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Government plans to create a Department of Disaster Management, the House of Assembly heard this morning. The department, comprising police and fire officers, will develop plans to deal with a range of possible disasters, Minister of National Securit...

Three motorcyclists were seriously injured in separate accidents less than six hours apart yesterday. A woman suffered serious head injuries after her bike crashed in Paget just before 8pm. A police spokesman said the woman was rushed to hospital aft...

A 26-year-old man has denied killing a woman by driving his boat dangerously. Andrew Lake, of Southampton, pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of New Zealander Mary McKee in Supreme Court yesterday morning. Ms McKee, 62, died after a marine incide...

A new plan for public schools was unveiled in the House of Assembly yesterday. Targets include 75 per cent of all public school pupils up to recognised standards in reading and mathematics inside five years. School principals will be given powers to ...

Today marks 40 years since the island’s last hangings unleashed the worst social unrest in modern times. Glenn Fubler of the group Imagine Bermuda has organised a gathering at City Hall to mark the anniversary with the theme that “every life is preci...

The Christmas Toys for Tots campaign is to be extended all-year round. Angela Hanwell of Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty said: “While our goal is still to collect new toys for less fortunate children in an attempt to provide them with a sense of Chris...

The America’s Cup was a “silver bullet” that hit the target in time to save Bermuda’s economy, the Shadow Minister of Economic Development told Parliament last night. Grant Gibbons said the island’s economy would have continued to struggle if it had...

A “comprehensive review” of last year’s protests against the airport redevelopment project must examine the role played by then acting Governor Ginny Ferson, a Progressive Labour Party backbencher said yesterday. St George’s West MP Kim Swan said: “...

A company owned by Jamaican billionaire Michael Lee-Chin’s Portland Holdings is set to take a majority stake in the parent company of Clarien Bank. If the transaction is approved, it will be the third time in four years that the majority shareholding...

People showed their support for people with HIV/Aids with a Move More Dance Walk around Hamilton yesterday. The event, to mark World Aids Day, was organised by the Department of Health, which asked the public to wear red for the occasion. Speaking in...