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Court requests for mental health reports have rocketed by nearly 300 per cent in the past three years, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has revealed. The BHB said that delays in delivering reports to courts were because of a shortage of professionals as w...

The island’s charity for military veterans has launched a campaign to recover a ceremonial sword that was stolen more than 20 years ago. The sword was taken from the historic Old Rectory, then the home of Lieutenant-Colonel Brendan Hollis, during the...

The morning-after pill will only be available in pharmacies to people aged over 18, the Ministry of Health said yesterday. A spokeswoman added that guidance will be given to pharmacists to guide patients on the appropriate use and side effects. The...

An unusual feathered visitor has been spotted for only the second time in Bermuda. Birdwatcher Ian Fisher snapped a picture of a western tanager, first sighted in 2006 by David Wingate, in Ferry Point Park, the same location as the American songbird ...

The old guard of the One Bermuda Alliance is set to be sidelined to make way for new blood, new party leader Jeanne Atherden signalled yesterday. Ms Atherden, Leader of the Opposition, said her party was in a transition to “rebuild, rebrand and reco...

Bermuda has escaped the brunt of a devastating hurricane season, with no storm watches or warnings issued for the island the first time in ten years. The news came as this year’s Atlantic hurricane season came to a close yesterday. The Caribbean and ...

A repeat drug offender caught with cannabis and cocaine near to a children’s nursery avoided prison yesterday, after asking a magistrate for “mercy”. Tamiko Wainwright, 41, of King Street, Pembroke, was instead fined $4,350 after pleading guilty in M...

A Washington lobbying firm run by president Barack Obama’s former senior political strategist has landed a $20,000-a-month consulting contract with the Government of Bermuda. TheGroup, which describes itself as an independent strategy, policy and com...

King’s Wharf at Dockyard is due a makeover, combining repairs with the possibility of upgrading the cruise ship pier to take on a larger class of vessels. After an expression of interest from the Department of Works and Engineering, a meeting was hos...

Hundreds of school pupils got the chance to learn about college opportunities overseas at an International College Fair yesterday. Sandra Dill, fair organiser and owner of coaching company EDcellerate, said around 2,000 students were expected to meet...