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Kenny Harris, one of the island’s veteran broadcasters and an accomplished jazz musician, has died at the age of 90. According to friends, Mr Harris had been living in Brandon, Suffolk, with his wife and fellow broadcaster Nell Bassett, when he died ...

A Bermudian man who died after suffering a medical emergency on board a Jet Blue flight has been named as Sotunji Burgess. Mr Burgess died of “natural causes”, according to a statement released by police yesterday afternoon. The 37-year-old was on a...

A prominent voice from the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People has praised local efforts to grapple with the island’s legacy of racism. Hilary Shelton, director of the NAACP’s Washington bureau, commended the latest round of t...

Bermuda Tourism Authority chief executive Kevin Dallas has written to senators urging them to vote against legislation to replace same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships. Mr Dallas says the BTA is convinced that the legislation would result in “...

An American educator is to be extradited to Bermuda to face sexual assault charges — more than ten years after his alleged offence against a teenage student at a local school. The accused, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has been ordered ...

Decriminalisation of cannabis must be followed up with further laws and programmes to change Bermuda’s drug culture, according to an anti-racism charity. Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda welcomed the passing of legislation by MPs last weekend, wh...

Former Progressive Labour Party senator Kim Wilkerson has criticised a Bill aimed at replacing same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships as a “step back for human rights”. Ms Wilkerson, who was instrumental last year in blocking legislation design...

Saltus pupils have donated more than $1,200 of toys to the Salvation Army’s Christmas children’s appeal. Ann Paynter, the director of middle school at Saltus, said: “We had a fantastic response. “Originally, we put aside one day for donations, but s...

The first Bermudian to marry her gay partner on island has spoken out against steps to repeal same-sex marriage, declaring: “One day all will know that love is love.” Julia and Judith Aidoo-Saltus, who were married on May 31, spoke as senators prepar...

Legislation to decriminalise small quantities of cannabis tonight won universal support from senators. The Misuse of Drugs (Decriminalisation of Cannabis) Amendment Act will decriminalise possession of less than 7 grammes of cannabis - but police wil...