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Fierce winds and waves battered Bermuda yesterday as a powerful winter storm swept past the north of the island. Wayne Caines, the national security minister, confirmed that all government offices and public schools would be open today. Mr Caines add...

The cargo ship Oleander is to be unloaded in Dockyard when the Hamilton docks close for urgent repairs this month, it was revealed yesterday. The announcement came after a meeting between representatives of Bermuda Container Line, Stevedoring Servic...

Regulations for casino gambling are to be introduced “without further delay”, tourism minister Jamahl Simmons told the House of Assembly yesterday. Mr Simmons blamed past members of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission for delays leading to a “stumbl...

Island artists and designers presented the Bermuda story to potential clients in New York as part of a marketing blitz. Jamahl Simmons, the tourism minister, told the House of Assembly last week that the evening event was held at a lower Manhattan ho...

Improved public transport could be in the pipeline after the Government launched a consultation. Transport minister Walter Roban told the House of Assembly a green paper on transport would bring “forward-thinking solutions” by early June. He said mor...

The Government has set a target of 100 jobs for 100 unemployed Bermudians, Wayne Caines announced yesterday. The Minister of National Security said a jobs fair would be held this month in an attempt to match people with work. Mr Caines added: “Quite ...

Initiatives to attract LGBTQ travellers to Bermuda are coming, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. Jamahl Simmons, the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, said: “Bermuda has to be a place that welcomes all. It has to be a place where al...

Residents of St George’s are happy with the progress being made on the St Regis hotel — and at being able to reach the beach. Quinell Francis, the Mayor of St George, said that despite early concerns, the public had embraced the project. She said: “A...

Criminal records are to be stored electronically and shared with British police forces, the Minister of National Security said last week. Wayne Caines said a member of the Association of Chief Police Officers Criminal Records Office, the criminal rec...

Harrington Sound Primary School closed today after a power outage. Parents were urged to collect students as soon as possible. The Bermuda Government said electricity was lost after a Belco transformer blew in the Harrington Sound area as a powerful ...