ms Hallett was 92. Known as “Keggie”, she worked on local historical records, along with her late husband, Archie Hallett, the first president of Bermuda College. ...

The Premier told a town hall-style meeting that proposed tax changes were designed to benefit the least well-off in Bermuda. He said: “The report on the tax commission has been submitted and I think the most important basis of that is that those pers...

Hamilton shops will jump the gun tonight on Black Friday and stay open late. Gibbons Company and Sports ‘R’ Us will both open longer with discounts designed to attract shoppers. Stores traditionally open earlier than usual on Black Friday and hold “d...

Teachers at West Pembroke Primary School have launched a work-to-rule, it was revealed yesterday. The staff at the school said they were forced to take action because of staff shortages, poor teacher training and low-quality technology. The Parent Te...

A new senator called for better online opportunities for Bermudians in his maiden speech yesterday. Dwayne Robinson said that more could be done to keep Bermudian talent on the island. Mr Robinson, 24, added: “We have a lot of social-media influencer...

A botched attempt to introduce a new grading standard for schools has added extra stress to already under-pressure teachers, a union leader said yesterday. Mike Charles, general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, added that the work involved...