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Makin’ Waves has stopped importing plastic bags and is encouraging customers to opt for reusable containers instead. Jade Williams, the manager of the surf shop in Hamilton and a buyer for the store, spearheaded the switch. Stuart Joblin, a co-owner ...

A man charged with manslaughter after a boat crash that claimed the life of a woman visitor walked free from court yesterday. A Supreme Court jury cleared Andrew Lake of the manslaughter of New Zealander Mary McKee in Hamilton Harbour last year after...

The Government’s appeal over the lifting of the ban on same-sex marriage will be heard by the Supreme Court from November 7 to 9. The appeal was launched after former chief justice Ian Kawaley ruled in favour of marriage equality in June. Melvyn Bass...

A man was banned from the roads yesterday for 18 months after he admitted driving under the influence of drink or drugs. Vincent Lightbourne was stopped by police in the early hours of Thursday, Magistrates’ Court heard. Nicole Smith, for the prosecu...

A charity has been swamped by its biggest demand for school uniforms as needy families prepare for the start of the school year Gina Spence, a community activist who has run her back-to-school programme for 16 years, said this year’s drive was under...

A club devoted to a complicated card game is to expand after a successful run in four schools. Organisers said bridge, a game of sets and strategy, teaches critical thinking and interpersonal skills. Now the Bermuda Bridge Club is to contact other sc...

A new option for diabetes sufferers to have a pancreas transplant in the US has been promoted in Bermuda. Jay Graham, an assistant professor and abdominal transplant surgeon at Montefiore Medical Centre in New York, said he was “very excited” about t...

Family Centre has invited the public to enjoy music on the sand at its annual Beach Bash fundraiser. The event, which is the charity’s largest annual fundraiser, will be held at the Fairmont Southampton Ocean Club on September 15 and will feature a r...

About 100 people went to Victoria Park last night to remember those lost to violence in Bermuda. The Break The Silence vigil was organised as a way to bring people together and remember the victims of violence. Antonio Belvedere, executive chef at Th...

Painful injuries, children playing unattended outside, contaminated drinking water and childminders looking after too many youngsters. These were some of the red flags raised by members of the public and environmental health officers over Bermuda’s n...