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A brush fire was reported this afternoon at Cedar Hill in Warwick. Residents spotted the flames in undergrowth at about 4.30pm by St Mary’s Road, close to the junction with Hillview Road. According to the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service, a truck with...

Thousands of cricket lovers and partygoers descended on the West End today for the start of Cup Match. Somerset Cricket Club was decked out in a sea of red and blue — and blue and blue — as the island came together to celebrate Emancipation Day. Lif...

Police will target hotspots and prolific offenders this weekend in a bid to foil any potential retaliation to last Friday’s gun murder, it was revealed yesterday. Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes told a press conference that the Bermud...

The keel for a replacement for the ageing Oleander cargo ship has been laid in a Chinese shipyard, it was revealed yesterday. The major step in the construction of the new freighter for Bermuda Container Line was celebrated at the shipyard as workers...

A new home for a school for children with learning problems will be a “game-changer” for Bermuda, the parent of one pupil said. Tina Sjoberg said that statistics showed high levels of dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Bermuda....

A homeless man whose attempt to rape a woman was foiled by passers-by was sentenced to more than three years in prison yesterday. Junius Caines, who has psychiatric problems, will also be under a supervision order for five years after his release. Pu...

Applicants fear retaliation if they make Public Access to Information requests, the Information Commissioner has warned. Gitanjali Gutierrez added there was a need for a “cultural shift” so that more people questioned public authorities rather than d...

Younger people know more about the origin of Cup Match than was feared, a snap survey has revealed. Politicians have complained that the real reason for Bermuda’s two-day national holiday, a celebration of the end of slavery in the British Empire, ha...

Controversy over images of MPs claimed to be sleeping on the job will be “dealt with” next week, the Speaker of the House of Assembly promised yesterday. Dennis Lister, whose job is to enforce the rules of the House, said: “It’s an in-House matter th...

Ginny Ferson, the former deputy governor, made history last year by becoming Bermuda’s first female chief scout. Mrs Ferson assumed the post last year when she served as Acting Governor. Mrs Ferson said she was delighted to have filled the post, even...